Kriegel et al (2009) have developed a methodology which uses an electrospinning technique to
make biodegradable “green” food packaging from chitin. Chitin is a natural polymer and one of
the main components of lobster shells. The electrospinning technique used involves dissolving
chitin in a solvent and drawing it through a tiny hole with applied electricity to produce nanoslim
fibre spins. These strong and naturally antimicrobial nanofibres have been used for developing
the “green” food packaging (Neethirajan and Jayas 2011). Many companies are creating a
competitive advantage by producing food packaging bags and sachets from biodegradable
polylactic acid and polycaprolactone obtained from the polymer nanocomposites of the corn
plant (Bordes, Pollet, and Avérous 2009; Neethirajan and Jayas 2011)