Biopolymer based paper coatings towards sustainable packaging

Sustainability has become the main impetus for regulatory landscape which is poised to change the nature of industrial innovation. With sustainability being the key focuseverywhere, the packaging industry will be forced to increase its reliance on renewable sources of packaging material. Biopolymer based coated paper and paperboards have the potential to replace synthetic polymer coated packaging material A range of biopolymer based coated paperboards have been evaluated as an alternative to the prevailing synthetic polymer coated paperboard for packaging of short shelf life food products Fitness to use is certainly the mainscope for any packaging solution; however manufacturability and scalability of paperboards coated with biopolymer holds the key for providing a competitive edge over the conventionally used synthetic polymer coated paperboard. This paper presentssome ofthevital aspects of biopolymer usage in the papermaking process while offering a sustainable packaging solution for short shelf lifefood products. © 2015 Indian Pulp and Paper Technical Association.All Rights Reserved.