I. Ilhan PhD (Ilknur)

I am working on sustainable packagign with the focus of preventing seal integrity issues that occur during sealing and closing of food packaging and cause food waste.

After my bachelor's degree in Food Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, my interest in food loss and waste prevention drove me to work on novel food packaging solutions in my master's. I synthesized shape memory polyurethane films for dynamic packaging applications that can reduce postharvest losses in modified atmosphere-packaged fresh fruits and vegetables. Since the success of modified atmosphere applications depends on seal quality, in my Ph.D. research at the University of Twente, I focused on understanding the reasons behind seal integrity issuesoccur during the heat sealing of flexible packaging and impact quality of food products negatively through their shelf life.

Research areas:

Seal integrity in flexible films
Dynamic modified atmosphere packaging
Extending the shelf life of fresh produce

Engineering & Materials Science

# Impurities
# Low Density Polyethylenes
# Packaging
# Seals

Chemistry

# Food
# Heat
# Packaging Process
# Strength

Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), Information-driven Product Development & Engineering (IdPDE)

Lucas, E. , Ilhan, I. , & ten Klooster, R. (2023). Developing a design method and tool for producing customizable forming shoulders. In 31st IAPRI Member Conference on Packaging (Mumbai 2023) (pp. 251-265) https://pure.udem.edu.mx/ws/portalfiles/portal/73632852/IAPRI_2023_Mumbai_-_Conference_Proceedings.pdf#page=256

Ilhan, I. (2023). Understanding Seal Integrity: Sealing and Closing of Flexible Packaging (1 ed.). [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036555814

Ilhan, I. , ten Klooster, R., & Gibson, I. (2023). Observing the effect of pressure and temperature on the seal integrity of critical seal regions of various flexible bag designs. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 37, Article 101088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2023.101088

Ilhan, I. , ten Klooster, R., & Gibson, I. (2023). Effects of film tension and contamination on the seal quality of flexible food packaging films made of polypropylene and low density polyethylene blends containing talc filler. Packaging technology and science, 36(1), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2692

Ilhan, I. , ten Klooster, R., Gibson, I. , & van Drongelen, M. (2023). Estimating minimum required dwell time for the heat sealing of talc containing polypropylene/low‐density polyethylene packaging films. Packaging technology and science, 36(5), 349-361. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2716

Ilhan, I., Kaya, M., Turan, D., Gunes, G., Guner, F. S., & Kılıç, A. (2021). Thermoresponsive polyurethane films for packaging applications: Effects of film formulation on their properties. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 29, Article 100695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2021.100695

Ilhan, I. , ten Klooster, R., & Gibson, I. (2021). Effects of process parameters and solid particle contaminants on the seal strength of low-density polyethylene-based flexible food packaging films. Packaging technology and science, 34(7), 413-421. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2567

Ilhan, I., Turan, D., Gibson, I. , & ten Klooster, R. (2021). Understanding the factors affecting the seal integrity in heat sealed flexible food packages: A review. Packaging technology and science, 34(6), 321-337. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2564

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