Sustainable 3D-Printed food packaging from agricultural waste: A review of materials, properties, and applications
The unique process of making 3D printed food packaging from agricultural waste is one of the most emerging ways of sustainable, biodegradable and eco-friendly packaging. This is happening because of the merging of two technologies, 3D printing and recycling/upcycling of agricultural waste. New useab...
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| description | The unique process of making 3D printed food packaging from agricultural waste is one of the most emerging ways of sustainable, biodegradable and eco-friendly packaging. This is happening because of the merging of two technologies, 3D printing and recycling/upcycling of agricultural waste. New useable materials will be created and further utilized for food packaging. The technique involves collecting all agricultural waste and then combining it into printable media with the capacity of extrusion technology from a 3D printer, moulding food packaging products. Flour, cellulose, and lignin in agricultural waste are easily converted to biopolymers that serve as base materials for 3D printing. Generally, such biopolymers are required to blend with additional materials for strength and durability. So, this technology utilizes agricultural waste as an eco-friendly substitute for conventional petroleum-based plastics, ultimately contributing to a significant reduction in the environmental impact caused by food packaging. Processing agricultural waste into printed materials involves extensive processing steps like drying, grinding, and blending. The development of better composite materials from agricultural wastes with better mechanical and barrier properties is an ongoing research area. The reproduction technology is evolving into a faster and more efficient means of printing, making it eventually applicable to extensive food packaging applications. The technology utilizes much available agricultural by-product waste to create more sustainable alternatives to conventional packaging materials while giving elbow room for customizing functional food packaging designs. The study's aim was to analyse the kinds of biopolymers and natural filler types used in the formulation of 3D printing filaments from agro-industrial wastes for food packaging applications. This work investigates the effects of processing methods on the physicochemical parameters of the 3D printed composites used in food packaging. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4098214bbdb643d89f20482d207777d92025-08-20T02:47:06ZengElsevierJournal of Agriculture and Food Research2666-15432025-08-012210206110.1016/j.jafr.2025.102061Sustainable 3D-Printed food packaging from agricultural waste: A review of materials, properties, and applicationsAvchar Sahil Panjabrao0 Hamid1Kshirod Kumar Dash2Deepika Kathuria3Rafeeya Shams4Prasad Chavan5Shaikh Ayaz Mukarram6Béla Kovács7Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IndiaDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India; Corresponding author.Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malda, West Bengal, India; Corresponding author.Department of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IndiaDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IndiaSchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, IrelandFaculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management Institute of Food Science, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, HungaryFaculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management Institute of Food Science, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary; Corresponding author.The unique process of making 3D printed food packaging from agricultural waste is one of the most emerging ways of sustainable, biodegradable and eco-friendly packaging. This is happening because of the merging of two technologies, 3D printing and recycling/upcycling of agricultural waste. New useable materials will be created and further utilized for food packaging. The technique involves collecting all agricultural waste and then combining it into printable media with the capacity of extrusion technology from a 3D printer, moulding food packaging products. Flour, cellulose, and lignin in agricultural waste are easily converted to biopolymers that serve as base materials for 3D printing. Generally, such biopolymers are required to blend with additional materials for strength and durability. So, this technology utilizes agricultural waste as an eco-friendly substitute for conventional petroleum-based plastics, ultimately contributing to a significant reduction in the environmental impact caused by food packaging. Processing agricultural waste into printed materials involves extensive processing steps like drying, grinding, and blending. The development of better composite materials from agricultural wastes with better mechanical and barrier properties is an ongoing research area. The reproduction technology is evolving into a faster and more efficient means of printing, making it eventually applicable to extensive food packaging applications. The technology utilizes much available agricultural by-product waste to create more sustainable alternatives to conventional packaging materials while giving elbow room for customizing functional food packaging designs. The study's aim was to analyse the kinds of biopolymers and natural filler types used in the formulation of 3D printing filaments from agro-industrial wastes for food packaging applications. This work investigates the effects of processing methods on the physicochemical parameters of the 3D printed composites used in food packaging.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S26661543250043263D printed food packagingAgricultural wasteSustainable packagingBiopolymersEco-friendly technologyRecycling and upcycling |
| spellingShingle | Avchar Sahil Panjabrao Hamid Kshirod Kumar Dash Deepika Kathuria Rafeeya Shams Prasad Chavan Shaikh Ayaz Mukarram Béla Kovács Sustainable 3D-Printed food packaging from agricultural waste: A review of materials, properties, and applications Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 3D printed food packaging Agricultural waste Sustainable packaging Biopolymers Eco-friendly technology Recycling and upcycling |
| title | Sustainable 3D-Printed food packaging from agricultural waste: A review of materials, properties, and applications |
| title_full | Sustainable 3D-Printed food packaging from agricultural waste: A review of materials, properties, and applications |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable 3D-Printed food packaging from agricultural waste: A review of materials, properties, and applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable 3D-Printed food packaging from agricultural waste: A review of materials, properties, and applications |
| title_short | Sustainable 3D-Printed food packaging from agricultural waste: A review of materials, properties, and applications |
| title_sort | sustainable 3d printed food packaging from agricultural waste a review of materials properties and applications |
| topic | 3D printed food packaging Agricultural waste Sustainable packaging Biopolymers Eco-friendly technology Recycling and upcycling |
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