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Expert in Sustainable Food Production | Biomaterials & Nanocellulose | Food Waste Upcycling & Sustainable Biorefinery

Profile Summary

I am a sustainability-driven scientist and consultant specializing in sustainable food production, bio-based materials and packaging, nanocellulose applications, and food industry waste stream valorization and upcycling through green biorefining solutions. With a strong interdisciplinary background, I focus on developing innovative, circular economy solutions that minimize waste, reduce environmental impact, and enhance resource efficiency. I work at the intersection of science, sustainability, and innovation, supporting organizations in translating complex research into practical, scalable solutions. I have international experience (North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia) working in advanced food and biomass conversion, functional bio-nanobioproducts, green nanotechnology, and emerging green processes and technologies to create high-value products from the agri-food and algae industries, as well as agroforestry residues and wastes. I have hands-on expertise in developing novel active and sustainable biodegradable materials for packaging and green building, value-added food additives and food ingredients, novel functional food and nutraceutical, and bio-based renewable nanomaterials using different grades of nanocellulose and nanobioproducts from renewable sources. My vision also covers the utilization of underexploited food resources and green processing routes to support a viable food and nutrition security by horizon 2050. With a background that spans food science, sustainable material and packaging science, biorefinery, and circular economy strategies, I help clients, from startups and research institutions to industry and policymakers, design and implement sustainable systems that reduce waste, create value from by-products, and improve environmental performance. Whether you're seeking R&D support, scientific writing, new value-added product development, project management, proposal design, or sustainability strategy development, I bring a collaborative mindset, deliver science-based insights, and use a results-driven approach tailored to both your scientific and commercial goals. Let’s connect to build more sustainable solutions and a resource-efficient future with real-world impact.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Process Chemistry
• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Food Engineering
• ☆ Food Microbiology
• ☆ Food Safety
• ☆ Food Processing
• ☆ Dairy Science
• ☆ Food Chemistry
• ☆ Food & Beverage Manufacturing
• ☆ Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC)
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Concept Development, Prototyping

Work Experience

Senior Scientist Project Manager

Universidad de Burgos

January 2021 - June 2024

Education

PhD (Food Engineering)

Huazhong Agricultural University

November 2007 - July 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Cherif Ibrahima Khalil Diop, Sagrario Beltran, Maria-Teresa Sanz, Javier Garcia-Tojal, Miriam Trigo-lopez (2023). Designing bilayered composite films by direct agar/chitosan and citric acid-crosslinked PVA/agar layer-by-layer casting for packaging applications . Food Hydrocolloids.

Diop, C.I.K., Beltran, S., Sanz, M.-T., Garcia-Tojal, J., Trigo-lopez, M.(2023). Designing bilayered composite films by direct agar/chitosan and citric acid-crosslinked PVA/agar layer-by-layer casting for packaging applications . Food Hydrocolloids. 144.

Cherif Ibrahima Khalil Diop, Ester Trigueros, Maria-Teresa Sanz, Sagrario Beltran, Javier García–Tojal (2022). Pressurized hot water-assisted recovery of crude residual agar from a never-dried algae industry waste stream: A Box-Behnken design approach . Food Hydrocolloids.

Cherif Ibrahima Khalil Diop, Sagrario Beltran, Isabel Jaime, Maria-Teresa Sanz (2022). Adjustable Gel Texture of Recovered Crude Agar Induced by Pressurized Hot Water Treatment of Gelidium sesquipedale Industry Waste Stream: An RSM Analysis . Foods.

Cherif Ibrahima Khalil Diop, Sagrario Beltran, Isabel Jaime, Mar&#237;a Teresa Sanz (2022). Adjustable Gel Texture of Recovered Crude Agar Induced by Pressurized Hot Water Treatment of <i>Gelidium sesquipedale</i> Industry Waste Stream: An RSM Analysis . Foods.

Diop, C.I.K., Beltran, S., Sanz, M.-T., Jaime, I.(2022). Adjustable Gel Texture of Recovered Crude Agar Induced by Pressurized Hot Water Treatment of Gelidium sesquipedale Industry Waste Stream: An RSM Analysis . Foods. 11. (14).

Diop, C.I.K., Trigueros, E., Sanz, M.-T., Beltran, S., Garc&#237;a-Tojal, J.(2022). Pressurized hot water-assisted recovery of crude residual agar from a never-dried algae industry waste stream: A Box-Behnken design approach . Food Hydrocolloids. 129.

Trigueros, E., Alonso-Riano, P., Ramos, C., Diop, C. I. K., Beltran, S., Sanz, M. T. (2021). Kinetic study of the semi-continuous extraction/hydrolysis of the protein and polysaccharide fraction of the industrial solid residue from red macroalgae by subcritical water . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.

Trigueros, E., Alonso-Ria&#241;o, P., Ramos, C., Diop, C.I.K., Beltr&#225;n, S., Sanz, M.T.(2021). Kinetic study of the semi-continuous extraction/hydrolysis of the protein and polysaccharide fraction of the industrial solid residue from red macroalgae by subcritical water . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 9. (6).

Abdoulaye Diop, Makhtar Camara, Abdoulaye Seck, Assane Dieng, Amadou Diop, Amary Fall, Cherif Ibrahima. Khalil Diop, Djibril Boiro, Jean Baptisse Niokhor Diouf, Ibrahima Sene, et al. (2018). Antibiotic susceptibility profile of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from acute respiratory infection in Dakar: a cross sectional study . Microbiologia Medica.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Tajvidi, Mehdi, Bilodeau, Michael. A., Bousfield, Douglas W., Hunt, John F. (2017). Evaluation of the incorporation of lignocellulose nanofibrils as sustainable adhesive replacement in medium density fiberboards . Industrial Crops and Products.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Lavoie, Jean-Michel (2017). Isolation of Nanocrystalline Cellulose: A Technological Route for Valorizing Recycled Tetra Pak Aseptic Multilayered Food Packaging Wastes . Waste and Biomass Valorization.

Diop, C.I.K., Lavoie, J.-M.(2017). Isolation of Nanocrystalline Cellulose: A Technological Route for Valorizing Recycled Tetra Pak Aseptic Multilayered Food Packaging Wastes . Waste and Biomass Valorization. 8. (1). p. 41-56.

Diop, C.I.K., Tajvidi, M., Bilodeau, M.A., Bousfield, D.W., Hunt, J.F.(2017). Evaluation of the incorporation of lignocellulose nanofibrils as sustainable adhesive replacement in medium density fiberboards . Industrial Crops and Products. 109. p. 27-36.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Tajvidi, Mehdi, Bilodeau, Michael A., Bousfield, Douglas W., Hunt, John F. (2017). Isolation of lignocellulose nanofibrils (LCNF) and application as adhesive replacement in wood composites: example of fiberboard . Cellulose.

Diop, C.I.K., Tajvidi, M., Bilodeau, M.A., Bousfield, D.W., Hunt, J.F.(2017). Isolation of lignocellulose nanofibrils (LCNF) and application as adhesive replacement in wood composites: example of fiberboard . Cellulose. 24. (7). p. 3037-3050.

Horseman, Thomas, Tajvidi, Mehdi, Diop, Cherif I. K., Gardner, Douglas J. (2017). Preparation and property assessment of neat lignocellulose nanofibrils (LCNF) and their composite films . Cellulose.

Horseman, T., Tajvidi, M., Diop, C.I.K., Gardner, D.J.(2017). Preparation and property assessment of neat lignocellulose nanofibrils (LCNF) and their composite films . Cellulose. 24. (6). p. 2455-2468.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Lavoie, Jean-Michel, Huneault, Michel A. (2017). Separation and Reuse of Multilayer Food Packaging in Cellulose Reinforced Polyethylene Composites . Waste and Biomass Valorization.

Diop, C.I.K., Lavoie, J.-M., Huneault, M.A.(2017). Separation and Reuse of Multilayer Food Packaging in Cellulose Reinforced Polyethylene Composites . Waste and Biomass Valorization. 8. (1). p. 85-93.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Lavoie, Jean-Michel, Huneault, Michel A. (2015). Structural changes of <i>Salix miyabeana</i> cellulose fibres during dilute-acid steam explosion: Impact of reaction temperature and retention time . Carbohydrate Polymers.

Diop, C.I.K., Lavoie, J.-M., Huneault, M.A.(2015). Structural changes of Salix miyabeana cellulose fibres during dilute-acid steam explosion: Impact of reaction temperature and retention time . Carbohydrate Polymers. 119. p. 8-17.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Li, Hai Long, Chen, Peng, Xie, Bi Jun (2012). Properties of maize starch modified by ball milling in ethanol medium and low field NMR determination of the water molecular mobility in their gels . Journal of Cereal Science.

Diop, C.I.K., Li, H.L., Chen, P., Xie, B.J.(2012). Properties of maize starch modified by ball milling in ethanol medium and low field NMR determination of the water molecular mobility in their gels . Journal of Cereal Science. 56. (2). p. 321-331.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Li, Hai Long, Xie, Bi Jun, Shi, John (2011). Combinatorial effects of mechanical activation and chemical stimulation on the microwave assisted acetylation of corn (<i>Zea mays</i>) starch . Starch - Stärke.

Diop, C.I.K., Li, H.L., Xie, B.J., Shi, J.(2011). Combinatorial effects of mechanical activation and chemical stimulation on the microwave assisted acetylation of corn (Zea mays) starch . Starch Staerke. 63. (2). p. 96-105.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Li, Hai Long, Xie, Bi Jun, Shi, John (2011). Effects of acetic acid/acetic anhydride ratios on the properties of corn starch acetates . Food Chemistry.

Diop, Cherif Ibrahima Khalil, Li, Hai Long, Xie, Bi Jun, Shi, John (2011). Impact of the catalytic activity of iodine on the granule morphology, crystalline structure, thermal properties and water solubility of acetylated corn (<i>Zea mays</i>) starch synthesized under microwave assistance . Industrial Crops and Products.

Diop, C.I.K., Li, H.L., Xie, B.J., Shi, J.(2011). Impact of the catalytic activity of iodine on the granule morphology, crystalline structure, thermal properties and water solubility of acetylated corn (Zea mays) starch synthesized under microwave assistance . Industrial Crops and Products. 33. (2). p. 302-309.

Diop, C.I.K., Li, H.L., Xie, B.J., Shi, J.(2011). Effects of acetic acid/acetic anhydride ratios on the properties of corn starch acetates . Food Chemistry. 126. (4). p. 1662-1669.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Tajvidi, M., Leng, W., Diop, C., Amini, E., Hunt, J.F., Bousfield, D., Gardner, D., Bilodeau, M., Gramlich, W.(2017). Binder applications of cellulose nanofibrils: New developments . Advanced Materials Techconnect Briefs 2017. 1. p. 221-224.

Tajvidi, M., Horseman, T., Diop, C., Gardner, D.(2017). Improvement of the physical and mechanical properties of lignocellulose nanofibrils (LCNF) films through hybridization . International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials 2017. 1. p. 347-355.

Diop, C.I.K., Tajvldi, M., Bilodeau, M., Bousfield, D., Hunt, J.(2017). Lignocellulose nanofibrils (LCNF) a viable low-cost alternative to cellulose nanofibrils in binder applications: Effect on physico-mechanical properties of resin-free medium density fiberboards (MDF) . International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials 2017. 2. p. 861-874.