Food Packaging and Preservation: Antimicrobial Materials and Technologies

Dr. Amit K. Jaiswal is a lecturer at Technological University Dublin where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in food engineering, food processing technology, and industrial biotechnology in the School of Food Science and Environmental Health. He also serves as the chair of the MSc program in Sustainable Food Safety Management at TU Dublin-City Campus. Dr. Jaiswal’s research focuses on converting lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels, biomaterials, and biochemicals through innovative process development and techno-economic analysis. He also studies novel food processing technologies for extracting functional and nutritional ingredients from natural resources and is involved in the development of biodegradable and compostable materials for packaging. Dr. Jaiswal serves as the editor of three books published by Elsevier and CRC Press and frequently reviews submissions for various journals in the fields of food technology and bioprocessing.

Shiv Shankar works as a Senior Scientist in the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Shankar’s research works have been focused extensively in the area of polymer processing, biodegradable polymers, biodegradable packaging, food processing and packaging, active and modified atmosphere packaging, food preservation and safety, nanocomposite materials based food packaging, irradiation technology for food preservations, food microbiology, natural and plant extracts, and essential oils-based antimicrobial formulation for food preservation, and use of agricultural and food waste in value added products.