Project

Applications of bioplastics for food packaging

Code

179Q6710

Duration

01 September 2010 → 31 August 2012

Funding

Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO

Promotor

Frank Devlieghere

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- Process engineering
- Ceramic and glass materials
- Materials science and engineering
- Polymeric materials
- Semiconductor materials
- Other materials engineering
Agricultural and food sciences
- Food sciences and (bio)technology

Keywords

bioplastics packaging food

Project description

The project aims to study shelf life of different groups of food products in bioplastics packaging, going from short shelf life products till long shelf life products. This project investigates combinations of different bioplastics in multilayerstructures. The main focus is flexible packaging for MAP-applications. Shelf life will be evaluated by both different microbiological, chemical and nutritional analyses during storage experiments.