Application of Membranes and Membrane Processes in the Food Industry
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 22649
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biodegradable films for food packaging; edible coatings; microencapsulation of bioactive ingredients; rheological characterization of microbial biopolymers; valorization of agro-industrial residues
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Dear Colleagues,
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather the recent advances regarding the application of membranes in the area of the food industry. The goal is to cover membrane processes used, not only in food processing but also in the valorization of agroindustry residues/co-products under a circular economy approach. These may include concentration, clarification, or fractionation operations, using pressure-driven membrane processes (e.g., microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis) or other (e.g., membrane distillation, osmotic evaporation, dialysis, and pervaporation). It is also envisaged to gather the latest works concerning the development and characterization of films to be used in active and intelligent packages for food products.
Authors are invited to submit their contributions in the form of research articles, technical reports, case studies, and critical reviews. Relevant topics, of membranes and membrane processes applications, include the following:
- Food processing (e.g., fruit and vegetable juices, dairy products, beer, wine, vegetable oils and sugar industries);
- Removal of microorganisms;
- Valorization of food industry wastes (e.g., recovery of aroma compounds, molecules with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, polysaccharides and proteins);
- Wastewater treatment;
- Biodegradable films for food packaging;
- Active and intelligent films for food packaging
Dr. Vitor D. Alves
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food industry
- food processing with membranes
- recovery of added-value compounds with membrane processes
- pressure-driven membrane processes
- pervaporation
- membrane distillation
- dialysis
- electrodialysis
- biodegradable films
- active and intelligent films
- food packaging
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