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The Professor Sami Ghnimi

Sami Ghnimi
Associate Professor in Food Process Engineering

Expertise

Biodegradable or recyclable active polymers, micro/nanoencapsulation, life cycle analysis, food process engineering

Research Unit

Laboratoire d’Automatique, de Génie des Procédés et de Génie Pharmaceutique, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, LAGEPP UMR 5007

 

Key words

Biodegradable and recyclable polymers, micro/nanoencapsulation, eco-design, life cycle assessment

Ongoing research projects or lately completed

  • A-Block (2024-2027): Nano-Enabled Antimicrobial Food Packaging Incorporating Natural Bioactives from Mediterranean Agri-Wastes, H2020 Europe, PRIMA (LIST Luxembourg, DIL Germany, NKUA Greece, IBUN Türkiye, PPC & ÜB Türkiye)
  • FABIONANOCAP (2021-2024): Development of nanocapsule-based biodegradable films for food biopreservation (funded by Terra Isara)
  • NEMOS (2022-2024): A new educational model for the acquisition of sustainability skills through service learning (Erasmus+ project, University of Navarra – Spain; University of Pisa – Italy; Technical University of Graz – Austria; Technical University of Dublin – Ireland) 

Teaching activities

  • Head of the European Master in Sustainable Food Systems: MSc Sustainable Food Systems
  • Engineering degree :
    • Coordinator of the ”Sustainable Developments in Food Industries” semester in the final year of the engineering curriculum
    • Lectures in Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Processing and Packaging, Packaging Technology & Food Process Engineering

 

Professional experience and studies

  • Sine 2018: Associate Professor, ISARA, France.
  • 2017-2018: Associate Professor, Ghent University Global Campus, Corée du sud.
  • 2013-2017: Maitre de Conférences, UAE University, UAE.
  • 2009-2013: Maitre de Conférences, Université de Strasbourg, France.

 

Latest publications

 

Journal articles

2025

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Abdallah Fawky Elshamy, Kurt Rosentrater, Sami Ghnimi, M. Kamal Hossain, Volker Lammers, et al.. High-moisture meat analogs produced from dry-fractionated Faba bean, yellow pea, and functional soy proteins: Effects of mixture design and extrusion parameters on texture properties. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies / Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies , 2025, 100, pp.103927. ⟨10.1016/j.ifset.2025.103927⟩. ⟨hal-04885916⟩
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2024

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Florence Akinmeye, Sghaier Chriki, Changqi Liu, Jing Zhao, Sami Ghnimi. What factors influence consumer attitudes towards alternative proteins?. Food and Humanity, 2024, 3, pp.100349. ⟨10.1016/j.foohum.2024.100349⟩. ⟨hal-04749499⟩
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https://hal.science/hal-04749499/file/1-s2.0-S2949824424001241-main.pdf

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Fatemeh Baghi, Adem Gharsallaoui, Emilie Dumas, Géraldine Agusti, Sami Ghnimi. Characterization of antimicrobial multilayer film based on ethylcellulose-pectin incorporated with nanoemulsions of trans-cinnamaldehyde essential oil. Food Chemistry: X, 2024, 22, pp.101261. ⟨10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101261⟩. ⟨hal-04493629⟩
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Fatemeh Baghi, Sami Ghnimi, Géraldine Agusti, Emilie Dumas, Adem Gharsallaoui. Development and Characterization of Pectin-Based Antimicrobial Packaging Films Containing Nanoemulsified Trans-Cinnamaldehyde. Applied Sciences, 2024, GEPHARM, 14 (6), pp.2256. ⟨10.3390/app14062256⟩. ⟨hal-04771445⟩
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https://hal.science/hal-04771445/file/2024-3_Fatemeh%20Baghi.pdf

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Aditya Francis, Sami Ghnimi, Sergiy Smetana. Development of a regionalized dynamic weighting method for the environmental impact of alternative protein sources. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2024, 8, ⟨10.3389/fsufs.2024.1294390⟩. ⟨hal-04434054⟩
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Amin Nikkhah, Mahdi Esmaeilpour-Troujeni, Armaghan Kosari-Moghaddam, Abbas Rohani, Farima Nikkhah, et al.. Machine learning‐based life cycle assessment for environmental sustainability optimization of a food supply chain. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2024, ⟨10.1002/ieam.4954⟩. ⟨hal-04605440⟩
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2023

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Fatemeh Baghi, Sami Ghnimi, Emilie Dumas, Nour-Eddine Chihib, Adem Gharsallaoui. Nanoemulsion-Based Multilayer Films for Ground Beef Preservation: Antimicrobial Activity and Physicochemical Properties. Molecules, 2023, 28 (11), pp.4274. ⟨10.3390/molecules28114274⟩. ⟨hal-04118603⟩
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https://hal.science/hal-04118603/file/molecules-28-04274-v2.pdf

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Fatemeh Baghi, Sami Ghnimi, Emilie Dumas, Adem Gharsallaoui. Microencapsulation of Antimicrobial trans-Cinnamaldehyde: Effect of Emulsifier Type, pH, and Drying Technique. Applied Sciences, 2023, 13 (10), pp.6184. ⟨10.3390/app13106184⟩. ⟨hal-04118627⟩
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https://cnrs.hal.science/hal-04118627/file/applsci-13-06184-v2.pdf

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Sghaier Chriki, Marie-Pierre Ellies-Oury, Sami Ghnimi. Les insectes dans l’alimentation animale. Une voie prometteuse pour un élevage plus durable. Techniques de l'Ingénieur Agroalimentaire, 2023, Filière de production : produits d'origine animale, pp.F9500 V1. ⟨10.51257/a-v1-f9500⟩. ⟨hal-03986258⟩
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Salma Guebebia, Adem Gharsallaoui, Emilie Dumas, Fatemeh Baghi, Lazhar Zourgui, et al.. Microencapsulation of Phenolic Compounds Extracted from Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Leaves, Fruits and Seeds. Applied Sciences, 2023, 13 (22), pp.12273. ⟨10.3390/app132212273⟩. ⟨hal-04379794⟩
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