Santosh Kumar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, India. He has authored 30+ peer-reviewed journal papers, multiple book chapters, and edited two books. His research experience is in the area of sustainable food packaging and preservation.Avik Mukherjee, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, India. He has co-authored and co-edited 6 books. His current research interests focus on the application of natural and novel food preservation and packaging technologies, including biopolymer-based food packaging and the application of nanotechnology in sustainable food preservation and packaging.Vimal Katiyar, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. He received a PhD in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. His main area of research includes sustainable polymer development, its processing, its structure-property relationship, rheological aspects, migration studies, toxicological effects, polymer degradation, polymer-based nanomaterials, food packaging, and clean and green energy technologies. He is the co-inventor of 29 granted patents, published 140+ peer-reviewed research articles, and 70 book chapters.

• Preface xvPromising Agro-Wastes for Food Packaging 1L. Susmita Devi, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar2 Natural Fiber—Based Composite for Food Packaging 33Rishika Bora, Hemanta Chutia, Monika, Murchana Changmai, Charu Lata Mahanta, Vimal Katiyar and Tabli Ghosh3 Corncob Waste for Food Packaging 69Antony Catherine Flora Louis and Sivakumar Venkatachalam4 Coir Fibers for Sustainable Food Packaging 91Sweety Kalita, Manashi Das Purkayastha, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar5 Sugarcane Bagasse for Sustainable Food Packaging 115Sweety Kalita, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar6 Husk and Straw of Cereals Grains for Sustainable Food Packaging 153Pooja Baiju, Maria Jose Mukkadan and Preetha Radhakrishnan7 Sericulture Waste for Edible Films and Coating of Fruits and Vegetables 187Sweety Kalita, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar8 Functional Agents from Agro-Waste for Active and Intelligent Food Packaging 205Lokesh Kumar, Ram Kumar Deshmukh and Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad9 Starch from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 241Shashank T. Mhaske, Jyoti Darsan Mohanty and Pavan Y. Borse10 Chitosan from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 267Mekala Pavani, Sushil Kumar Singh and Poonam Singha11 Biodegradable Synthetic Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) for Food Packaging Application 295Shikha Sharma, Tabli Ghosh, Neha Mulchandani and Vimal Katiyar12 Pectin from Agro-Waste Residues for Food Packaging 319Kona Mondal and Vimal Katiyar13 Cellulosic Nanomaterials and Its Derivatives from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 349Rahul Ranjan, Rohit Rai, Vikash Kumar, Smruti B. Bhatt and Prodyut Dhar14 Biodegradability of Biopolymers 389Anamika Nayak and Debjani Dutta15 Migration Concerns of Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging 421Vikramsingh Thakur and Bhabani K. SatapathyReferences 446Index 451

Santosh Kumar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, India. He has authored 30+ peer-reviewed journal papers, multiple book chapters, and edited two books. His research experience is in the area of sustainable food packaging and preservation.Avik Mukherjee, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, India. He has co-authored and co-edited 6 books. His current research interests focus on the application of natural and novel food preservation and packaging technologies, including biopolymer-based food packaging and the application of nanotechnology in sustainable food preservation and packaging.Vimal Katiyar, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. He received a PhD in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. His main area of research includes sustainable polymer development, its processing, its structure-property relationship, rheological aspects, migration studies, toxicological effects, polymer degradation, polymer-based nanomaterials, food packaging, and clean and green energy technologies. He is the co-inventor of 29 granted patents, published 140+ peer-reviewed research articles, and 70 book chapters.

• Preface xvPromising Agro-Wastes for Food Packaging 1L. Susmita Devi, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar2 Natural Fiber—Based Composite for Food Packaging 33Rishika Bora, Hemanta Chutia, Monika, Murchana Changmai, Charu Lata Mahanta, Vimal Katiyar and Tabli Ghosh3 Corncob Waste for Food Packaging 69Antony Catherine Flora Louis and Sivakumar Venkatachalam4 Coir Fibers for Sustainable Food Packaging 91Sweety Kalita, Manashi Das Purkayastha, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar5 Sugarcane Bagasse for Sustainable Food Packaging 115Sweety Kalita, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar6 Husk and Straw of Cereals Grains for Sustainable Food Packaging 153Pooja Baiju, Maria Jose Mukkadan and Preetha Radhakrishnan7 Sericulture Waste for Edible Films and Coating of Fruits and Vegetables 187Sweety Kalita, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar8 Functional Agents from Agro-Waste for Active and Intelligent Food Packaging 205Lokesh Kumar, Ram Kumar Deshmukh and Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad9 Starch from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 241Shashank T. Mhaske, Jyoti Darsan Mohanty and Pavan Y. Borse10 Chitosan from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 267Mekala Pavani, Sushil Kumar Singh and Poonam Singha11 Biodegradable Synthetic Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) for Food Packaging Application 295Shikha Sharma, Tabli Ghosh, Neha Mulchandani and Vimal Katiyar12 Pectin from Agro-Waste Residues for Food Packaging 319Kona Mondal and Vimal Katiyar13 Cellulosic Nanomaterials and Its Derivatives from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 349Rahul Ranjan, Rohit Rai, Vikash Kumar, Smruti B. Bhatt and Prodyut Dhar14 Biodegradability of Biopolymers 389Anamika Nayak and Debjani Dutta15 Migration Concerns of Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging 421Vikramsingh Thakur and Bhabani K. SatapathyReferences 446Index 451

Santosh Kumar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, India. He has authored 30+ peer-reviewed journal papers, multiple book chapters, and edited two books. His research experience is in the area of sustainable food packaging and preservation.Avik Mukherjee, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, India. He has co-authored and co-edited 6 books. His current research interests focus on the application of natural and novel food preservation and packaging technologies, including biopolymer-based food packaging and the application of nanotechnology in sustainable food preservation and packaging.Vimal Katiyar, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. He received a PhD in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. His main area of research includes sustainable polymer development, its processing, its structure-property relationship, rheological aspects, migration studies, toxicological effects, polymer degradation, polymer-based nanomaterials, food packaging, and clean and green energy technologies. He is the co-inventor of 29 granted patents, published 140+ peer-reviewed research articles, and 70 book chapters.

• Preface xvPromising Agro-Wastes for Food Packaging 1L. Susmita Devi, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar2 Natural Fiber—Based Composite for Food Packaging 33Rishika Bora, Hemanta Chutia, Monika, Murchana Changmai, Charu Lata Mahanta, Vimal Katiyar and Tabli Ghosh3 Corncob Waste for Food Packaging 69Antony Catherine Flora Louis and Sivakumar Venkatachalam4 Coir Fibers for Sustainable Food Packaging 91Sweety Kalita, Manashi Das Purkayastha, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar5 Sugarcane Bagasse for Sustainable Food Packaging 115Sweety Kalita, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar6 Husk and Straw of Cereals Grains for Sustainable Food Packaging 153Pooja Baiju, Maria Jose Mukkadan and Preetha Radhakrishnan7 Sericulture Waste for Edible Films and Coating of Fruits and Vegetables 187Sweety Kalita, Avik Mukherjee and Santosh Kumar8 Functional Agents from Agro-Waste for Active and Intelligent Food Packaging 205Lokesh Kumar, Ram Kumar Deshmukh and Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad9 Starch from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 241Shashank T. Mhaske, Jyoti Darsan Mohanty and Pavan Y. Borse10 Chitosan from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 267Mekala Pavani, Sushil Kumar Singh and Poonam Singha11 Biodegradable Synthetic Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA) for Food Packaging Application 295Shikha Sharma, Tabli Ghosh, Neha Mulchandani and Vimal Katiyar12 Pectin from Agro-Waste Residues for Food Packaging 319Kona Mondal and Vimal Katiyar13 Cellulosic Nanomaterials and Its Derivatives from Agro-Waste for Food Packaging Applications 349Rahul Ranjan, Rohit Rai, Vikash Kumar, Smruti B. Bhatt and Prodyut Dhar14 Biodegradability of Biopolymers 389Anamika Nayak and Debjani Dutta15 Migration Concerns of Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging 421Vikramsingh Thakur and Bhabani K. SatapathyReferences 446Index 451