Food Process Engineering
A section of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717).
Section Information
This Section of the journal Processes focuses on all aspects of food processes, including on experimental, theoretical, and computational research in this area. The aim is to publish research that will enhance knowledge about chemical and biochemical reaction processes, mass transfer, separation, purification and fragmentation processes, heat transfer systems, mixing and fluid processes, integrated process design and scale-up, process modeling, optimization, simulation and control, all of which are topics that may be linked to food processes. Food quality aspects and energy saving in food processing are also of interest, as well as those related to the use of agro-food industry waste. All manuscripts submitted for publication under this section will undergo the high-quality peer review process of the Processes journal and, if accepted, will be published rapidly online. Download Section Flyer
Keywords
- Cereal processing
- Meat processing
- Fruit and vegetable processing
- Processes in beverage production
- Thermal method of food preservation and processing
- Sustainable food processing
- Minimal food processing
- Emerging food technologies
- Food quality
- Energy saving in food processing
- Use of food waste
- Minimally-processed food
- Processed food and health
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in the Design, Analysis and Evaluation of Functional Foods (Deadline: 10 May 2026)
- Supercritical Technology Applied to Food, Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Energy Industries—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Development of Innovative Processes in Food Engineering (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Sustainable Processing and Utilization of Dairy Products (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Advances in Extraction and Characterization of Functional Properties of Bioactive Compounds Obtained from Food Processing (Deadline: 26 May 2026)
- Advances in Green Processes for Antioxidant and Antibacterial Polyphenol Extraction (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Advanced Bioprocesses for the Valorization of Agroindustrial Waste into Probiotic Foods and Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Processing and Analysis of Dairy Products (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Development of Microwave Food Processing Technology (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Food Processing and Ingredient Analysis (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Quality of Plant Raw Materials and Their Processing (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Green and Sustainable Food Technologies: Innovations in Processing and Preservation (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Modeling, Control and Optimization of Food Fermentation Processes (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Novel Techniques in Natural Product Extraction to Improve Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity in Foods (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Innovative Drying Technologies for Food Processing (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Chromatographic Techniques in Food Industry Processes (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Novel Technologies for the Processing and Quality Assessment of Meat Production (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Processing Foods: Process Optimization and Quality Assessment, 4th Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Applications of Ultrasound and Other Technologies in Food Processing (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Food Biochemistry and Health: Recent Developments and Perspectives (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Processing and Bioactivity Evaluation of Functional Foods (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Application of Biotechnology in Food Processing and Preservation (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Food Processing and Food Preservation: Advanced Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Next-Generation Developments in Biomaterials Processing: Combining Process Technologies to Intensify Drying, Extraction and Decontamination (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products—3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Sustainable Food Packaging and Process Optimization: From Material Innovation to System Integration (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Research Advances and Applications of Isotopic and Spectroscopic Analysis in Foods and Beverages (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Advances in Process Detection and Control Technologies for Optimizing Food Processing (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Advances in Food Processing Techniques and Nutritional Analysis (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Resource Utilization of Food Industry Byproducts (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advanced Technology in Food Processing (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Processes in Agri-Food Technology (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Innovative Food Processing and Quality Control (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Emerging Thermal and Non-Thermal Technologies for Food Preservation and Sustainable Food Processing (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Sustainable Processing Design for Functional Ingredients in Food (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Applications of Non-Thermal and Thermal Technologies in Food Processing, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Green Processes for the Recovery and Valorization of Bioactive Compounds from Food Matrices (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advanced Processing and Integration of Functional Ingredients in Sustainable Food Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Thermodynamic Properties, Heat Transfer and Drying Kinetics of Food Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Green Technologies for Food Processing (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Feature Papers in the “Food Process Engineering” Section, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- High-Value-Added Utilization of Food and Food By-Products (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Emerging Technologies for the Valorization of Agro-Food Byproducts into Functional Ingredients and Foods (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Advanced Spectrometric and Electronic Determination Technology in Food and Biochemical Analysis (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Extraction and Applications of High-Added-Value Ingredients in the Food Industry (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advanced Thin Films for Antioxidant Food Packaging and Preservation (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Applications of Drying Technologies in Food Processing: Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advanced Technology for Food Engineering and Bioactive Compound Characterization (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Feature Reviews in Food Processing Technologies: Present Innovations and Future Opportunities (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Drying Kinetics and Quality Control in Food Processing, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Light-Based Interventions in Food Processing: Recent Advances and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in Novel and Sustainable Processing Technologies for Bioactive Compounds in Foods (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Green Extraction Technologies and Functional Bioactive Compounds: From Environmental Sustainability to Food Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Sustainable Development of Cereal and Oilseed Products and By-Products (Deadline: 30 April 2027)