About this Research Topic
Agri-food waste and by-products have been generated through several phases, among the most important are harvest phase, post-harvest processing, processing in the food industry, distribution, and storage. Production of food waste and by-product has been recognized as a serious environmental, economic and social problem leading to decreased food production efficiency and lower production sustainability. The application of technologies aiming the efficient use of agri-food waste and by-products can add value to these materials.
The importance of green chemistry application and its technologies in improving sustainability is growing, which is reflected in the reduction of water and energy consumption, and the use of hazardous materials, as well as in achieving sustainability in social, economic, and environmental performance. Starting from the last decade of the 20th century until today, the efforts have been directed to development of new technologies that comply with strict environmental requirements, so most of the recent research focuses on the development of green technologies and their potential application in industry. Since these are new technologies, it is necessary to constantly and rapidly work on the acquiring new knowledge and comprehensively expand it in all directions and in terms of all green technologies.
This Research Topic aims to publish original research on the current state of the art as well as the future developments in green technologies and possibilities in the valorization of agri-food waste and by-products.
The Research Topic will cover the following subtopics, among others:
• Development and application of green solvents in sample preparation.
• Extraction, separation and identification of compounds derived from agri-food waste.
• Optimization of operating parameters in novel extraction, (micro- and nano-) encapsulation and analytical processes.
• Development of new natural products with improved biological properties and nutritional value.
• Pilot-scale technical and economic feasibility studies.
The importance of green chemistry application and its technologies in improving sustainability is growing, which is reflected in the reduction of water and energy consumption, and the use of hazardous materials, as well as in achieving sustainability in social, economic, and environmental performance. Starting from the last decade of the 20th century until today, the efforts have been directed to development of new technologies that comply with strict environmental requirements, so most of the recent research focuses on the development of green technologies and their potential application in industry. Since these are new technologies, it is necessary to constantly and rapidly work on the acquiring new knowledge and comprehensively expand it in all directions and in terms of all green technologies.
This Research Topic aims to publish original research on the current state of the art as well as the future developments in green technologies and possibilities in the valorization of agri-food waste and by-products.
The Research Topic will cover the following subtopics, among others:
• Development and application of green solvents in sample preparation.
• Extraction, separation and identification of compounds derived from agri-food waste.
• Optimization of operating parameters in novel extraction, (micro- and nano-) encapsulation and analytical processes.
• Development of new natural products with improved biological properties and nutritional value.
• Pilot-scale technical and economic feasibility studies.
Keywords: bioactive compounds, green solvents, green extraction, food processing, food waste and by-products, natural products, biorefinery, encapsulation, LC-MS, GC-MS, bioactivities, scale-up process
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