This paper presents a literature review on the active technologies to regulate the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen in Kimchi packaging. In this study, laser-etched pouches and O2 scavengers were used for Kimchi packaging, and the efficiency of each packaging technique to regulate the CO2 and O2 levels inside Kimchi packages was investigated. When Kimchi was packaged with a laser-etched pouch, the CO2 concentration in the sample with a high gas transmission rate was less than that in other pouches (p<0.05), and a low CO2 level had little effect on the expansion of the package volume. Kimchi treated with an O2 absorber exhibited a significantly lower (p<0.05) O2 concentration inside the packages relative to the control. A low O2 concentration inside the Kimchi package effectively inhibited the growth of total aerobic bacteria and lactic acid bacteria, as well as yeasts and molds on Kimchi. These results suggest that O2 absorbers have a positive effect on the microbial quality of Kimchi. Therefore, packaging in a laser-etched pouch and the use of an O2 scavenger could provide a novel packaging material for regulating the CO2 and O2 levels during Kimchi packaging.

A novel nanocomposite LDPE film with UV protective properties was developed for active packaging applications. Initially, undoped and Mn-doped TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by the sol-gel method and the resulting particles were characterized. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images revealed an agglomerated nature and spherical morphology. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies indicated that all products were crystalline and in the form of rutile. The reflectance spectrum of undoped TiO2 NPs demonstrated a characteristic sharp edge at 410 nm. Subsequently, nanocomposite (NC) LDPE samples were prepared with the NPs by solvent precipitation followed by film casting. The optical and thermal properties of the NC samples were investigated. Incremental increases in Mn concentration from 0.25 mol % to 1.00 mol % were associated with progressive decreases in light transmission in the UV region. The melting and maximum decomposition temperatures of all NCs were 107 and 442-449 °C, respectively. The UV protective LDPE-based NC films exhibited superior photostability. Absorption in the FTIR spectra at 1716 and 1734 cm-1 changed after 4-wk exposure to UV for all film samples as a consequence of photodegradation. Finally, the photooxidation of perilla oil was assessed as an example of a UV protective packaging application. After 12 days, protection with 1.00 mol% Mn-doped TiO2-LDPE was associated with a gradual increase in PV, while protection with TiO2-LDPE was associated with a significant increase and protection with the control treatment was associated with a dramatic increase in PV. Hence, a 1.00 mol% Mn-doped TiO2-LDPE NC showed promise for UV shielding packaging applications.

Antioxidant packaging have been investigated for a very long time, since lipid oxidation may cause a lot of quality problems which are not just on lipids but also to other components of food during storage and transportation. Lipid oxidation of packaged food can be by partly excluded by adding antioxidants to the packaged food, however, in order to make sure sustain release of antioxidant in a relatively long term and avoid food safety problems concerned by consumers, controlled release antioxidant active packaging, on the basis of active packaging, has been introduced and investigated. Controlled release packaging (CRP) means that active compounds release from packaging materials in a controlled manner which offers a prolonged delivery of active compounds at predictable and reproducible release rate. This study focuses on three subject in regard to the realized methods of controlled release of antioxidants in food packaging, which include encapsulation of active compounds with a mesoporous matrix, modification of structure and composition of multilayer film, and preparation of hydrogel bio-based packaging polymers.

파프리카 신서편이 제품화 및 품질과 저장성 향상을 위해 Active MA 조건을 비교 규명 하였다. Active MA 처리구와 진공처리, 일반 MA 포장 처리를 하였으며 생체중, 산소, 이산화탄소, 에틸렌 농도와 경도, 이취 전해질 누출량을 측정하였다. 생체중은 진공처리가 가장 큰 감소를 보였고 5 : 5 : 90(CO2:O2:N2), 가장 낮은 감소 보였으며 다른 처리에서는 처리간의 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 산소, 이산화 탄소, 에틸렌농도 변화는 30 : 10 : 60(CO2:O2:N2) 처리가 산소 감소율과 이산화 탄소 증가율이 가장 크게 측정되었으며 그 외 처리는 감소율과 증가율에서 특별한 특징을 나타내지는 않았다. 에틸렌 농도는 30 : 10 : 60 처리 조건이 가장 크게 측정 되었으며 MA 조건이 가장적은 농도로 측정 되었다. 경도는 진공처리 조건이 가장 낮게 측정되었으며 이취의 경우 30 : 10 : 60 처리조건과 진공 포장 처리구의 이취 발생량이 가장 많은것으로 평가 되었다. 전해질 용출량은 진공조건 처리가 70%로 가장 많았고 30 : 10 : 60 처리가 35%로 Active MA 조건에서 가장 많은 누출을 보였다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 진공처리와 고농도 이산화탄소 처리는 파프리카 신선편이 포장 처리에 적합하지 않으며 Active MA 처리시 10 : 70 : 20(CO2:O2:N2)와 0 : 20 : 80이 가장 적합하다고 사료된다.

The rapid growth of the food packaging field is powered by the ever growing health conscious consumers and demand for fresher and higher quality foods. Active packaging technologies provide solutions for extending products shelf life with specially altered packaging systems. Among the several shelf life enhancer systems, active packaging system for preventing oxidation is discussed in this paper. Oxidation is generally regarded as the main factor in the development of rancidity of fats and oils. The oxidative processes result in the food becoming unacceptable for consumers. Such oxidation is inhibited by exclusion of oxygen and by the presence of antioxidants. First of all, oxygen scavengers made up of substances which chemically or enzymically react with oxygen were developed to remove oxygen. The commercial oxygen scavengers such as “ageless sachet”, “platinum catalyst”, and “glucose/oxidase enzyme” have been greatly discussed in their action mechanisms and applications. The use of antioxidants in packaging manufacture has so far been limited to stabilizing the polymer during the processing or retarding the change of polymer's physical properties during storage when UV irradiated. However, a further benefit derived from incorporation of an antioxidant into the polymer is more interesting for its ability to retard lipid oxidation of the packaged food via slow migration of an antioxidant from the polymer to food. In view of which, in this paper we will review some oxygen scavenger systems as well as antioxidant-impregnated or antioxidant-coated polymer packaging material.