As biodegradable and eco-friendly packaging material for solid food items such as fruits, vegetables, perishable items etc.
The specification of the film: Tensile Strength; 10-14 MPa, Water vapour permeability: 0.0085 g/cm2.h-1.bar ; Moisture content = 8-10%.
- The films are stable at ambient condition for 1-2 years without any degradation and moisture accumulation
- These films are odourless and can be heat-sealed and pouches to store non-aqueous solvents can be prepared
- These films are suitable to store solid food items
- These films disintegrate in cold and hot water
- The films are completely biodegradable.
In recent, synthetic & non-biodegradable packaging materials are the big source of environmental pollution in the world. They (synthetic) require long time to degrade in the environment and produce toxins to organism. Hence, CSIR-CSMCRI has developed an optimized seaweed-based formulation for the preparation of biodegradable packaging materials in the form of thin films. These developed thin films are suitable for packaging non-aqueous and solid food items for long time. The process developed will reduce the demand of synthetic packaging materials in the food industries, which help to reduce environmental pollution in future. This invention has huge business opportunity in future.
This process is almost effluent free
Refined- & Semi-refined Kappa-carrageenan & alginates
Jacketed open vessel, Closed pressure vessel, Broiler, Centrifuge /filter bed, Alcohol distillation unit, Thin film casting machine
Not done
Demonstration of preparation of films by mold casting method and using prototype casting machine of dimension 2 ' x 3.5'/batch; Technology transfer document (TTD) having information on product specification, competition, market, details of equipment required for pilot level installation etc. along with demonstration certificate will be provided; Technical support till 6 months after know-how licensing; Appropriate discount in license fee for small scale industries/startup will be provided; Know-how licensing fee details will be provided on request.
