Food Packaging: Principles and Practice - Couverture rigide

Robertson, Gordon L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1439862419 ISBN 13 : 9781439862414

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Food Packaging: Principles and Practice, Third Edition presents a comprehensive and accessible discussion of food packaging principles and their applications. Integrating concepts from chemistry, microbiology, and engineering, it continues in the tradition of its bestselling predecessors and has been completely revised to include new, updated, and expanded content and provide a detailed overview of contemporary food packaging technologies.

Features

Covers the packaging requirements of all major food groups

Includes new chapters on food packaging closures and sealing systems, as well as optical, mechanical, and barrier properties of thermoplastic polymers

Provides the latest information on new and active packaging technologies

Offers guidance on the design and analysis of shelf life experiments and the shelf life estimation of foods

Discusses the latest details on food contact materials including those of public interest such as BPA and phthalates in foods

Devotes extensive space to the discussion of edible, biobased and biodegradable food packaging materials

An in-depth exploration of the field, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice includes all-new worked examples and reflects the latest research and future hot topics. Comprehensively researched with more than 1000 references and generously illustrated, this book will serve students and industry professionals, regardless of their level or background, as an outstanding learning and reference work for their professional preparation and practice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gordon L. Robertson is a food packaging consultant and an adjunct Professor in the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This book presents an integrated approach to understanding the principles underlying food packaging and their applications. This edition includes new and expanded coverage of biobased packaging and bionanocomposites; nanotechnology applications, including nanoclays;

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1439862419
• ISBN 13: 9781439862414
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 703
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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