tailieunhanh - Review on properties of bio plastics for packaging applications and its advantages

Plastics are widely used for manufacturing of packaging materials because of their performance and ease in production. With the advent of food processing industries there is a great demand for petroleum based packaging materials for food applications. However, because of their resistance to biodegradation, increased use of plastics has created serious ecological problems to the environment. Moreover burning these plastic materials produce toxic gases which are very much injurious to both flora and fauna. Food industry is a major consumer of plastic as a packing material for the food items. | Review on properties of bio plastics for packaging applications and its advantages