Sustainable applications of carrageenan as a next-generation biopolymer in intelligent and active food packaging
Devanampriyan Rajan, Chitra Devi Venkatachalam, Kalaivani Sundaravadivelu, Sankari Rajan, V Vigneshwaran, Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Abstract
Carrageenan shows strong potential as a next-generation biopolymer for intelligent and active food packaging, offering excellent film-forming ability, biodegradability, and compatibility with natural functionals and smart sensing components.
Topics & Concepts
BiopolymerCarrageenanFood packagingCompatibility (geochemistry)Active packagingBiochemical engineeringNatural foodFood scienceFood productsMaterials scienceFood processingFood preservationNanotechnologyChemistryWaste managementProcess engineeringBiotechnologyFood industryFood additivePulp and paper industryNatural polymersEnvironmental scienceNovel foodSeaweed-derived Bioactive CompoundsNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPolysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls