Technologies for Production, Processing, and Extraction of Natural Products, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 772
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metabolomics analyses of food products; primary and secondary metabolites analyses; metabolic fingerprinting analyses; metabolite profiling analyses
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Dear Colleagues,
Natural bioactive compounds encompass a plethora of structures and functionalities, providing a reliable source of molecules for the production of nutraceuticals, functional foods, and food additives. Furthermore, they have demonstrated significant market potential for industrial applications in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. These compounds, which are produced and recovered from various biological sources (such as fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants, wastes, and byproducts), can be found in nature either at high concentration (i.e., polyphenols) or at very low levels, such that massive harvesting is needed to obtain sufficient amounts. In fact, the structural diversity and complexity of these substances make chemical synthesis unprofitable. The development of advanced technologies has been fundamental to overcoming the inherent difficulties in screening and producing these compounds. Traditionally, they are extracted using conventional liquid–liquid or solid–liquid extraction techniques; however, this approach is associated with negative thermal influences on extraction yield and quality, as well as a significant expenditure of organic solvents and energy. In addition, with the growing consumer demand for greener alternatives that do not involve toxic chemicals, as well as the industry’s concerns around sustainable, nontoxic extraction methods, the applications of novel extraction technologies (including, for instance, ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, and enzyme-assisted extraction, as well as their combination) are becoming more and more widespread.
This Special Issue of the journal Processes, entitled “Technologies for Production, Processing, and Extraction of Natural Products, 3rd Edition” aims to group original research and review articles about the setting and optimization of production and processing strategies, as well as conventional and innovative extraction technologies of natural compounds.
Dr. Pasquale Crupi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural product chemistry
- biological sources
- leftovers
- production methods
- processing
- non-conventional extractions
- methods of analysis
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