A review on nanocellulosic fibres as new material for sustainable packaging: Process and applications

Published Date

October 2016, Vol.64:823–836, doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.072

Title 

A review on nanocellulosic fibres as new material for sustainable packaging: Process and applications

• Author 

• H.P.S. Abdul Khalil ^a,b,,
• Y. Davoudpour ^a
• Chaturbhuj K. Saurabh ^a
• Md. S. Hossain ^a
• A. S Adnan ^c
• R. Dungani ^d
• M.T. Paridah ^b,e
• Md. Z. Islam Sarker ^f
• M.R Nurul Fazita ^a
• M.I Syakir ^a
• M.K.M. Haafiz ^a

• aSchool of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
• bInstitute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Product, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
• cSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
• dSchool of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Gedung Labtex XI, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, West Java, Indonesia
• eDepartment of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
• fDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan Campus, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia

Received 18 November 2015. Revised 6 May 2016. Accepted 27 June 2016. Available online 16 July 2016.

Abstract

The demand for exploring advanced and eco-friendly sustainable packaging materials with superior physical, mechanical and barrier properties is increasing. The materials that are currently used in packaging for food, beverage, medical and pharmaceutical products, as well as in industrial applications, are non-degradable, and thus, these materials are raising environmental pollution concerns. Numerous studies have been conducted on the utilization of bio-based materials in the pursuit of developing sustainable packaging materials. Although significant improvements have been achieved, a balance among environmental concerns, economic considerations and product packaging performance is still lacking. This is likely due to bio-based materials being used in product packaging applications without a proper design. The present review article intends to summarize the information regarding the potential applications of cellulosic nanofiber for the packaging. The importance of the design process, its principles and the challenges of design process for sustainable packaging are also summarized in this review. Overall it can be concluded that scientists, designers and engineers all are necessarily required to contribute towards research in order to commercially exploit cellulose nanofiber for sustainable packaging.

Keywords 

Cellulose nanofiber

Design process

Eco-friendly packaging

Natural fiber

Sustainable material

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  Corresponding author at: School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

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