Carbon and energy footprints of high-value food trays and lidding films made of common bio-based and conventional packaging materials

The majority of packaging materials are manufactured from fossil-based polymers which contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Substituting conventional fossil materials with bio-based alternatives may decrease the carbon and energy footprints, which would help contribute to achieving t...

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Main Authors: Behnam Firoozi Nejad, Beatrice Smyth, Ife Bolaji, Neha Mehta, Mark Billham, Eoin Cunningham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Cleaner Environmental Systems
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789421000507