Acronym
CIRCULAR FoodPack
Code
41B01221
Duration
01 June 2021 → 30 November 2024
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Promotor
Other information
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Biomaterials engineering not elsewhere classified
Keywords
packaging
Project description
Circular FoodPack aims to enable the circular use of plastic packaging, addressing the most sensitive product category: food. The main function of food packaging is the protection of the product during transport from manufacturer to consumer and maximize the food shelf life, thus reducing food waste and its carbon footprint. Therefore, food packaging has to fulfil high requirements, like being light-weight, impermeable, sufficiently tear-resistant and printable, with an appealing haptic and not release chemicals into the food in quantities that are harmful to human health.