Ingeborg Smeding-Zuurendonk

Ingeborg Smeding-Zuurendonk is a full-time Researcher at Wageningen University & Research in the Sustainable Chemistry & Technology division. Her work focuses on food packaging sustainability, plastic recycling systems, and environmental policy implementation.

• Specializes in HDPE milk bottles and VOC analysis
• Active in circular economy policy and NGO collaboration frameworks
• Develops climate-adaptive archival preservation solutions

Research Trends show consistent focus on:

• Food Packaging Safety - Water activity control, antioxidant migration, and gas barrier optimization
• Circular Economy - Recyclate mandates, collection systems, and multi-dimensional sustainability assessments
• Material Science - HDPE analysis, volatile organic compound monitoring, and biobased alternatives

Technical Contributions include datasets on VOC emissions in food packaging and development of dynamic gas barrier packaging systems.