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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
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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- Christophe David, Xabier Amaro, Kurt Rosentrater, Sami Ghnimi. Comparative life cycle assessment of perennial and annual crop production: impact of farming systems and management practices. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2025, 9, ⟨10.3389/fsufs.2025.1569398⟩. ⟨hal-05238650⟩
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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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- Sabrina Tomasi, Annapia Ferrara, Chiara Mignani, Maria Cantalejo, Carlos Vilches, et al.. Education for sustainable transformation: a multi-actor perspective on higher education institutions’ contribution to agrifood systems. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025, ⟨10.1108/IJSHE-04-2024-0245⟩. ⟨hal-05222221⟩
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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