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The Professor Sami Ghnimi

Sami Ghnimi
Associate Professor in Food Process Engineering
Expertise
Biodegradable films, encapsulation, life cycle analysis, food process engineering
Research Unit
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, LAGEPP UMR 5007
Key words
Biodegradable polymers, eco-design, life cycle assessment
Ongoing projects
- FABIONANOCAP (2021-2024): Development of nanocapsule-based biodegradable films for food biopreservation
- 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
- Coordinator 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 curriculum
- Lectures in Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Processing and Packaging, Packaging Technology & Food Process Engineering
Professional experience
- 2018-Present: 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, 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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- 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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- 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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- Sami Ghnimi, Marie-Pierre Ellies-Oury, Sghaier Chriki. Insectes dans l’alimentation humaine - Transformation et qualité. Techniques de l'Ingénieur Agroalimentaire, 2024, pp.F9502v1. ⟨10.51257/a-v1-f9502⟩. ⟨hal-04600764⟩
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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, 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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