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quality and new technologies
in terms of functionality, product shelf life, brand
image, safety, environmental benefits and price.
Recent and important innovations in the sector will
be associated to active and intelligent packages –
usually denominated smart packages, which aim
the preservation and the safety, especially of foods,
beverages and pharmaceuticals; new materials with
less environmental impact, such as biopolymers; and
to the revolutionary nanoscience and nanotechnology,
which improve the material properties and give new
functionalities to the packages.
Regarding the Quality and New Technologies
macro trend, highlighting trends and contributions of
the package are presented in Chart 6.1.
Chart 6.1
Quality and New Technologies trend unfoldments
Highlighting trends
Packages Contributions
Active packages
Oxygen absorbers, CO
2
absorbers, ethylene absorbers, moisture absorbers/controllers,
antimicrobial packages, scent emitters
Smart packages
Time-temperature indicators, freshness indicators, ripeness indicator, oxygen indicators and
sensors
Anti-counterfeiting/anti-theft systems, self-heating and self-cooling packages
Traceability, identification and interactivity
Nanotechnology
Improvement of the barrier properties (gas, aroma, water vapour and light) of cellulosic and
plastic packages
Improvement of mechanical (plastics and cellulosics) and thermal properties (thermoplastic
polymers)
Incorporation of active compounds, especially antimicrobials and oxygen absorbers, in
plastic and cellulosic packages
Production of nanosensors and nanoindicators of relevant information (smart packages and
printed electronics)
Increase of biodegradability and recyclability
Biopolymers
Biomaterials from vegetal source and microbial source
Biopolymers chemically synthesized from renewable source
Biodegradable/compostable
Recyclable biopolymer
Biopolymers from supply chain wastes of food industry, wood industry and biofuel
production.