IntroductionThe increasing interest in alternative and durable packagingmaterials research over the last few years is due to the concern ofenvironmental safety of synthetic packaging and coating materialsas well as consumer demands for high quality and long shelf lifeproducts. Different renewable biopolymers − processed by differ-ent methods − have been used for packaging applications (Khanet al., 2014). Cellulose-based materials are considered the mostcommon renewable bio-based packaging materials e.g., paper andpaperboard. Due to its hydrophilicity and porosity, paper loses itsphysical and mechanical properties because of water absorptionfrom the environment or from the packaged materials, especiallyin case of food packaging. Coating with polyolefins, aluminum foiland plastics improve the barrier properties to water vapor, oxygenand aroma but on the other hand, the obtained material loses itsbiodegradability and recyclability due to the addition of syntheticpolymer layers. Biopolymers can be considered as a promisingalternative to synthetic polymers. Recently, the use of nanotechnol-ogy to develop biopolymer composites with addition of nanofillers(derived from natural resources) has opened new possibilities for