Processes

AI-Driven Advanced Process Control for Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Jingbo Wang

,

Bo Yang

and

Yiyan Sang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5197 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent process control; artificial intelligence; model-free control; data-driven control; nonlinear systems; HVDC and optimal power flow; renewable and electric vehicles; controller monitoring; sustainable control solutions; real-time decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)

Applications of Natural and Synthetic Derivatives in Pharmaceutical Industries

edited by

Jefferson Romáryo Duarte Da Luz

and

Gabriel Araujo Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4196 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural derivatives; synthetic derivatives; pharmaceutical applications; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; extraction and synthesis processes; natural product chemistry; synthetic methodologies; sustainable practices; drug development and formulation; therapeutic innovation; industrial pharmaceutical processes; analytical technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Eco-Friendly Drilling Fluids: Biodegradable Formulations and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Jagar A. Ali

and

Mardin Abdalqadir

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3615 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly drilling fluids; biodegradable drilling fluids; sustainable drilling technologies; green drilling additives; bio-based polymers; nanotechnology, drilling fluid performance evaluation; rheology of drilling fluids; filtration control; fracture mechanics

Latest Application of Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Process Modelling and Optimization

edited by

Sheng Du

,

Li Jin

, Pan Yu and

Hao Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3250 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial process modeling; intelligent optimization; artificial intelligence; decision support systems; cyber–physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Advanced Approaches in Drilling Processes and Enhanced Oil Recovery

edited by

Alireza Kazemi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3113 | Submission Open

Keywords: drilling optimization; smart drilling technologies; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); CO2-EOR; low-salinity waterflooding; smart water flooding; nanotechnology in EOR; microbial EOR; artificial intelligence in EOR; reservoir simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)

Process Safety and Intelligent Monitoring for Mining Engineering

edited by

Yanjun Zhang

and Yueguan Yan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3072 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining engineering; disaster; monitoring technology; simulation; modeling; process; prediction methods; design; software

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Safety and Risk Management)

Heat Transfer and Computational Fluid Dynamics in Thermofluids/Microfluidics

edited by

Juan P. Escandón

,

René O. Vargas

and

Alejandro Zacarías

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2832 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied computational fluid dynamics; microfluidics; fluid mechanics; heat transfer; thermofluids; nanofluids; numerical simulation; compressible flows; energy storage; multiphase flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Process Safety and Condition Monitoring for Energy and Gas Infrastructure

edited by Lei Chen and Jianyang Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2805 | Submission Open

Keywords: process safety; condition monitoring; energy infrastructure; gas infrastructure; anomaly detection; predictive maintenance; digital twins; risk mitigation; data analytics; infrastructure resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Safety and Risk Management)

Feature Papers in the “Food Process Engineering” Section, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dariusz Dziki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2717 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of food; innovations and new technologies; sustainable development; process and system design; trends in the food industry; food pretreatment; food engineering; byproduct of food processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)

Process Analysis of Pollutants in Fiber Filtration, Adsorption, and Purification

edited by

Xin Zhang

and

Sumei Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2637 | Submission Open

Keywords: particulate; harmful gas; planktonic Microorganisms; functional materials; fiber filtration; adsorption; purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Advances and Innovative Solutions in CCUS Engineering: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

edited by Wenhao He,

Yu Shi

,

Ruixue Li

and Zonglun Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2371 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCUS; CO2 capture; CO2 utilization; CO2 storage; enhanced oil and gas recovery; CCUS economic evaluation; CCUS engineering process; thermal–hydraulic–mechanical–chemical coupling; compressed CO2 energy storage; multi-scale modeling and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Processing and Integration of Functional Ingredients in Sustainable Food Systems

edited by Ana Curutchet,

Silvia Beatriz Matiacevich

and

Carla Arancibia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2343 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing ; functional ingredients ; green extraction technologies ; by-product valorization ; circular economy ; process design and optimization ; encapsulation and stabilization ; bioactive compounds ; life cycle assessment (LCA) ; clean label

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)

Hydraulic Barriers in Environmental Containment Systems

edited by Yu Tan,

Ping Liu

and

Yuan Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2213 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic barrier; coupled processes; compatibility; emerging contaminant; fate and transport; extreme weather event; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Preparation and Application of Functional Fiber Materials

edited by

Fabien Salaün

and

Xiang Yan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2088 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional fiber synthesis; fiber processing technologies; fiber surface engineering; composite functional fibers; advanced fiber applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Sustainable and Advanced Technologies for Mining Engineering

edited by Fuming Qu and Hangxing Ding

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1978 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mining; low-carbon technology; sustainable mining

Advanced Reservoir Simulation and Modelling, Thermal and Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes (2nd Edition)

edited by

Syed Muhammad Shakil Hussain

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1716 | Submission Open

Keywords: reservoir engineering; computer models; fluid flow; porosity; permeability; fluid dynamics; thermal behavior; enhanced oil recovery; reservoir management; real-time data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Innovations in CO₂ and Hydrogen Storage: Emerging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Sabina Alexandra Nicolae

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1640 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; hydrogen adsorption; clean energy; sustainable materials; solid sorbents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Machine Learning-Enabled Reservoir Dynamics Prediction and Recovery Factor Optimization

edited by

Mohammad Islam Miah

,

Murtada A. Elhaj

and Arifur Rahman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine/deep learning and explainable AI; data-driven optimization; reservoir dynamics and geomechanics; unconventional and geothermal reservoirs; production forecasting; enhanced oil recovery techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Advances in Intelligent Manufacturing Process and Equipment

edited by Gang Yuan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1442 | Submission Open

Keywords: large language models; embodied intelligent equipment; human–robot collaboration; industrial metaverse and digital twin; humanoid robotics in manufacturing; generative process planning; cognitive autonomous systems; Industry 5.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advanced Technologies in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy

edited by

Sait Kursunoglu

,

Maria Cristina C. Vila

and

Maria de Lurdes Dinis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1417 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; critical and strategic minerals; artificial intelligence in mineral processing; hydrometallurgical innovations; mineral biotechnology; novel and green lixiviants; solvent extraction, ion exchange, crystallization, precipitation, and electrowinning; processing of low-grade and complex ores; mine tailings and recycled materials; circular economy and sustainable mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advances in Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Development: Selected Papers from the 25th COBEQ

edited by

Jean Felipe Leal Silva

and

Fernando Cotting

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1260 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; urban mining; process safety; waste valorization; biomass conversion; carbon capture; green solvents; separation processes; process intensification; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Intelligent and Sustainable Safe Coal Mining: AI-Assisted Disaster Mitigation, Carbon Sequestration, and Energy Utilization

edited by

Feng Du

, Yongbo Cai and Qiming Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent coal mining; AI-assisted disaster prediction; coal and gas dynamic disasters; carbon sequestration in coal seams; gas migration and seepage in coal; energy utilization in coal mines; machine learning in mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Coal Mining

edited by Yang Tai and Chunwang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1132 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal mining; numerical simulation; rock mechanics; laboratory experiment; mining-induced hazards; strata control; coupled process modeling; ground stability; geotechnical monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)

Process Intensification, Multiscale Simulation, and Optimization in Membrane Reactor Engineering

edited by

Kamran Ghasemzadeh

,

Rashid Jamshidi

and

Giuseppe Bagnato

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane reactors; process intensification; multiscale modelling; membrane process simulation; optimization and control; sustainable reactive separation; cost-effective process integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)

Recent Advances in Extraction of Oil from Heavy Oil, Medium-Low Maturity Shale, and Oil Shale

edited by

Chuanjin Yao

and Baishuo Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy oil; medium-low maturity shale oil; oil shale; in-situ conversion; extraction; reaction; modeling; simulation; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Waste Biorefinery Technologies for Sustainable Energy Processes

edited by Marco Antonio Garzón-Zúñiga and Denisse Serrano-Palacios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste (water) to byproducts; lignocellulosic compounds breakdown; anaerobic digestion in two steps; dark fermentation; anaerobic digestion; biogas; VFA; volatile fatty acids; bioenergy; biohydrogen; biomethane; biohythane; bioethanol; biodiesel; biomass pretreatment; biomass conversion; biopolymers; polyhydroxyalkanoates; ethanol; microalgae production; microalgae production from wastewater; life cycle assessment; urban organic waste; organic waste (liquid and solid); organic waste fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)

Emerging Materials and Devices for Perovskite-Based Technologies

edited by

Arian Espinosa Roa

, Mirna Denisse Barreiro-Argüelles and Edgar González-Juárez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite photovoltaics; perovskite LEDs; photodetectors; catalysis; energy storage; low-dimensional perovskites; defect passivation; charge-transport materials; scalable fabrication; stability and degradation; computational and data-driven design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Laser Processing of Materials for Advanced Manufacturing

edited by

Fábio Fernandes

and

Bappa Acherjee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser processing; laser welding; laser joining; laser cutting; laser cladding; laser surface hardening; laser additive manufacturing; directed energy deposition; powder bed fusion; laser surface engineering; microstructure evolution; residual stress; melt pool dynamics; process simulation; finite element modeling; process monitoring; mechanical properties; structural integrity; manufacturing processes; industrial applications; sustainable manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

The Properties and Application Progress of Graphene Materials

edited by Carlos A.T. Toloza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 805 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene; nanomaterials; functionalization; energy storage; sensors; composites; catalysis; biomedical applications; environmental applications; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Modeling and Optimization of Hydrodynamic and Aerodynamic Flow Processes

edited by

Weipeng Zhang

, Pei Xu and

Hang Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling method; optimization methods; high fidelity; refined measurement; digital twin; multiphase flows; artificial intelligence; flow feature extraction; adjoint theory; multi-field coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)

Advances in Carbon Materials’ Thermal Analysis

edited by

Daniel Lardizábal-Gutiérrez

and Raul Perez-Bustamante

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoanalysis; mineral carbons; carbon nanotubes (CNTs); graphenes; turbostratic carbon; charcoal performance; pyrolysis of carbons; thermoanalysis of hybrid compounds and functional materials; carbonaceous materials; methodological advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Heat Transfer Materials and Processes for Waste Heat Recovery and Energy Conversion

edited by

Qibin Li

, Shukun Wang and Wei Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; energy storage; phase change materials; nanofluids; thermodynamic systems; waste heat; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Experimental Research and Numerical Simulations in Turbomachinery

edited by

Weixiang Ye

and

Denghao Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 670 | Submission Open

Keywords: (hydraulic) pump and turbine; (gas/steam/supercritical carbon dioxide) compressor and turbine; fans, blowers, and propellers; cavitation and multi-phase flows; design, optimization, and manufacturing; control, operation, monitoring, and diagnosis; AI, machine learning, and deep learning; computational fluid dynamics; measurement technology.

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Heat and Mass Transfer in Process Engineering: Modern Approaches

edited by

Narjes Malekjani

and

Ayomikun Bello

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: coupled heat and mass transfer; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); physics-informed neural networks (PINNs); process modeling and simulation; drying and dehydration; porous media transport; scientific machine learning (SciML); thermal process optimization; multiphase flow; interfacial processes; encapsulation technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Optimised Pathways for Biomass Conversion into Value-Added By-Products

edited by

Rasmina Halis

,

Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff

and

Arniza Ghazali

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass by-products; bio-based materials; biorefineries; circular bioeconomy; process optimisation; sustainable development; biomass valorisation; biofuels; green technologies; waste to wealth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)

Research Advances in Developing Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs and Enhanced Oil Recovery Technology

edited by

Xuejia Du

and

Ganesh Thakur

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional oil and gas reservoirs; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); hydraulic fracturing and stimulation; CO2-EOR and carbon storage; reservoir characterization and modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)

Thermodynamic Properties, Heat Transfer and Drying Kinetics of Food Materials

edited by Clairmont Clementson and Amir Malvandi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 530 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamic properties; moisture diffusivity; sorption isotherms; drying methods; food process modeling; drying simulation; food material properties; heat and mass transfer; quality retention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)

Green Processes for the Recovery and Valorization of Bioactive Compounds from Food Matrices

edited by

Carolina Calderón-Chiu

,

Juan Arturo Ragazzo-Sánchez

and

Mayra Nicolás-García

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable extraction technologies; agro-industrial residues; circular bioeconomy; process intensification; biorefinery approaches; membrane separation technologies; enzyme-assisted extraction; supercritical fluids; ultrasound and microwave technologies; functional ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)

Advances in Antimicrobial Biomaterial Processes

edited by

Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijó

, Carlos Eduardo Moura and Caio Sérgio Santos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial nanomaterials; nanobiotics; antimicrobial surfaces; biomaterials with action against biofilms; antimicrobial polymers (natural or synthetic); metal-based antibacterial agents; catalytic metallodrugs; hydroxyapatite; plasma-surface modification method (PSMM); photoresponsive materials (photocatalysts, photosensitizers photothermal)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)

Process-Optimized High-Performance Concrete: From Material Design to Structural Applications

edited by

Bilal El-Ariss

and

Said Elkholy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: process-optimized high-performance concrete; material design; mix proportions; curing regimes; additive technologies; rheology control; early-age strength; long-term durability; structural applications; lifecycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Air Pollution Control and Treatment

edited by Chi He, Jianrong Li and Fenglian Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution control; emission abatement; pollution treatment technologies; air quality management; environmental remediation; sustainable mitigation; environmental policy (related to air)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Advanced Materials and Processes for Nuclear Waste Immobilisation

edited by Pranesh Dayal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear waste immobilisation; radioactive waste; wasteform; glass wasteforms; glass-ceramic wasteforms; ceramic wasteforms; synroc; geopolymer wasteforms; cementitious wasteforms; actinide immobilisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

Drilling Technologies for the Exploration and Exploitation of Deep Energy Resources

edited by Xianyu Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: drilling; deep energy resources; shale gas; coalbed methane; shale oil; drilling fluid and fracturing fluid; microseismic monitoring; experiments and numerical simulations; artificial intelligence and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Hybrid Propulsion Systems: Design, Power Management and Control

edited by

Yu Ding

, Congbiao Sui and La Xiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid propulsion; design and optimization; energy efficiency; operational safety; power management; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Machine Learning Optimization of Chemical Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

An Su

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; process optimization; process control; optimization algorithms; models; fault detection; chemical process engineering; chemical synthesis; chemical reaction; sustainable process design; process safety; industrial process analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Application of Analytical Methods for Tracking Contaminants in Food, Environment, and Industrial Processes

edited by

Jessica Pizzo

and Oscar De Oliveira Santos-Junior

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: contaminant detection; food safety; environmental monitoring; mass spectrometry; analytical chemistry; chromatography; industrial process monitoring; real-time analysis; sensor technologies; environmental contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Thermodynamic and Dynamic Behaviors in Molecular Liquids: Experimental, Theoretical, and Computational

edited by

Bakusele Kabane

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular liquids; thermodynamics; molecular interactions; phase behavior; computational chemistry; molecular dynamic simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Experiments and Modeling in Combustion Processes

edited by Tao Li and Xu Wen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion modeling; combustion experiment; reaction kinetics; reactive flow simulation; alternative fuel combustion; turbulent combustion; model validation; optical diagnostics for combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

High-Energy Lithium Batteries: Advanced Materials and Technologies

edited by Yue Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: Li-ion battery; Li-S battery; Li-O2 battery; Li metal battery; solid-state battery; anode-free battery; interface engineering; advanced technologies; high energy density; flexible/wearable battery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Research Advances in Adsorption Technologies for Pollutant Removal

edited by Tiago José Marques Fraga, Maurício A. M. Sobrinho and Marcos Gomes Ghislandi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; engineered nanomaterials; functionalization; low-cost adsorbents; biochars; pharmaceutically active compounds; emerging pollutants; heavy metals; policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; multicomponent adsorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)

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