Postharvest Nanotechnology for Fresh Horticultural Produce (eBook, ePUB)

Innovations and Applications
Redaktion: E. K., Radhakrishnan; Pareek, Sunil; Jose, Ashitha

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book has been edited to advance understanding of material development, intelligent selection of nanomaterials to ensure the nontoxic nature, and future perspectives of nanotechnology on postharvest produce.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 485
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781003801696
• Artikelnr.: 69761103

Autorenporträt

Dr. Radhakrishnan E.K is currently working as Assistant Professor in School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Director of Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (BIIC) and as Joint Director of Inter University Centre for Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture (IUCOFSA), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Ms. Ashitha Jose is currently pursuing her Ph.D in Biochemistry at School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. Her area of research is food packaging materials with incorporated nanoparticles. So far she has authored several book chapters of various publishing groups. Dr. Sunil Pareek is working as Associate Professor at NIFTEM, Kundli, Haryana. He is Head of the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and also Director (IQAC).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to nanotechnological applications in the postharvest
processing of fresh horticultural produce 2. Synthesis and characterization
methods for the nanobased materials for the postharvest storage of
horticultural produce 3. Organic nanoparticles in postharvest management
and the mechanism involved 4. Cellulose nanoparticles for postharvest
management and the mechanism involved 5. Inorganic/ metallic nanoparticles
in postharvest management and the mechanism involved 6. Mechanism of silver
nanoparticles based postharvest technologies 7. Nanoclay based methods for
the postharvest processing of horticultural produce 8. Hybrid nanomaterials
for postharvest storage 9. Engineering the nanobased packaging materials
for the post harvest storage 10. Advancements in the essential oil based
packaging materials 11. Bio active nano-based packaging for postharvest
storage of horticultural produce 12. Nanotechnology in shelf life
enhancement of minimally processed horticultural produce 13. Modeling and
simulation of gas barrier properties of nanocomposites used for packaging
applications 14. ZnO nanoparticles based methods for the minimally
processed horticultural produce 15. Phytonanocomposites for minimally
processed horticultural produce 16. Toxicity aspects of nanoparticles and
their composites being used in the Postharvest Nanotechnology 17. Life
cycle assessment: a tool to evaluate the environmental impact of
nanomaterials used in food packaging - modification suggested by authors
18. Global status of nanotechnology policies in packaging sector 19. Future
Scope of Nano Based Methods for the Improvement of Postharvest Technologies
and Increased Shelf Life of Minimally Processed Food 20. Nano based methods
for the improvement of postharvest technologies and increased shelf life of
minimally processed food