Innovative Food and Bioprocessing Technologies for a Sustainable Agricultural and Food Supply System
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Food".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 3756
Special Issue Editors
Interests: novel food processing technologies; sustainable food processing; process modeling; food safety engineering; sustainable sanitation technique/hygienic design
Interests: food-and bio-processing technologies; food waste/byproducts; food processing
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Interests: food processing; food safety; food safety engineering; food metabolomics; food quality; food spoilage
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are currently facing major global challenges of food insecurity. Global food demand is expected to increase by 70% in the next 35 years, and existing food production and processing systems cannot meet this human demand. Enhancing food system sustainability is critical to tackling these major food challenges. Technological innovations in food and bioprocessing can contribute to improving the sustainability of food production. This Special Issue aims to focus on recent developments and applications of sustainable food and bioprocessing technologies to improve food production sustainability. These technologies are water, energy, and environmentally-friendly comparing with traditional technologies.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the development and application of sustainable food and bioprocessing technologies for food waste/byproduct streams utilization and valorization to produce food ingredients; animal feed; green chemicals to improve the sustainability of the food production chain and achieve a circular economy; sustainable food processes and hygienic design; food processing optimization to minimize material inputs, waste, and energy use; plant-based food processing; texture modification and functionality enhancement through food processing; life cycle assessment; and techno-economic analysis. This Special Issue will showcase the latest developments, innovations and trends in sustainable food and bioprocessing technologies and their contributions to tackling food challenges and improving the sustainability of food systems.
Dr. Long Chen
Dr. Haibo Huang
Dr. Hongshun Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable food processing
- technological innovations in food and bioprocessing
- food system sustainability
- byproduct utilization and valorization
- water, energy and environmentally-friendly
- major food challenges
- food insecurity
- life cycle assessment
- techno-economic analysis
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