Valorization of Agro-Related by Products for the Next Generation of Foods and Bioactive Materials
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Food".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 3968
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable and precise fruit processing; spectroscopic techniques; chemometrics; bioactive food packaging materials; fruit quality and safety
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: fruit and vegetable nutrition; food bioactive components; food processing and safety
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: low moisture food; microbial safety; radio frequency heating
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental constraints in a global economy of a growing world population require urgent adaptation of food supply of high nutritional value, better utilization of its byproducts, and isolation of bioactive compounds which can be used for various purposes. Valorization is a popular concept in the field of agro-related industrial residues management, which aims to offer ways to promote the development of sustainable food systems for current consumers and future generations—particularly the recovery of bioactive chemicals and the production of multifunctional materials from agro-related byproducts and biowaste via developing advanced and innovative chemical and biotechnological processes.
Agro-related byproducts are promising sources of value-added substances, with nutritional compositions which are particularly rich in sugars, vitamins, minerals, and natural macromolecules of high interest for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industry. Developing novel technologies or optimizing traditional methods for better valorization of agro-related byproducts holds immense potential as it generates food nutrients, prospective productions of commercial biologicals (enzymes, pigments, flavors, functional ingredients, micronutrients, nutraceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, phytochemicals), and new bioactive materials (edible films, coatings, and intelligent packaging materials).
This Special Issue of Sustainability, with the theme of Food Sustainability, aims to publish research or review articles dealing with potential and innovative strategies to valorize agro-related byproducts for producing high-value added foods and advanced bioactive materials. The topics may include but are not limited to:
- Novel technologies and processes in agro-related waste development;
- Functional product development from agro-related byproducts;
- Bioactive and/or multifunctional materials from agro-byproducts;
- Approaches to overcome agro-related biowaste from sources;
- Advanced data analytics related to guiding sustainable processing.
Dr. Weijie Lan
Prof. Dr. Wen Qin
Dr. Shuxiang Liu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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 2400 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
- valorization of agro-related byproducts
- food waste processing development
- applied sustainable materials
- functional products development from byproducts
- sustainable methods of production
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.