Processes

Advances in Coal Processing, Utilization, and Process Safety

edited by

Feng Du

, Leilei Si,

Chaojun Fan

and Qiming Zhuo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; mineral utilization; mine safety engineering; coal seam gas flow dynamics; coal rock dynamic disasters; safety and emergency management; predictive modeling; process safety in mining; intelligent mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by Antaryami Mohanta

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; two-dimensional materials; self-assembly; sensing; cloud seeding; nanotoxicology and safety; energy conversion; water purification; air filtration; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0: Simulators and Algorithms in Manufacturing Processes and Systems

edited by Wei Guo and Jiewu Leng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; smart manufacturing; digital twin; human– machine collaboration; industrial simulators; AI algorithms; cyber-physical systems (CPS); predictive maintenance; federated learning

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

Recent Advances in Efficient Contaminant Removal Technologies for Wastewater

edited by

Pablo R. Salgado

, Germán Giácoman-Vallejos and Adolfo Henríquez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; adsorption; sustainable solutions; nanomaterials; heavy metals; nutrients; pharmaceuticals; dyes; microplastics

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

Advanced Green Analytical Chemistry for Environmental Pollutants Detection

edited by Mariela Pistón and

Caterina Rufo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollutant analysis; green analytical methods; food safety

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

Novel Concepts for Future Biotechnology and Bioprocesses: Plants and Microorganisms for Sustainable Industries

edited by

Ana Gisela Reyes

and Paola Magallón-Servín

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; microbiome engineering; photosynthetic biofactories; plant-based biomanufacturing; algal biotechnology; bioplastics production; precision fermentation; phytoremediation; phytochemical production

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

Advanced and Novel Physico-Chemical and Biological Wastewater Treatment Technologies

edited by

Eliseo Cristiani-Urbina

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; activated sludge processes; aerobic/anaerobic biodegradation processes; biofilm processes; membrane bioreactors; emerging chemical treatment; combined biological processes

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

Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Chemical and Process Engineering

edited by

Gade Pandu Rangaiah

,

Andrew Hoadley

and Zhiyuan Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision making; multi-criteria analysis; process selection; process design; multi-objective optimization; chemical processes; sustainable chemical engineering; sensitivity analysis

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

High-Efficiency Nanomaterials Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Dhanasekaran Vikraman

and

Sajjad Hussain

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructures; nanocomposites; energy; sensors; biomolecules; hybrids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Applications of Chromatographic Separation Techniques in Food and Chemistry—Second Edition

edited by

Alina Pyka-Pająk

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3655 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatographic techniques (GC; HPLC; TLC; TLC-densitometry); food components; food quality; chemical analysis; analysis of bioactive compounds; pharmaceutical analysis; separation techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Advances in Seafood Science and Processing

edited by

Reza Tahergorabi

and Habibollah Faraji

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; shellfish; molluscs; crustaceans; flavor; high-pressure processing; coatings

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

Advances in Computer Simulation of Condensed Matter Systems

edited by Kolattukudy Poulose Santo

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; computer simulations; molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo simulations; coarse-grained models; density functional theory; polymers; nanomaterials; interfacial systems; porous materials; colloids; membranes; biomolecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Preparation and Electrochemical Properties of New Carbon Materials

edited by Zhihua Xiao

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: new carbon materials; preparation technologies; growth mechanism; microstructure characterization; eelectrode preparation technologies; electrochemical performance; energy storage mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Metal Material, Coating and Electrochemistry Technology

edited by Xianze Meng, Xinran Li and Qinhao Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals and alloys; surface treatment; gradient nanocrystallization; electrochemical testing technology; electric double layer; corrosion and protection; coating design and performance; electrochemical reaction; computer aided design; theoretical calculation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering

edited by

Stevo Najman

,

Sanja Stojanović

and

Mike Barbeck

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; polymeric biomaterials; bioceramics; biocomposites; membranes; nanomaterials; dental materials; biomimetic materials; functional biomaterials; smart materials; coating biomaterials; 3D-printed biomaterials; biocompatibility; material bioactivity; biodegradation; designing biomaterials; material characterization; regenerative medicine; tissue regeneration; tissue repair; reconstructive surgery; grafts; immune system response; implants; medical devices; regenerative medicine technologies; stem cells; clinical study; tissue engineering; tissue scaffolds; 3D tissue engineering; biomedical engineering; cell and tissue responses; cell– material interactions; bioactive factors; tissue substitutes; organoids; preclinical studies; in vitro testing; in vivo animal models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Synthesis, Characterization and Computational Modeling of Nanostructured Materials

edited by Abdennaceur Karoui, Shizhong Yang and

Bijandra Kumar

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 831 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductors; heterostructures; quantum dots; nanosensors; high-entropy materials; photocatalysts; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; ion implantation; high-performance computing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Nanomaterial-Mediated Green Catalysis

edited by

Renata Lopes Moreira

and Guilherme Max Dias Ferreira

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; catalysis; circular economy; green chemistry and sustainability

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

Fault Diagnosis, Fault Tolerant Control and Process Simulation of Nonlinear Systems

edited by Gloria Lilia Osorio-Gordillo and Marouane Alma

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; simulation; health processes; fault diagnosis; fatult tolerant control; stability analysis

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

Sustainable Adsorbent Materials for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Goran S. Nikolić

, Aleksandar A. Bojić and Dragana Z. Marković Nikolić

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1882 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable materials; adsorbents; biosorbents; agricultural waste; industrial waste; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Multiphase Flow and Heat and Mass Transfer in Industrial Complex Processes and Reactors

edited by Gopal Krishan, Nay Lin Oo, Anarghya Ananda Murthy and Ralph Kristoffer B. Gallegos

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; heat transfer; mass transfer; slurry flow; chemical reactors; energy systems; pharmaceutical processes; food engineering; environmental applications; mechanical aspects; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); discrete element method (DEM); modeling and simulation; experimental techniques; process optimization

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

Plasma Science and Plasma-Assisted Applications

edited by Ying-Hao Liao, Kun-Mo Lin,

Jian-Zhang Chen

and Katsuyuki Takahashi

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2112 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma technology; plasma physics; plasma chemistry; plasma applications; plasma-assisted combustion; plasma-treated water; plasma coating; plasma medicine; plasma processing; plasma diagnostics

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

Advanced Fracturing Technology for Oil and Gas Reservoir Stimulation

edited by Yuxuan Liu,

Mao Sheng

, Jianwei Tian, Jie Zeng and Chunming He

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 9443 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing; sweet spot evaluation; optimization methods; hydraulic fracture propagation; proppant transport; fracture conductivity; fracturing diagnosis; fracturing materials; fracturing equipment; advanced technology

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

New Challenges and Solutions to Improve Energy and Computational Efficiency in Smart Grids

edited by Qianzhi Zhang, Yujian Ye,

Chong Wang

, Dan Wu and

Chunyu Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6183 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid technology; distributed energy resources; end-use electrification; intelligent decision making; advanced metering infrastructure; resilience enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Modelling, Optimization and Control of Nonlinear Processes

edited by

Mohd Azlan Hussain

and

Iqbal M. Mujtaba

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2397 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy– water– food nexus; desalination; wastewater treatment; refinery processes; catalysis; membranes

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

Thermal Energy Storage with Phase Change Materials

edited by

Zhen Qin

and

Benjamin Teo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change materials; thermal energy storage; nanomaterials; heat transfer enhancement; waste heat recovery; thermal management; artificial intelligence; computational fluid dynamics; metal– organic framework; metal fins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Intelligent Prediction and Performance Optimization for Deep Underground Resource Excavation Process

edited by Guanghui Zhao, Tingzhuang Han, Tao Meng,

Gan Feng

and Reza Taherdangkoo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: rocks; materials; mining

Biomass Treatment and Pyrolysis Processes

edited by

Vladimir M. Dodevski

and Milan Z. Momčilović

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; biomass; pyrolysis; porous carbon; hydrothermal process; environmental and green processes

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

Application of Nanofibres in Sustainable Fashion and Textiles

edited by Asis Patnaik and

Rajkishore Nayak

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofibres; sustainable fashion; sustainable textiles; applications; challenges

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Process Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization in Chemical Engineering

edited by

Javier Silva

,

Wei Sun

and

Rodrigo Ortiz-Soto

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: process modeling; process simulation; process optimization; chemical engineering; techno-economic analysis; environmental impact; integration of renewable energies; artificial intelligence in chemical processes; sustainable processes; advanced process control

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

Applications of Electrochemical Technology in Wastewater Treatment and Seawater Desalination

edited by Tanja Brdaric and

Danka Aćimović

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; seawater desalination; electrocatalysts; electrode materials; electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs); removal of organic pollutants; removal of heavy metals; kinetic studies; mechanism studies; toxicological studies

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

Recent Trends in Extractive Metallurgy

edited by

Francisco Raul Carrillo Pedroza

,

Jesús Leobardo Valenzuela-García

and

Eleazar Salinas-Rodríguez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2364 | Submission Open

Keywords: extractive metallurgy process; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; flotation; remedation; green processes

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

Advances in Natural Gas Hydrate Exploitation, Hydrate Technology, Carbon Capture and Storage

edited by Kun Ge, Jiaqi Wang and

Lunxiang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2275 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrate; gas separation; gas storage; cold storage; desalination; CCUS; continuous hydrate formation

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

Intelligent Well Technologies: Modeling, Design, Monitoring, and Control Optimization

edited by Khafiz Muradov, Morteza Haghighat Sefat and Britt Margrethe Emilie Moldestad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1605 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent or smart or advanced well completion; flow control device; wellbore flow modelling; robust production optimization and field management; uncertainty management; well completion design; in-well monitoring; active and passive control

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

Agricultural and Industrial Waste Recovery Technology and Process Optimization

edited by

Margherita Pettinato

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: process intensification; process economics; process optimization; bioenergy; circular economy; emerging hazards; biomaterials; biopolymers; environmental impact

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

Thermal and Fluid Flow Processes in Sustainable and Conventional Energy

edited by

Tathagata Acharya

and Sungwook Hong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1433 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; experimental fluid mechanics; particle image velocimetry; petroleum engineering; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Drying Kinetics and Quality Control in Food Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Won Byong Yoon

,

Meng-I Kuo (Marie)

and

Huai-Wen Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: drying; kinetics; dehydration; rehydration; modeling; simulation; texture; shelf life; mass transfer; transport phenomena

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

Low Carbon Management in Energy Systems: CO₂ Capture Technology

edited by Xiaomei Wu and Yunsong Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCS; CO2 capture technologies; precombustion carbon capture; post-combustion carbon capture; oxy-fuel carbon capture; adsorption and absorption; direct air CO2 capture (DAC); carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Metal Nanoparticles (MNPs): Green Synthesis and Catalytic Applications

edited by

Oscar E. Medina

,

Camilo A. Franco

and

Farid B. Cortés

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption phenomenon; absorption phenomenon; biomedical applications; catalytic applications; characterization; energy storage; environmental remediation; green synthesis; metal nanoparticles; transition energy; water treatments

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

Advances in Unconventional Reservoir Development and CO₂ Storage

edited by Xiukun Wang,

Junrong Liu

and Kerui Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoir; CO2 storage; hydraulic fracturing; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 -EOR; fluid– rock interaction; multiphase flow mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Technology for Enhancing Oil and Gas Recovery in Shale Reservoirs

edited by

Mingjun Chen

,

Keliu Wu

and

Jiajia Bai

submission deadline 4 Jul 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 13300 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale gas; shale oil; enhanced recovery; drilling; reservoir stimulation; fracturing fluid; multiscale heat and mass transport; pore structure; fracture network; CCUS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Application of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Water Environment Monitoring and Industry

edited by

Guocheng Zhu

and

Andrew S. Hursthouse

submission deadline 6 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: Monitoring of municipal water systems; Monitoring of municipal industrial wastewater systems; Monitoring of water pipeline systems; Monitoring of marine vessels; Monitoring of submarine pipelines; Monitoring of river systems; Monitoring of river transportation safety; Safety strategies of river water engineering systems; Monitoring of mining; groundwater; and soil water engineering systems

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

Advances in Zeolite Catalytic Processes: Current Trends and Challenges in Processing Nonconventional Feedstocks

edited by Juan Rafael Garcia, María Eugenia Sad and Clara Saux

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: hierarchical zeolites; zeolites in compound catalysts; structured zeolitic catalysts; novel zeotype materials; stability; deactivation; and regeneration; activity and selectivity improvement

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

Improving Process Safety in the Chemical Industry: Fundamental and Advanced Research

edited by Bin Zhang,

Valerio Cozzani

and

Genserik Reniers

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen safety; lithium-ion battery safety; domino effect; process safety; risk assessment; risk management; chemical industry

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

Advanced Electrocatalysts for Clean and Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Processes

edited by

Jadranka Milikić

and

Aldona Balčiūnaitė

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2557 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; bifunctional electrocatalysts; metal-air batteries; water-splitting cells; alkaline fuel cells; low-cost electrocatalysts

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

Advances in Chemical Looping Technologies

edited by

Xudong Wang

and Jingchun Yan

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1280 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical looping technologies; oxygen carrier; carbon capture and utilization; clean energy; thermochemical energy storage

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

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies

edited by

Valentin Briega Martos

and Andres Quintero-Jaime

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 188 | 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 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Supercritical Technology Applied to Food, Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Energy Industries—2nd Edition

edited by

Ádina L. Santana

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2299 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; supercritical technology; supercritical fluid extraction; high pressure phase equilibria; particle formation assisted with supercritical fluids and compressed liquids; application of supercritical technology-based products in foods; pharmaceuticals; cosmetics and textiles; life cycle analysis of processes assisted with supercritical technology; process intensification with supercritical technology; analytical methods hyphenated with supercritical fluids and pressurized liquids; accelerated solvent extraction; chemical reactions assisted with supercritical fluids; characterization and biological activity of products processed with supercritical fluids and pressurized liquids; gasification assisted with supercritical fluids; sterilization assisted with supercritical fluids; impregnation assisted with supercritical fluids; polymer processing assisted with supercritical fluids; power generation with supercritical technology

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

Study on Solid Waste Characterization and Control, and Pollutant Transport Dynamics

edited by

Jesus Diaz-Curiel

, Jose Antonio Grande,

Lucía Arévalo-Lomas

and

Bárbara Biosca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2036 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; pollutant transport; environmental modeling; petrophysical properties; geophysical prospecting; geochemical prospecting; physicochemical processes; contaminant characterization; surface water; groundwater

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

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