Table 1.

The primary type of biopolymer in the development of packaging materials.

Biopolymer	Advantage Properties	Disadvantage Properties	Application	References
Starch	Good barrier against oxygen and good elongation	Poor mechanical and water barrier properties	Food packaging, biomaterial, composite film	[3,7]
Cellulose	Non-toxicity, biodegradability, and chemically stable	Poor water barrier properties and limited soluble with solvent	Packaging and biodegradable film	[8,9]
chitosan	Non-toxicity, good compatible and good film-forming	Poor barrier properties and insoluble in water	Antimicrobial agent, hybrid composite film	[10,11,12,13]
Whey protein	Excellent oxygen barrier, biodegradability, and good film-forming	Poor mechanical properties and high sensitivity to humidity	Biocomposite film, hybrid composite film	[14,15,16]
PLA	Biodegradability, good physical and mechanical properties	Low thermal properties	Food packaging and biomaterial	[9,17]