A research on the determination of electromagnetic field permeability of alternative packaging materials that can be used in the food industry

In parallel with the technological development, the use of packaging materials with new and technological features is increasing in the food packaging sector. In this direction, various research is carried out for the use of biological-based packaging materials. With the increase in the number of electrical devices and systems we use in our daily life, electromagnetic field effects on foods have also increased. The electromagnetic field creates positive or negative effects on all materials found in nature under different conditions. In this thesis study, in order to control the electromagnetic field effect in food packaging packages, for soil and wooden containers; Primitive composite coating material test pieces created by combining natural retaining materials of sunflower, walnut, hazelnut, pistachio and mussel shells were derived. Permeability tests were carried out by applying electromagnetic fields of different frequencies and intensities to these test pieces. As a result of the field permeability tests and statistical analyzes, the field masking properties of the tested biologically based materials were classified. It has been concluded that if this study is carried out together with food biochemistry, microbiology and materials engineering branches, food packaging materials can be developed whose narrow, broad and band spectrum electromagnetic field permeability properties can be controlled.