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Packaging for Food Preservation

  • Discusses new strategies to prolong food shelf life
  • Reviews the development of active packaging
  • Analyzes the mass transport properties of food packaging
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Food Engineering Series (FSES)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Shelf Life Modeling of Packaged Food

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3
    2. Direct Models for Shelf Life Prediction

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 5-14
    3. Influence of Mass Transport Properties of Films on the Shelf Life of Packaged Food

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 15-46
    4. Mechanistic Models for Shelf Life Prediction

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 47-80
  3. Low-Environmental-Impact Active Packaging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
    2. Different Approaches to Manufacturing Active Films

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 83-90
    3. Bio-Based Packaging Materials for Controlled Release of Active Compounds

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 91-107
  4. New Strategies to Prolong Food Shelf Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-110
    2. New Packaging for Food Beverage Applications

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 111-122
    3. Minimally Processed Food: Packaging for Quality Preservation

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 123-141
    4. Innovations in Fresh Dairy Product Packaging

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 143-163
    5. Packaging for the Preservation of Meat- and Fish-Based Products

      • Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte
      Pages 165-181
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 183-193

About this book

The book will be focused on the three most important aspects of food packaging: Modeling, Materials and Packaging Strategies. The modeling section will provide a complete overview of mass transport phenomena in polymers intended for food packaging applications. The materials section will cover the most interesting problem-solving solutions in the field of food packaging, i.e., low environmental impact active films with antimicrobial activity. Lastly, the packaging section will provide an overview of the most recent approaches used to prolong the shelf life of several food products.                                                                               

Authors and Affiliations

  • Agricultural Sciences,, Food and Environment (SAFE), Università Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte

About the authors

Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile is Full Professor at the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Food, and Environment, University of Foggia, Italy. His main areas of interest include mass diffusion through polymeric materials, packaging structure design, and functional foods. These topics have been approached from both a theoretical and an experimental point of view. He has published over 150 papers on topics related to polymer and food science.

 Amalia Conte is a Researcher at the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Food, and Environment, University of Foggia, Italy. Her main interests lie in the development and validation of food with functional properties, and the studying of preservation systems for fresh food. Conte is co-author of more than 80 scientific publications in international journals, and has presented numerous works at international conferences on food technology.                                            

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Packaging for Food Preservation

  • Authors: Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Amalia Conte

  • Series Title: Food Engineering Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7684-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7683-2Published: 13 July 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9633-6Published: 09 August 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7684-9Published: 12 July 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1571-0297

  • Series E-ISSN: 2628-8095

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 193

  • Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Food Science, Biochemical Engineering

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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