Advancements in Food Extraction Methodologies: Recent Progress and Practical Implementations
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: analytical chemistry; chromatography-mass spectrometry; extractions and microextractions; waste valorization; green chemistry
Interests: mass spectrometry; ambient ionization; chromatography-mass spectrometry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global food industry is undergoing a profound transformation, with sustainability, innovation, and health consciousness emerging as key driving forces. Among the most promising areas contributing to this evolution is the advancement of extraction technologies, which play a critical role in isolating valuable compounds such as nutrients, proteins, and lipids from diverse food matrices. Modern extraction methods are redefining how functional ingredients are recovered, shifting the focus toward green, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly processes. Conventional extraction techniques are increasingly being supplemented or even entirely replaced by more advanced methods such as supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), and the use of green solvents such as deep eutectic solvents (DES) and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES).
The following Special Issue, entitled "Advancements in Food Extraction Methodologies: Recent Progress and Practical Implementations", will highlight cutting-edge research, technological innovations, and practical applications. We invite you to submit original research articles, review papers, and case studies addressing various relevant topics related to food extraction processes, including but not limited to the following:
- Emerging green extraction technologies for isolating compounds of interest from foods;
- Optimizing extraction parameters through computational and AI-based modeling approaches;
- Extracting nutraceutical or bioactive ingredients from plant, animal, or microbial sources, with potential application directly as foods or as food supplements;
- Industrial scalability of food extraction techniques;
- Economic and environmental impact assessments of extraction methods within the food sector;
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Marios Christodoulou
Dr. Efstathios A. Elia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- foods
- bioactives
- nutrients
- proteins
- food extraction techniques
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