Polymer Composites for Intelligent Food Packaging Solutions

Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, at the Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment.Dr. Tomy Gutiérrez has a doctorate in Food Science and Technology and another doctorate in Materials Science. Dr. Gutiérrez has been professor - researcher at the Central University of Venezuela both at the Institute of Food Science and Technology and the School of Pharmacy at the same university. He is currently a researcher in the Research Institute in Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA) - National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina. He has published at least 20 book chapters, 40 publications in international journals of high impact factor and 5 published books. He has been a lead guest editor of several international journals such as Journal of Food Quality, Advances in Polymer Technology, Current Pharmaceutical Design and Frontiers in Pharmacology. He is also an editorial board member of different international journals such as Food and Bioprocess Technology (from April 2019 to the present, 2018 Impact Factor 3.032), Current Nutraceuticals (from May 2019 to the present, 2017 Impact Factor -) and Journal of Renewable Materials (from June 2019 to the present, 2018 Impact Factor 1.429). Dr. Gutiérrez today is developing a line of research in nanostructured materials based on polymers (composite materials), which are obtained on a pilot scale to be transferred to the food, agricultural, pharmaceutical and polymer industries. It is also a collaborator of international projects between Argentina and Brazil, Colombia, France, Iran, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Venezuela

• 1. Introduction to polymer composites in food packaging2. Fundamentals of polymer composites: fillers and matrixes3. Properties of polymer composites relevant to food packaging4. Types of polymer composites for food packaging5. Processing techniques for polymer composites in food packaging6. Characterization methods for polymer composites in food packaging7. Chemically synthesized biodegradable polymer composites in food packaging8. Biodegradable polymers extracted from biomass-based composites in food packaging9. Biodegradable polymers derived from microbial fermentation-based composites in food packaging10. Degradation and recycling of biodegradable polymer-based composites11. Polymer metallic composites in food packaging12. Polymer nanoclay-based composites in food packaging13. Mechanical and barrier properties of polymer composites in food packaging14. Polymer composite-based flexible food packaging applications15. Polymer composite-based rigid food packaging16. Polymer composite-based active and intelligent food packaging17. Circular Economy of polymer composites in food packaging18. Impact of polymer composite food packaging materials on the environment19. Safety concerns and their risk assessment for public health20. Challenges and future trends in polymer composites for food packaging21. Recent developments and future opportunities for polymer composites for food packaging