Development of Pilot Scale Processes of Producing Antimicrobial Food Packaging Paper

该项目建立了Innofibre和Kruger公司之间的伙伴关系更新，以开发一种用于食品包装的新型生物活性纸。为此，将研究不同的生物活性配方、表面处理和不同的制造工艺。为实现项目范围，将进行的工作包括实验室和试验性纸张表面处理试验以及多学科样品测试。克鲁格的战略计划是实现其愿景，成为创新食品包装产品，技术和服务的领导者。致力于可持续发展和更美好的未来，战略目标是在需求下降的核心通信新闻纸业务之外进行扩展，战略目标是将自己定位为需求不断增长的特种纸市场的首选供应商。该项目的产品和结果与Kruger的战略计划保持一致，以确保它有助于组织的总体目标。该项目将有助于培训大学生和Innofibre的员工，使他们了解生物活性纸张的制造发展。从这个项目中获得的知识也将增强克鲁格专业论文的知识，以开发创新和生物活性的论文。Innofibre和Kruger之间的密切合作将促进Kruger Bromptonville和Wayagamack工厂的技术转让。

This project establishes a partnership renewal between Innofibre and Kruger inc. for the development of a novel bioactive paper for food packaging at pilot scale. To this end, different bioactive formulations, surface treatments and distinct manufacturing processes will be investigated. The work that will be performed to achieve the project scope is composed of laboratory and pilot paper surface treatment trials with multidisciplinary sample testing. Kruger's strategic plan is to achieve its vision, being the leader in innovative food packaging products, technologies, and services. Committed to a sustainable and better future, the strategic goal of expanding beyond its core communication newsprint paper business, where demand is declining, and strategic objectives of positioning itself as a supplier of choice in specialty paper markets with growing demand. Products and results of this project align with Kruger's strategic plan to ensure that it contributes to the overall objectives of the organization. This project will contribute to the training of the college students and Innofibre's workforce on bioactive papers' manufacturing development. The knowledge gained from this project will also enhance Kruger Specialty Papers knowledge to develop innovative and bioactive papers. This close collaboration between Innofibre and Kruger will promote the technology transfer throughout Kruger Bromptonville and Wayagamack facilities.