Index page for: Active Packaging for Food Applications

Table of Contents IntroductionOxidative Deteriorative ReactionsOdor ControlMinimally Processed FoodsActive Packaging OpportunitiesOutlineBibliographyOxygen ScavengersIntroductionDefinitionsRationale for In-Package Oxygen ScavengingMeasures to Exclude OxygenOxygen Entry after ClosureHistorical Background of Oxygen Absorbers and ScavengersCommercial ApplicationsUnited States Military ApplicationsJapanese SituationsBibliographyOxygen Scavenger SystemsAntioxidantsSulfitesBoronGlycols and Sugar AlcoholsUnsaturated Fatty Acids and HydrocarbonsPalladium CatalystsEnzymesYeastThe Package Material as a Reducing AgentFerrous Iron-Based ScavengersEconomicsDevelopmentalBibliographyOxygen Scavenging in 2000 and BeyondLabelsIncorporation of Oxygen Scavengers into Plastic StructuresSandwiching Oxygen ScavengersResin-Based SystemsUnited States Military ApplicationsPremature Reaction to OxygenRecent Patents and Patent ApplicationsAdditional ActivitiesConclusionBibliographyMoisture ControlRelative Humidity Control Within PackagesMoisture RemoversConclusionBibliographyGas-Permeability ControlAvoidance of Anoxic ConditionsTemperature-Sensitive StructuresBibliographyEthylene ControlPotassium Permanganate ReactionOther Ethylene ScavengersDunapackSachet Ethylene ScavengersActivated Carbon Ethylene RemoversActivated Earth Ethylene RemoversNovel Ethylene-Removing PackagingConclusionBibliographyOdor RemoversActivated Carbon Odor AdsorbersAbsorbent Pad Odor RemoversVitamin E and BHT as Odor Reducers in Plastic PackagingMolecular Sieves as Plastic Odor ReducersAldehyde ScavengersAmine Odor RemovalConclusionBibliographyAroma Emissions from PlasticsPolyvelFragrance Concentrate SuppliersAroma ConcentratesExtrusion BoundariesOther Suppliers/TechnologiesBibliographyAntimicrobial PackagingAnhydrides as Antimicrobial AgentsBacteriocinsAntimicrobial EnzymesRadiation-Emitting FilmAntimicrobial Activity of Silver IonsExamples of Zeolite ProductsAdditional AntimicrobialsBenomylMathematical Modeling of Antimicrobial Food PackagingConclusionsBibliographyOther SystemsCarbon Dioxide AbsorbersCarbon Dioxide Emitters/GeneratorsThe Future