Advanced Technologies for Food Packaging and Preservation
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2024 | Viewed by 82
Special Issue Editors
Interests: active food packaging; multilayer materials; food preservation; antimicrobial compounds; biodegradable/compostable polymers; valorization; biopolymers; circular economy
Interests: active food packaging; food preservation; food engineering, food processing; food technology; biodegradable polymers; dairy processing; chemical engineering
Interests: bio-based and biodegradable polymers; green composites; polymerization of biopolymers; processing of bioplastics; nanofibers obtained by electrospinning; sustainable polymer technologies for food preservation; controlled release of active compounds in plastic formulations; biopolymers for food packaging; bioeconomy; circular economy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The existing technology for food packaging and preservation has constantly evolved to meet the growing and changing demands of society. Changes in population lifestyle have increased the demand for fresh or minimally processed products and functional, high quality and ready-to-consume foods without traditional preservatives but with a prolonged shelf-life, while also meeting strict food safety regulations. On top of this, there is significant food waste along the supply chain where packaging and conservation technologies are key to significantly reduce these losses. The scientific community is making great efforts to make sustainable, commercially available solutions based on advanced technologies such as active and biodegradable packaging, nanotechnology, irradiation, photocatalysis, 3D printing, high hydrostatic pressures, electric fields or biopreservatives to directly improve food shelf life, while other technologies such as ultrasounds, image analysis, machine learning or other AI applications can be used to monitor food processing and hence improve the overall food quality and safety.
This Special Issue aims to collect the most recent advances in these advanced technologies in food packaging and preservation with the purpose of extending food shelf life in an efficient and environmentally sustainable way.
Dr. Eva Hernández García
Dr. Ramón Ordoñez Lagos
Prof. Dr. Sergio Torres-Giner
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advances technologies
- food packaging
- food preservation
- bioactive compounds
- food safety
- environmentally friendly
- artificial intelligence
- food control
- food quality
