Foods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(19), P. 3212 - 3212
Published: Oct. 9, 2024
Plastic
food
packaging
causes
massive
pollution
in
the
environment
via
resource
extraction,
gas
emissions,
and
enduring
plastic
waste
accumulation.
Hence,
it
is
of
crucial
importance
to
discover
sustainable
alternatives
order
protect
ecosystems
conserve
precious
resources.
Recently,
seaweed
has
been
emerging
as
a
promising
solution
pollution.
Seaweed
fast-growing
marine
plant
that
abundant
tropical
coastlines
requires
minimal
resources
cultivate.
In
addition,
rich
valuable
polysaccharides
such
alginate,
fucoidan,
carrageenan,
agar,
ulva,
which
can
be
extracted
processed
into
biodegradable
films,
coatings,
wraps.
This
ability
allows
creation
an
alternative
packages
are
completely
biodegradable,
made
from
renewable
resources,
do
not
linger
landfills
or
oceans
for
centuries.
this
context,
review
discusses
main
classification
seaweed,
their
production
abundance
world,
provides
summary
seaweed-based
materials
developed
last
2–5
years
potential
usage
sector.
Foods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(19), P. 3212 - 3212
Published: Oct. 9, 2024
Plastic
food
packaging
causes
massive
pollution
in
the
environment
via
resource
extraction,
gas
emissions,
and
enduring
plastic
waste
accumulation.
Hence,
it
is
of
crucial
importance
to
discover
sustainable
alternatives
order
protect
ecosystems
conserve
precious
resources.
Recently,
seaweed
has
been
emerging
as
a
promising
solution
pollution.
Seaweed
fast-growing
marine
plant
that
abundant
tropical
coastlines
requires
minimal
resources
cultivate.
In
addition,
rich
valuable
polysaccharides
such
alginate,
fucoidan,
carrageenan,
agar,
ulva,
which
can
be
extracted
processed
into
biodegradable
films,
coatings,
wraps.
This
ability
allows
creation
an
alternative
packages
are
completely
biodegradable,
made
from
renewable
resources,
do
not
linger
landfills
or
oceans
for
centuries.
this
context,
review
discusses
main
classification
seaweed,
their
production
abundance
world,
provides
summary
seaweed-based
materials
developed
last
2–5
years
potential
usage
sector.
