Innovative Technologies for Agricultural Product Pre-Processing and Processing Engineering
A special issue of AgriEngineering (ISSN 2624-7402). This special issue belongs to the section "Pre and Post-Harvest Engineering in Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 November 2025 | Viewed by 81
Special Issue Editor
Interests: post-harvest; drying; storage; physical properties; thermodynamic properties; fruits; grains; vegetables; rheological properties; thermic properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global population is growing, and the global climate is changing. These developments are key challenges that food production must overcome. To do so, innovative technologies for agricultural product pre-processing, processing, and storage engineering are required to increase productivity while using lower resources, thus contributing to a more sustainable supply chain. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide and discuss new technologies that impact agricultural product processing, from harvest to storage, aiming to increase the sustainability of the food supply chain. These technologies should valorize the resources used to produce foodstuff and any alterations within industry procedures, such as packaging, food transportation, and storage facilities.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome, and key topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Artificial intelligence applied in agricultural product pre-processing, processing, and storage engineering;
- Innovative post-harvest processes;
- Solar drying of fruits, grains, and vegetables;
- Mechanical drying of fruits, grains, and vegetables;
- Storage facilities for fruits, grains, and vegetables;
- Physical properties of food;
- Drying and sorption thermodynamic properties of fruits, grains, and vegetables;
- Rheological properties of foods;
- Thermic properties of foods;
- Seeds and seedlings production.
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Henrique Horta de Oliveira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- post-harvest
- drying
- storage
- fruits
- grains
- vegetables
- quality
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