Pratima Bajpai is currently working as a consultant in the field of paper and pulp. Her research career spans about 40 years, having worked at the National Sugar Institute, the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Western Ontario, and the Thapar Research and Industrial Development Centre in India. She also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and as a visiting researcher at the Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Dr. Bajpai’s main areas of expertise are industrial biotechnology, pulp and paper, and environmental biotechnology.

• 1. Introduction2. Description of biobased polymers3. Properties of biobased packaging material4. Packaging types5. Biobased polymers in packaging6. Recent Trends in Packaging of Food Products7. Environmental impact of biobased polymers8. Legislation for food contact materials9. Market for biobased packaging material10. Emerging sources of biopolymers11. Emerging technology - Nanotechnology12. Future prospects

"The reviewed book was released at the right time. The author of the reviewed book, Dr. Pratima Bajpai, is a fully competent expert in the field of packaging materials and her opinion will probably contribute to a better understanding of the complexity of this issue." --Przemysl Chemiczny