Applications of Chromatographic Separation Techniques in Food and Chemistry—Second Edition

Dear Colleagues,

This is the second volume of the successful Special Issue we launched, titled "Applications of Chromatographic Separation Techniques in Food and Chemistry". In the first volume, we published 23 articles. (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/processes/special_issues/Chromatographic_Separation_Techniques).

Chromatographic techniques are by far the most powerful and versatile methods available to the modern analyst. Because of their good separation capacity, various chromatographic methods combined with modern detection systems are able to quickly separate very complicated mixtures into their individual components in a single-step process and are also capable of the simultaneous quantitative determination of each constituent.

Currently, chromatography is an extremely versatile technique which allows for the rapid separation of gases and volatile substances using gas chromatography, involatile chemicals, and materials of extremely high molecular weight using liquid chromatography, and, if necessary, very inexpensively using thin-layer chromatography coupled with densitometry. Therefore, chromatographic analyses are a widespread research method used in virtually all industries, also involving food processing as well as chemical synthesis. They allow for the detection of even trace amounts of substances in the finished product, which in turn gives the possibility of assessing the meticulous quality control of food products or the purity of newly synthesized bioactive molecules as potential new drug candidates, as well as others.

This Special Issue, focused on “Applications of Chromatographic Separation Techniques in Food and Chemistry”, aims to curate novel advances in the development and application of chromatographic separation techniques in food and chemical analyses. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Chromatographic techniques used in ascertaining food quality and authenticity;
• Chromatographic analysis of food additives, including food preservatives, antioxidants, sweeteners, colors, etc.;
• Basic research and applications of chromatographic techniques in chemistry;
• Application of chromatographic techniques in pharmaceutical analysis;
• The development of new chromatographic methods in the analysis of food and chemical compounds, including bioactive molecules;
• Chromatography as a separation technique useful in the chemical process industry; for analysis, isolation, and purification of various chemical compounds as the components of small- and large-scale production.

Original research papers as well as reviews related to the abovementioned areas are most welcome.

Prof. Dr. Alina Pyka-Pająk
Guest Editor

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• chromatographic techniques (GC, HPLC, TLC, TLC-densitometry)
• food components
• food quality
• chemical analysis
• analysis of bioactive compounds
• pharmaceutical analysis
• separation techniques