Research on Extraction and Application of Natural Extracts
A special issue of AppliedChem (ISSN 2673-9623).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, researchers have increasingly directed their attention towards natural products, with the objective of exploiting natural antioxidants or other bioactive compounds for human welfare. A wide variety of extraction techniques, including “green” approaches, are typically optimized and employed in order to recover several such natural compounds. For this purpose, plant matrices, including food by-products from the agricultural industry, could be used to obtain high-quality extracts. Among these, focus has shifted towards sustainable extraction techniques that achieve high yields in brief periods while maintaining an environmentally responsible profile. The obtained extracts are abundant in bioactive compounds and typically demonstrate antioxidant, antimicrobial, and other health-promoting properties. Such approaches could be the foundation for several sectors to provide natural extracts on an industrial scale.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute your latest research to this Special Issue, which focuses on the synergy between sustainable food processing and the recovery of high-value bioactive compounds. Their bioactivity could also be examined in terms of safeguarding human health.
We welcome the submission of original research articles and reviews to this Special Issue. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Implementation of novel and green extraction techniques;
- Optimization of extraction procedures;
- Identification and quantification of natural bioactive compounds;
- Stability and bioactivity of natural extracts;
- Techno-economic analyses to promote industrial-scale extracts.
Dr. Dimitrios Kalompatsios
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- green extraction technologies
- sustainable valorization
- bioactive compound extraction
- natural antioxidants
- functional foods
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