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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2021.
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sustainability of life on planet earth; reduction of carbon emissions in the food chain; role of computer technology; process optimization; artificial intelligence; precision technology, robitization, internet of things; energy conservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Never before has the human race faced the possibility that our very future is at stake. Globle warming raging bush fires, rising sea levels, landscape flooding, environmental degradation, future pandemics all conspire to require remedial attention from relevant experts especially from those involved in the food chain and in environmental and sustainable technology.
The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the food chain that have been accomplished by agronomists, horticulturists, agricultural, chemical, electrical, and electronic engineers as well as by scientists in relevant disciplines all of whom have combined to reduce carbon emissions in the food chain such that the contribution of agriculture to climate change can meet the target of limiting temperature rise to a maximum of two degrees Celcius by 2050. The participation of large multinational food companies, even though belated is a welcome sign that there is some hope that civilization as we know it can just about overcome this looming catastrophe. The participation of large foodcompanies will provide encouragement to scientists and engineers to engage even more enthusiasticly in the struggle to maintain a tolerable life style for our children and grandchildren in every pocket of humanity on earth.
Sustainability is at the epicenter of this challenge requiring relevant and competent research and technology that will provide the sustainable environment. The key focus areas of the Special Issue consist but not limited to the following research topics:
- Design of novel food systems and materials, and their application;
- Applications of chemical and biological technology in the treatment of food waste;
- Use of smart technologies in biosystems and food engineering and its sustainable benefits;
- Technologies on reduction of carbon emissions in the food chain;
- Sustainability assessment of innovative food production and processing techniques;
- Health and safety improvements in food production and processing.
Prof. Dr. Paul B. McNulty
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- food materials
- environmental sustainability
- carbon emissions
- food waste
- automation
- robitization