Bio Based Coatings for Packaging Paper Applications: A Brief Technology Review
Published: 2024-10-01
Page: 566-584
Issue: 2024 - Volume 7 [Issue 4]
Klaus Dölle *
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Dristle Sean
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Fett Eric
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Krauss Colby
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
McCarthy Brody
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Purvis Lauren
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Schoen Johnny
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Wojcikovski Ian
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
One of the oldest packaging materials is fiber cloth beside ceramic containers prior to the invention of paper. Hemp and cotton-based textiles were used to bag flour and other perishable products.
Paper was first used as a writing material, because it was too valuable to be used as packaging material. Once paper could be produced on a larger scale it was used to protect and preserve goods, as well las ship items.
Bio-based coatings may be advantageous due to their biodegradable nature and renewable sourcing. They can be manufactured from algae, bacterial produced cellulose, bees wax, nano cellulose, chitosan, carbon, proteins, poly lactic acid, and starch.
Overall, bio-based coatings may offer a solution to replacing environmentally harmful coatings and or non-renewable oil-based coating in the future.
Further research and extensive development is required to modify the today available bio-based coatings for their application beyond the research stage into commercial products that can replace currently used coatings in the paper, packaging and converting industry.
Keywords: Alga, bacteria, bees wax, cellulose, coating, chitosan, diamond like carbon coatings, nano-fibrillated cellulose, packaging paper, paper, paperboard, protein, polylactic acid, starch