Most of the coating and plastic materials used in the food packaging are derived from petroleum and natural gas derivatives such as praffin wax, microcrystallin wax, polypropylene etc. These materials are non-renewable resources and with the rapid increase in the price of petroleum and natural gas, it may be necessary to take a new look at the renewable resources of vegetable oils and their derivatives as starting or supplementary materials for plastics or coating in food packaging industries.

Main Researcher: Abdul Rashid Abd Shukor