Smart Adsorption-Based Nanocatalysts for Active Food Packaging: A Critical Look at the Gap Between Concept and Application.

Amir Khojastehnezhad, Maziar Jafari, Fatemeh S Mohseni-Shahri, Farid Moeinpour, Mohamed Siaj

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Biomimetic Design of Biopolymer-Based Water-Resistant Food Packaging Materials.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026
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Amir KhojastehnezhadDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 Boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9078-7323

Maziar JafariDepartment of Chemistry, University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3165-781X

Fatemeh S Mohseni-ShahriDepartment of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Farid MoeinpourDepartment of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2380-993X

Mohamed SiajDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 Boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0499-4260

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Abstract

Conventional food packaging cannot actively regulate spoilage-related molecules such as ethylene and volatile organic compounds that accumulate inside sealed packages. Smart adsorption based nanocatalysts (SABNs) integrate adsorptive scaffolds, catalytic centers, and stimuli responsive triggers to progressively remove these spoilage markers. This review establishes a unified three pillar framework and critically examines how adsorption, catalytic degradation, and regeneration cycles are proposed to function under food-relevant conditions. Across major food categories, reported photocatalytic systems achieve ethylene removal efficiencies of 50% to 90% and extend shelf life by 1 to 5 days under controlled light and temperature. However, performance declines sharply under the dark, humid, and refrigerated conditions typical of real supply chains. A systematic evidence level grading of twelve representative SABN systems reveals that the majority cluster at levels L

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active food packagingethylene scavengingevidence gradingfood safetynanoparticle migrationsmart adsorption-based nanocatalysts (SABNs)stimuli-responsive materials

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PMID42646390

DOI10.3390/nano16160980

PMCPMC13516555

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