The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology
3. Auflage Oktober 2009
1376 Seiten, Hardcover
Handbuch/Nachschlagewerk
Kurzbeschreibung
Written by renowned experts, this text describes the entire packaging process and includes an extensive bibliography. Reflecting developments in the field over the past decade, the coverage includes new technologies, materials, processes, regulations, marketing, economics, recycling, computer-aided design, nutritional labels, and more. With over 1200 pages and more than 300 articles organized in alphabetical order, the new edition gives scientists and technologists much-needed information on traditional as well as modern processes, materials, and formats used to package consumer and industrial products including food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and hazardous materials, equipment, and more.
The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology
Edited by Kit L. Yam
3rd Edition
The complete and authoritative guide to modern packaging technologies?-updated and expanded
From A to Z, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, Third Edition covers all aspects of packaging technologies essential to the food and pharmaceutical industries, among others. This edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to include important innovations and changes in materials, processes, and technologies that have occurred over the past decade. It is an invaluable resource for packaging technologists, scientists and engineers, students and educators, packaging material suppliers, packaging converters, packaging machinery manufacturers, processors, retailers, and regulatory agencies.
In addition to updating and improving articles from the previous edition, new articles are also added to cover the recent advances and developments in packaging. Content new to this edition includes:
* Advanced packaging materials such as antimicrobial materials, biobased materials, nanocomposite materials, ceramic-coated films, and perforated films
* Advanced packaging technologies such as active and intelligent packaging, radio frequency identification (RFID), controlled release packaging, smart blending, nanotechnology, biosensor technology, and package integrity inspection
* Various aspects important to packaging such as sustainable packaging, migration, lipid oxidation, light protection, and intellectual property
* Contributions from experts in all-important aspects of packaging
* Extensive cross-referencing and easy-to-access information on all subjects
* Large, double-column format for easy reference
Preface.
A-W.
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Index.
