The Process Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Chemical Reaction Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting submissions to a Special Issue on the subject “Chemical Reaction Engineering Process Modelling Optimization and Control”. One of the greatest problems in today’s society is energy production; a greater number of people creates a greater energy demand. Hence, many research groups are focusing on the better usage and more efficient storage for the produced energy. Nevertheless, there is another serious problem regarding the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) present in the atmosphere. In large cities, levels of carbon dioxide have reached 700 ppm, and it is essential that this figure is reduced. Energy production must be accompanied by appropriate modeling in order to avoid both energy and economic losses. By implementing optimal process control, the maximum yield of the reaction can be obtained with the minimum investment of resources. Within engineering, modeling, control, and process optimization provide key opportunities to develop the process phase known as “continuous improvement”.

I am pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue. We are searching for papers that cover aspects of fuel and energy management, with a particular focus on environmental impacts, control processes, optimization and modelling, as well as any other relevant topics such as those listed below:

• Energy production in power plants;
• Chemical looping combustion and their derivations (CLC, CLR, CLG, etc.);
• Renewable energy systems;
• Accoupled systems to reduce energy losses to the atmosphere;
• Evaluations of several scenarios of global warming caused by the use of fossil fuels;
• Modelling and optimization of energy efficiency in residential and industrial applications;
• Implementing control of chemical processes;
• Modelling of resource distribution in the population.

Prof. Dr. Fabricio Napoles-Rivera
Guest Editor

Luis Fernando Lira-Barragán
Co-Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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