Food Process Engineering
A section of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717).
Section Information
This Section of the journal Processes focuses on all aspects of food processes, including on experimental, theoretical, and computational research in this area. The aim is to publish research that will enhance knowledge about chemical and biochemical reaction processes, mass transfer, separation, purification and fragmentation processes, heat transfer systems, mixing and fluid processes, integrated process design and scale-up, process modeling, optimization, simulation and control, all of which are topics that may be linked to food processes. Food quality aspects and energy saving in food processing are also of interest, as well as those related to the use of agro-food industry waste. All manuscripts submitted for publication under this section will undergo the high-quality peer review process of the Processes journal and, if accepted, will be published rapidly online. Download Section Flyer
Keywords
- Cereal processing
- Meat processing
- Fruit and vegetable processing
- Processes in beverage production
- Thermal method of food preservation and processing
- Sustainable food processing
- Minimal food processing
- Emerging food technologies
- Food quality
- Energy saving in food processing
- Use of food waste
- Minimally-processed food
- Processed food and health
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Applications of Non-Thermal and Thermal Technologies in Food Processing, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Green Technologies for Food Processing (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Feature Papers in the “Food Process Engineering” Section, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Thermodynamic Properties, Heat Transfer and Drying Kinetics of Food Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advanced Processing and Integration of Functional Ingredients in Sustainable Food Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- High-Value-Added Utilization of Food and Food By-Products (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Emerging Technologies for the Valorization of Agro-Food Byproducts into Functional Ingredients and Foods (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Advanced Spectrometric and Electronic Determination Technology in Food and Biochemical Analysis (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Advanced Thin Films for Antioxidant Food Packaging and Preservation (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Applications of Drying Technologies in Food Processing: Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Extraction and Applications of High-Added-Value Ingredients in the Food Industry (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advanced Technology for Food Engineering and Bioactive Compound Characterization (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Drying Kinetics and Quality Control in Food Processing, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Feature Reviews in Food Processing Technologies: Present Innovations and Future Opportunities (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Drying Technologies in Food Processing (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Light-Based Interventions in Food Processing: Recent Advances and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in Extraction and Characterization of Functional Properties of Bioactive Compounds Obtained from Food Processing (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Novel Technologies for the Processing and Quality Assessment of Meat Production (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Advances in Novel and Sustainable Processing Technologies for Bioactive Compounds in Foods (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Sustainable Processing and Utilization of Dairy Products (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Engineering Sustainable Processes for the Valorization of Food Waste into High-Value Products (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Extraction Processes, Modeling, and Optimization of Oils (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Next-Generation Developments in Biomaterials Processing: Combining Process Technologies to Intensify Drying, Extraction and Decontamination (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Machine Learning Applied to Food Processes (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Quality of Plant Raw Materials and Their Processing (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Green Extraction Technologies and Functional Bioactive Compounds: From Environmental Sustainability to Food Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Novel Techniques in Natural Product Extraction to Improve Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity in Foods (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Advanced Processing and Analytical Technologies for Plant- and Animal-Based Foods (Deadline: 26 January 2027)
- Processing Foods: Process Optimization and Quality Assessment, 4th Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Sustainable Food Packaging and Process Optimization: From Material Innovation to System Integration (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Processing and Structure–Function Relationships in Carbohydrate-Based Food Systems (Deadline: 5 February 2027)
- Application of Biotechnology in Food Processing and Preservation (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Applications of Ultrasound and Other Technologies in Food Processing (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Advances in Process Detection and Control Technologies for Optimizing Food Processing (Deadline: 25 February 2027)
- Advanced Bioprocesses for the Valorization of Agroindustrial Waste into Probiotic Foods and Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 26 February 2027)
- Food Processing and Food Preservation: Advanced Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Modeling, Control and Optimization of Food Fermentation Processes (Deadline: 10 March 2027)
- Quality Control and Analytical Technologies in Food Processing (Deadline: 10 March 2027)
- Advanced Technology in Food Processing (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Resource Utilization of Food Industry Byproducts (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Advances in Food Processing Techniques and Nutritional Analysis (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Emerging Technologies for the Sustainable Valorization of Agro-Food Byproducts and Underutilized Biological Resources (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products—3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 April 2027)
- Green and Sustainable Food Technologies: Innovations in Processing and Preservation (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- Sustainable Development of Cereal and Oilseed Products and By-Products (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Green Processes for the Recovery and Valorization of Bioactive Compounds from Food Matrices (Deadline: 20 May 2027)
