Sustainable Strategies for Natural Antioxidant Utilization
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 1294
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; phytochemical analysis; food and health; ethnobotany; enzyme inhibitors; extraction
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: food and natural product analysis; sample preparation; instrumental methods of analysis; bioactivity; chemometric data processing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural antioxidants are a rapidly evolving research field, driven by the increasing demand for sustainable and natural ingredients in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. This area is strongly influenced by the principles of green chemistry and the pursuit of innovative and sustainable technologies. Green chemistry emphasizes the minimization of environmental impact throughout the chemical process. For natural antioxidant utilization, this translates to the use of non-toxic and renewable solvents, low energy consumption, and reduced volumes of generated wastes. Sustainable and innovative techniques in the discovery and development of antioxidant-rich plant-based natural products and their analogs have been developed to address these drawbacks.
Due to the increasing consumer preference for natural products, stricter environmental regulations, and advancements in green chemistry, the sustainable extraction and valorization of natural antioxidants across diverse industries is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, natural antioxidants are being used in the food industry as food preservatives, functional foods, and dietary supplements, in skin and hair care products, and in the pharmaceutical industry as lead compounds or therapeutic agents.
This Special Issue invites cutting-edge research focused on sustainable and efficient methods for recovering valuable antioxidants from natural products. We aim to highlight advancements that contribute to a circular economy and promote environmentally friendly practices in the utilization of natural products.
Dr. Vlasios Goulas
Dr. Atalanti Christou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extraction
- antioxidants
- polyphenols
- phytochemicals
- green chemistry
- sustainable process
- natural products
- drug discovery
- formulation
- natural product analysis
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