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 Heat-sealed films
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 Soy films
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 Chitosan films
 Biodegradable pellets
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Dr. Koro de la Caba is Full Professor and head of BIOMAT research group in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). She received her Doctorate in Chemistry at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in the research area of polymeric materials. Nowadays, she leads research projects in the area of renewable materials based on proteins and polysaccharides for food and biomedical applications. The main research interests address various aspects of biodegradable materials from the extraction of raw materials to the end of life of products: the valorization of industrial waste to obtain raw materials, the optimization of processing conditions and methods to prepare materials with improved functional properties and the environmental assessment of products and processes to develop more sustainable alternatives.
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 Edible vegetable casings
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