Recent Advances in Membrane Technology for Food Processing

Dear Colleagues,

The rising demand for healthy food and the increased awareness of environmental sustainability have provided opportunities for broadening the use of membrane separation technology in food and beverage processing. The mild operating conditions and the high selectivity offered by membrane processes can be advantageous to the food and beverage industry due to their ability to enhance the safety, quality, and shelf-life of food products. Examples include standardization of fat and proteins in milk, concentration of dairy and other liquid food products, clarification of fruit juice, beer and wine, fractionation of functional molecules in foods (e.g., casein and whey proteins in milk), and removal of particular constituents (e.g., bacteria, fat, and salts) from liquid foods. The food industry has gained benefits from membrane technologies such as ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis processes, which offer cost-effective and sustainable approaches for adding value to food products. Over the past few decades, innovative membrane separation processes, such as membrane distillation, forward osmosis, and electrodialysis, have continued to evolve along with the development of new ingredients and food products, to improve energy efficiency and water management, as well as to reduce carbon footprint and minimize food waste.

We are seeking high-quality papers for this Special Issue on “Recent Advances in Membrane Technology for Food Processing”. Topics cover but are not limited to innovative membrane technologies for food and beverage processing, enhanced membrane properties through the development of new membrane materials and surface functionalization, membrane fouling studies, novel anti-fouling strategies, integrated membrane filtration systems with renewable energy, utilization of waste heat, and water treatment and reuse in food industry. Both original research articles and review papers are welcomed.

Dr. Filicia Wicaksana
Dr. George Chen
Prof. Dr. Zhenzhou Zhu
Guest Editors

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