Application of Analytical Methods for Tracking Contaminants in Food, Environment, and Industrial Processes
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editors
Interests: analytical chemistry; food science; food safety; mass spectrometry
Interests: analytical chemistry; food science; lipidomics; food chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
The safe production, handling, and consumption of food, along with the protection of the environment and industrial processes, are some of the most critical challenges we face in today’s society. Contaminants such as pesticides, heavy metals, pathogens, and industrial pollutants threaten food safety, environmental health, and the integrity of industrial processes. Analytical methods play a vital role in tracking these contaminants, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and environmental sustainability. Now more than ever, analytical chemists and process engineers are at the forefront of advancing methodologies that can rapidly, accurately, and cost-effectively detect contaminants in various matrices. From food products and environmental samples to industrial effluents, a broad range of analytical techniques, including chromatography, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, and sensor technologies, are being applied to identify, quantify, and monitor contaminants.
This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest advances in these fields, including innovative applications of analytical techniques and their integration into real-world practices. We invite contributions that focus on the development and application of analytical methods for tracking contaminants in food, environmental samples, and industrial processes. We are particularly interested in studies that emphasize the use of advanced, high-throughput, or real-time analytical techniques, as well as case studies and research that demonstrate the practical implications of these methods.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The development and application of analytical methods for the detection of contaminants in food, water, air, and industrial processes.
- Case studies of contaminant detection in real-world scenarios, including food safety, environmental monitoring, and industrial applications.
- The integration of advanced technologies such as mass spectrometry, chromatography, and spectroscopy for contaminant analysis.
- Novel sensor technologies and their applications in monitoring contaminants in real time.
- Advances in data analysis, modeling, and interpretation of contaminant data.
We hope you consider contributing to this Special Issue, which will bring together cutting-edge research that supports the detection and mitigation of contaminants in food, the environment, and industrial systems.
Dr. Jessica Pizzo
Dr. Oscar De Oliveira Santos-Junior
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- contaminant detection
- food safety
- environmental monitoring
- mass spectrometry
- analytical chemistry
- chromatography
- industrial process monitoring
- real-time analysis
- sensor technologies
- environmental contaminants
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