Review of bioplastics as food packaging materials

• Published in: AIMS Materials Science
• Main Author: Hong L.G.; Yuhana N.Y.; Zawawi E.Z.E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AIMS Press 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85102421343&doi=10.3934%2fmatersci.2021012&partnerID=40&md5=e56167325536d75eb59a5db817e25141

In this paper, food packaging materials and bioplastics applied as materials for food packaging are reviewed. Other possible materials, such as plastics, paper, metal, and glass, are also discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of every material are highlighted. The awareness of sustainability and the depletion of petroleum sources have contributed to the studies or innovations of using green materials, such as starch/polylactide, as food packaging. Bioplastic materials have several weaknesses in terms of their mechanical and barrier properties that have resulted in several studies on composite systems. These weaknesses have been reviewed and analyzed to determine the potential of bioplastic composites for application as food packaging materials. © 2021 the Author(s), licensee AIMS Press. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)