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Advances in Green Propulsion Engine and Environmental Pollution Control

edited by

Xinyan Pei

Lingyun Hou

and

Baotong Wang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 26758

Keywords: green gas turbine technologies; variable cycle engines in civil aviation; advanced aero-engine technologies; hydrogen-fuel aero-engine; advanced pollutant emission measurements and control techniques; advanced thermal cycle technologies; aviation carbon emissions and climate change

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

Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Drilling Techniques

edited by

Zhaopeng Zhu

, Chi Peng, Xianwei Dai, Gaosheng Wang and Yong Zheng

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 22060

Keywords: intelligence drilling; parameter optimization; risk pre-warning; wellbore multiphase flow; machine learning; well control; energy storage; multi-objective optimization; rock breaking; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)

Advances in Supported Nanoparticle Catalysts (Volume II)

edited by

Sónia Carabineiro

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8787

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanocatalysts; metals; oxides; carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials and Devices

edited by

Ntuthuko Wonderboy Hlongwa

and Mesfin Abayneh Kebede

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 231

Keywords: materials science; energy storage; supercapacitors; metal-ion batteries; capacitive deionization; metal oxides; carbon-based materials

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

State of the Art of Waste Utilization and Resource Recovery

edited by

Zucheng Wu

Ying Kang

and

Xiao Feng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 41863 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste utilization; resource recovery; industrial and agricultural waste produced

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Recent Advances in Sustainable Electrical Energy Technologies (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mohan Lal Kolhe

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 30153 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable electrification; renewable energy; electric mobility; energy storage; smart grid; sustainable energy technologies; electro-chemical energy conversion; electro-mechanical energy conversion processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biomass Pretreatment for Thermochemical Conversion

edited by

Carmen Branca

and

Antonio Galgano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11385 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass pretreatments; pyrolysis; gasification; combustion; bio-oil and biochar upgrading; emissions

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

Advances of Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy Engineering

edited by Yuting Zhuo and Tianyu Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9306 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational and experimental methods for multiphase flows; bubbly and droplet flows; particle-laden flows; turbulence in multiphase flows; DEM; multiphysics modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Artificial Intelligence-Based Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making in Industrial Process Engineering

edited by

Xiaojun Jin

, Jian Zhang and Dong-Qing Yuan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7696 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; decision-making; anomaly recognition; Intelligent monitoring systems; artificial intelligence

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

Modeling and Simulation of Robot Intelligent Control System

edited by

Raouf Fareh

and

Mohammad H. Rahman

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7464 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot control systems; intelligent robots; simulation; intelligent control systems; artificial intelligence; modeling of robotic systems; decision-making algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)

Optimization of Complex Engineering Systems and Application of Advanced Digital and Intelligent Technologies

edited by Yaoyao Meng,

Tengfei Guo

, Jianyou Lu,

Junyu Sun

and Linli Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 6429 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex engineering systems; advanced digital and intelligent technologies; rock and concrete materials; challenging environments; microscopic failure mechanism

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

Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Distributed Energy Systems

edited by Lei Sun, Xiaodong Yang and Yue Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6278 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed energy sources; modeling; optimization algorithms; control strategy; distributed energy systems; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Progress in Laser-Assisted Manufacturing and Materials Processing

edited by

Antaryami Mohanta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4637 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-matter interaction; ultrafast laser processing; additive manufacturing; laser-induced thermal effects; laser cutting and welding; surface modification; hybrid laser processing; process monitoring and optimization; high-performance materials; sustainable laser manufacturing

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

Recent Advances in Wastewater Treatment Technology to Achieve Low Carbonization

edited by

José de Anda

and

Harvey Shear

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4471 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; wastewater; energy recovery; energy efficiency; circular economy

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

Research on Catalyst and Reaction Kinetics in Fossil Fuel Refining, Biofuels, Green Hydrogen and Petrochemicals

edited by

Antonio S. Araujo

and Florival R. Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3863 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinetics and catalysis for oil refining; model-free kinetics; petrochemistry; fluid catalytic cracking; hydrocracking processes; hydrotreating processes: HDS; HDN; HDS; and HDO; catalyst deactivation and regeneration; biofuels and biorefinery; catalytic recycling of polymers and biomass; green hydrogen

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

Process Intensification and Application for Bioprocesses and Green Chemical Engineering

edited by

Mohammed Benali

Mikel Leturia

, Denis Luart and

Nabil Grimi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3721 | Submission Open

Keywords: monolithic reactor; hybrid separation; ultrasound; micro wave; electric field; supercritical fluid; green solvents; catalytic processes

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

Intelligent Decision-Making in Product Design and Industrial Manufacturing

edited by

Yu Zhang

Lihui Wang

, Jiewu Leng and

Pai Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2852 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent decision-making; artificial intelligence; multi-objective optimization; intelligent product design; intelligent product manufacturing

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

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies

edited by

Valentin Briega Martos

and Andres Quintero-Jaime

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2836 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; energy storage; energy conversion; fuel cells; electrolyzers; batteries; supercapacitors

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

Advances in Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs): Performance and Reliability

edited by

Ali Akbari-Fakhrabadi

and Felipe Sanhueza-Gómez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cells; solid oxide electrolysis cells; SOC performance; reliability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Extraction, Modification, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Natural and Biobased Polymer Materials

edited by

Manuel Burelo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2440 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural polymers; cellulose; chitosan; chitin; starches; gums; PLA; biobased polymer; bioplastic; reinforced polymers; natural fiber; agro-residues; biodegradable polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Novel Fuel Technologies: Synthesis, Production and Property Analysis

edited by

Yiji Lu

and Zhichao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2332 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel; properties; fuel production; pollution; spray; combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Wastewater and Waste Treatment: Overview, Challenges and Current Trends (3rd Edition)

edited by

Dimitris Zagklis

and

Georgios Bampos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2072 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated systems; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; life cycle assessment; technoeconomic analysis; emerging pollutants; policy implementation; hybrid technologies; nanotechnology; sustainable waste management

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

Emerging Technologies in Solid Waste Recycling and Reuse

edited by Ruan L. S. Ferreira,

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

and Saraiva Pereira Jéssyca Emanuella

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste recycling; waste reuse technologies; circular economy; waste valorization; sustainable waste management; resource recovery; smart waste management systems; life cycle assessment (lca); Industry 4.0 in waste processing; waste-to-energy conversion

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

Pharmaceutical Potential and Application Research of Natural Products

edited by

Douglas Siqueira de Almeida Chaves

Gerardo Fernández Barbero

and

Valdir Florencio Da Veiga Junior

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; green chemistry; nanotechnology; natural and herbal remedies processing; purification; extract; pharmacognosy; Box– Behnken design; response surface methodology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Evaluation and Utilization of Antioxidant Activity in Food Products

edited by

Grzegorz Bartosz

and

Izabela Sadowska-Bartosz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1843 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; food; FRAP; CUPRAC; PRAC; ABTS; DPPH; polyphenols; carotenoids; analysis

Research on Heat Transfer Processes: Numerical Simulation and Intensification

edited by

Shung-Wen Kang

and Sundararaj Senthilkumar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1798 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer analysis; thermal engineering; heat energy system; thermo-fluids; heat energy conversion; electronic cooling; HVAC systems; space vehicles; heat exchangers; heat pipes; computational; experimental; theoretical analysis

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

Control, Optimization and Energy Management in Fuel Cell Hybrid Systems

edited by

Hassan El Fadil

and Abdellah Lassioui

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1585 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; hybrid systems; energy management; optimization; renewable energy; sustainability; control strategies; performance evaluation; life cycle analysis; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Design and Application of Microalgal Bioreactors

edited by

Zhen Zhang

and

Leonardo Zambotti-Villela

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; biomass; photobioreactor; fermentation; mixtrophic; CFD; scale up; light; mass transfer

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

Development of Materials and Processes for Integration of Reaction and Separation Operations

edited by

Shigeyuki Uemiya

and Hiroki Nagasawa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1359 | Submission Open

Keywords: process integration; integrated processes; energy efficiency; optimization; enhanced reaction rate; enhanced separation efficiency; membrane reactors

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

Synthesis and Applications of Cellulose Composite

edited by Francisco A.G. Soares Silva

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellulose composites; biodegradability; sustainability; nanocellulose; functionalization; renewable materials; green processing; mechanical properties; polymer composites; recyclability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Biogas Technologies: Converting Waste to Energy

edited by

Christopher Chintua Enweremadu

and

Michael O. Daramola

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel feedstock; emerging biogas technologies; advanced pretreatment techniques; process optimization and control; nutrient recovery; enhancement techniques; 4IR; techno-economic analysis; life cycle assessment

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

Advanced Heat Transfer Technologies and Systematic Applications in Water and Energy Recovery

edited by

Huimin Wei

, Hemin Hu and Yang Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer enhancement and optimization; integrated modelling and management of water– energy– carbon systems; thermal energy storage; machine learning; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in Green Hydrogen Production Processes

edited by

José Carlos Curvelo Santana

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; green ammonia water electrolysis; new material; distribution logistics; life cycle assessment; renewable energies; production; accounting; levelized cost of hydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in Biosorbents: Enhanced Strategies for Contaminant Adsorption

edited by

Aleksandra Ivanovska

, Biljana P. Dojčinovic and Vesna M. Vasić

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosorbents; adsorption; heavy metal; dyes; pharmaceuticals; pesticides; microplastic; bisphenol A; phthalates; parabens

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

Advances in Ionic Liquids in Chemical and Biological Engineering

edited by

Emanuel V. Capela

and

Ana Paula Tavares

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; green processes; green reactions; alternative solvents; ionic liquids; chemical engineering; biological engineering

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

Advancements in Electrodialysis for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment: Innovations, Applications and Future Directions

edited by Oluwaseun Ogunbiyi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; desalination technologies; emerging contaminants; membrane fouling mitigation; industrial wastewater reuse; brine management; process intensification; resource recovery; zero-liquid discharge; scaling and fouling

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

Advanced Functional Materials Design and Computation

edited by

Xue Yong

Jing Wang

and Yuxiang Cai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: density; functional theory (DFT); machine learning (ML); and machine-learned atomic potentials; green energyies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Applications

edited by Carlos Eduardo Molina-Guerrero and

Ivan Salmerón Ochoa

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass residues; circular economy; green chemistry; reactor design; sustainable energy

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

Pharmacodynamics Modeling of Anti-inflammatory Drugs (2nd Edition)

edited by

Wansu Park

Myung Sook Oh

and Jai-Eun Kim

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacodynamics; inflammation; anti-inflammation; analgesic; endoplasmic reticulum stress; calcium; MAPK; STAT; natural product; cytokine; nitric oxide; immune cell; macrophage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Challenges and Opportunities in Computational Materials Science

edited by

Jana Radakovic

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive simulations; digital design; processes optimization; digital twins; materials informatics; materials design challenges; multi-scale modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Composite Materials Processing, Modeling and Simulation

edited by

Chin-Hyung Lee

Rahisham Abd Rahman

and Bernardo Fonseca Tutikian

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 20586 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionally graded materials (FGMs); functionally graded carbon-nanotube-reinforced composites (FG-CNTRCs); functionally graded graphene-platelet-reinforced composites (FG-GPLRCs); modeling; simulation; manufacturing process; design process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Functionally Graded Materials

edited by

Frank Alifui-Segbaya

and Suhas Alkunte

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16714 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionally graded materials; additive manufacturing; mechanical behavior; sustainability; material science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Application of Biochar in Environmental Research

edited by

Antoni Sánchez

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15127 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; waste management; wastewater and water treatment; pyrolysis; fertilization; composting; anaerobic digestion; heterogenous catalysis; nanomaterials

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

Solar Technologies and Photovoltaic Systems

edited by

Ahmed Alami Merrouni

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10277 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; PV technologies; durability and degradation; smart grid; building integration; PV performances; hydrogen electrolysis; electrical mobility; GIS and land suitability analysis

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

New Research on Adsorbent Materials in Environmental Protection

edited by

Meiry Gláucia Freire Rodrigues

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9435 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorbent; nanomaterials; bio-based adsorbents; composite materials; regeneration and reusability; application in emerging pollutants; environmental protection

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

Industrial IoT-Enabled Modeling and Optimization for the Process Industry—2nd Edition

edited by Gongzhuang Peng and

Shenglong Jiang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8578 | Submission Open

Keywords: process modeling; production planning and scheduling; process optimization; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)

AI-Driven Innovations for Enhancing Power System Stability and Operational Efficiency

edited by

Thair Mahmoud

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6555 | Submission Open

Keywords: inverter-based resources (IBRs); dispatch optimization; battery energy storage systems (BESSs); power systems stability; distributed energy resources (DERs); transmission and distribution planning; artificial intelligence (AI); electricity markets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Modelling and Optimizing Process in Industry 4.0

edited by

Emilian Florin Moşneguţu

, Dragoş Alexandru Andrioaia,

Ana Maria Rosu

Vlad-Andrei Ciubotariu

and

Mirela Panainte-Lehăduș

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2523 | Submission Open

Keywords: process study; process optimization; equipment study; advanced technologies; process automation; process efficiency

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

Application of Machine Learning in Geo-Energy Exploration Processes

edited by Zhi Zhong

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; subsurface energy systems; reservoir characterization; seismic interpretation; carbon capture storage; enhanced recovery; sustainable energy transition; digital transformation; space geo-energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Photocatalytic Material Surface Treatment Technology

edited by Irene T.S. Garcia

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysts; environmental applications; hydrogen production; carbon dioxide reduction; nanomaterials; surface technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

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