Innovative Food Packaging and Biomaterials (IFPB)
Objectives
- To develop an efficient and highly productive research group focusing on processing and development of food packaging, waste utilization and biomaterials;
- To provide the related users or entrepreneurs with the introduction and dissemination of innovation and knowledge;
- To create value of raw materials and develop products for commercialization;
- To collaborate with other researchers for cross-countries studies and the interdisciplinary researches.
Missions
- To inspire the innovative and industrialized ideas
- To foster the young researchers
- To provide the knowledge
- To build the new interdisciplinary collaborations
Head of Project
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saroat Rawdkuen
Tel: (+66) 053-916-752
E-mail: saroat@mfu.ac.th
Outstanding Work
| No. | Work | Type of work | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utilizations of banana by-products from Cavendish banana plantation | Products
| - Banana peel extract - Banana flour - Edible film from banana flour - Noodle from banana flour - Molded pulp tray from banana peduncle |
Collaborations
| No. | Collaboration | Type of Collaboration | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea University, South Korea | MoU | Academic collaboration for (1) Lab of Food and Biomaterial Chemistry (2) Food Processing Laboratory at Korea University as well as research participation, student exchange, staff exchange and visiting professor |
| 2 | Sejong University, South Korea | MoU, MoA | Academic collaboration for research participation, student exchange, staff exchange and visiting Professor |
| 3 | Center for Intelligent Agro-food Package (CIFP), South Korea | In process of developing MoU | Academic collaboration for co-organizing the Mini-Symposium in 2018 and 2019 as well as visiting professor |
| 4 | AgroSup Dijon, France | MoU, MoA | Academic collaboration for research participation, student exchange, staff exchange and visiting professor |
| 5 | University of Burgundy, France | In process of developing MoU | Academic collaboration for research participation, student exchange, staff exchange and visiting professor |
| 6 | Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France | MoU | Academic collaboration for research participation, student exchange, staff exchange and visiting professor |
| 7 | Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan | MoU, MoA | Academic collaboration for research participation, student exchange, staff exchange and visiting professor |
| 8 | Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Japan | MoU | Academic collaboration for research participation and student exchange |
| 9 | Shinshu University, Japan | MoU, MoA | Academic collaboration for research participation, student exchange, staff exchange and visiting professor as well as being the co-advisor for student in Double degree program |
| 10 | Chiba University, Japan | MoU, MoA | Academic collaboration for research participation, student exchange, staff exchange and visiting professor |
| 11 | Singha Park Chiang Rai Co,Ltd. | In process of MoU | collaboration for product and processing development |
Contact
Dr. Wirongrong Tongdeesoontorn
The School of Agro-Industry
Tel: +66 (0) 5391 6754, +669 5449 1890
E-mail: wirongrong.ton@mfu.ac.th
