Resource Utilization of Food Industry Byproducts
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Process Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chemical engineering and processing; process intensification; green extraction techniques; active food packaging
Interests: chemical process intensification; enabling technologies; environmental chemical engineering; green chemistry; sustainable food
Interests: food chemistry; dietary products; green extraction techniques; upcycling of food sidestreams; sustainable food
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Dear Colleagues,
The food industry produces significant amounts of solid waste and liquid effluents, which are often rich in organic matter and valuable biomolecules. In light of growing environmental concerns and the global shift toward circular economy principles, the valorization of food byproducts offers a promising opportunity to create added value while reducing waste. Through innovative processing and recovery technologies, residual food industry streams can be transformed into a broad array of products such as functional ingredients, food supplements, enzymes, pigments, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, and more.
This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest advances in process development, optimization, and scale-up strategies that enable efficient utilization of agricultural and food byproducts. We invite original research articles and comprehensive reviews that explore innovative processing techniques, the transition from laboratory to pilot or industrial scale, and the integration of alorization strategies into sectors such as food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, energy, and materials.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Upscaling, optimization, and intensification of extraction and purification processes;
- Transition from batch to continuous or flow-based systems;
- Biorefinery concepts applied to food industry byproducts;
- Development of novel ingredients and products from agri-food waste;
- Biotechnological approaches for byproducts valorization;
- Use of waste streams for biofuels, bioplastics, and bio-based materials production;
- Evaluation of safety, stability, and efficacy of recovered compounds;
- Barriers and enablers for scaling up valorization processes;
- Industrial applications and integration into existing processing chains.
We particularly welcome submissions that bridge the gap between laboratory research and real-world application, offering insights into the performance, feasibility, and sustainability of valorization processes across various industries.
Dr. Christian Cravotto
Dr. Manuel Salgado Ramos
Dr. Federica Turrini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food industry byproducts
- process optimization
- novel valorisation strategies
- green technologies
- biorefinery
- bioactive compounds
- functional ingredients
- sustainable processing
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