Methods to Eliminate Odours in Cartonboard

Deadline: 2019-04-29
Award: $20,000 USD
Open to: Everyone*

Cartonboard, a highly successful packaging material, is being widely used as the most sustainable solution for handling and delivering food and other goods. However, certain cartonboard types are not preferred by consumers in the food sector due to an inherent odour which can be described as woody, acidic and, after several months of storage, musty. The development of these odours depends on many parameters, including the manufacturing process, storage and time.