Plastics in food packaging properties, design, and fabrication
Abundant, detailed information on how plastics are used in modern food distribution and the qualitative and quantitative linkages between food requirements and plastics' fabrication and performance. Covers technical properties, fabrication methods, economics, design calculations, regulations, u...
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New York
Marcel Dekker
1992
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| Series: | Packaging and converting technology
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Primary Food Packaging Materials
- 3. Food Preservation
- 4. Properties of Plastics Used in Food Packaging
- 5. Plastics Fabrication by Charles R. Finch
- 6. Coating and Laminating
- 7. Designing for Strength and Stiffness
- 8. Barrier Design
- 9. Shelf Life Testing by Alan Speigel
- 10. Safety and Regulation by Jerome H. Heckman
- 11. Package Manufacturing Costs
- 12. Trends
- 13. Tests and Testing
- Appendices
- Index.