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Combustion Process and Emission Control of Alternative Fuels submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15641 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internal combustion engines; advanced combustion technology; exhaust emission control; alternative fuels; dual fuel combustion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Innovations in Manufacturing Processes and Systems for Sustainable Practices submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12465 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing systems; manufacturing processes; manufacturing technologies; automation; robotics; micro-nano-manufacturing; green manufacturing; sustainability; process design; new sustainable processes and supply chains; Industry 4.0; digitalization; data exchange; additive technologies (3D printing)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Industrial IoT-Enabled Modeling and Optimization for the Process Industry
edited by Gongzhuang Peng and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8566 | Submission Open
Keywords: process modeling; industrial big data; production planning and scheduling; process optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Separation Processes for Environmental Preservation
edited by Maria Angélica Simoes Dornellas De Barros and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8267 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorbents; membranes; green technology; novel wastewater processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
Feature Papers in the "Food Process Engineering" Section
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5536 | 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)
Advanced Oxidation Processes toward Challenges in Contaminants of Emerging Concern Treatment submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2203 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced oxidation; water treatment; emerging and priority substances; hydroxyl and sulfate radicals oxidation; photodegradation; renewable energy; green materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Alternative Fuel Combustion Processes, Characteristics and Reaction Kinetics
edited by Xinlu Han, Can Ruan and Xiao Cai
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative fuels; combustion processes; fundamental combustion properties; reaction kinetics; reaction mechanisms; advanced experimental techniques; computational modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Sustainable Innovation in the Production of Green Materials for Advanced Technologies
edited by , Kumaran Kadirgama, Lingenthiran Samylingam and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: green materials; sustainable innovation; advanced technologies; energy efficiency; renewable energy; eco-friendly systems; cleaner production; balance in energy production; socio-ecological sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Preparation and Optimization of Carbon Nanomaterials and Composites for Biological and Chemical Applications
edited by Lin Jia Yin
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon nanomaterials; nanocomposites; synthesis optimization; biomedical applications; chemical sensors; nanostructure engineering; sustainable nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Addressing Environmental Issues with Advanced Oxidation Technologies
edited by Maria Alejandra Ayude and Lucila Inés Doumic
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs); wastewater treatment; organic and inorganic pollutants; environmental impact; process efficiency and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Advanced Simulation and Experiment Methods of Flow Instability in Hydraulic Machinery submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 30 articles | Viewed by 51226 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydraulic machinery; flow instability; CFD; experiment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Features, Reviews and Perspectives for the 10th Anniversary of Processes submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 25 articles | Viewed by 46209 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Digital and Other Processes)
Microbial Cultures in Food Production submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23722 | Submission Open
Keywords: protective culture; starter cultures; food biotechnology; microbial food cultures (MFCs); food quality (nutritional and sensory); food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Drug Carriers Production Processes for Innovative Human Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23013 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; nanocapsules; nanospheres; liposomes; foams; carbon nanotubes; dendrimers; cubosomes; niosomes; hydrogels; conventional processes; drug delivery systems; modeling of drug delivery; high-pressure systems; supercritical processes; economic analysis; environmental impact of processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
State of the Art of Waste Utilization and Resource Recovery
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20233 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste utilization; resource recovery; industrial and agricultural waste produced
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
10th Anniversary of Processes: Design of the Chemical Industry of the Future
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12638 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Reliability and Engineering Applications (Volume II) submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9048 | Submission Open
Keywords: reliability; manufacturing; materials; health management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Valorization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Biotechnological Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6541 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Technologies for Production, Processing, and Extractions of Nature Product Compounds, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6396 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural product chemistry; biological sources; leftovers; production methods; processing; non-conventional extractions; methods of analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
Overview, Challenges and Current Trends in H2 Energy, Gasification, Waste and Biomass submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6239 | Submission Open
Keywords: H2 energy; gasification; waste; biomass; sustainability; environment; energy; emission; fuel cell; electrolysis; pyrolysis; inceneration; waste to energy; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Clean and Efficient Technology in Energy and the Environment
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6046 | Submission Open
Keywords: clean and efficient technology; combustion; pyrolysis; gasification; hydrogen production; VOCs purification; heavy metals treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Sustainability Use of Wood/Wood Residues and Other Bioenergy Sources
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5558 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Exploration and Practice
edited by Xianyu Yang, Jing Zheng, Debin Kong and Jingyu Xie
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5473 | Submission Open
Keywords: 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 Energy Systems)
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Sustainability for Complex Processes submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3975 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; sustainability; Industry 4.0; Internet of Things; green ICT; smart grid; data management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Application of Deep Learning in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2318 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; pharmaceutical manufacturing; formulation; optimization; process control; process monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Advances in Renewable Energy Systems (2nd Edition)
edited by and Virgilio Ciancio
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative energy sources; eco-compatible energy end uses; availability of renewable energy systems; economic impacts of renewable energy; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Application of Spectroscopy and Chromatography in Food and Drug Analysis
edited by Prabin Rai and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1927 | Submission Open
Keywords: food analysis; drug analysis; chromatography; mass spectrometry; NMR Spectroscopy; FTIR spectroscopy; UV-Vis spectroscopy; fluorescence spectroscopy; data interpretation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes, 2nd Edition
edited by Giulia Monteleone and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1547 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; renewable energy; bioenergy; advanced biofuel; biorefinery; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Experimentation, Optimization and Simulation of Drying Processes of Agricultural Food Products and Materials submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1481 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural products; post-harvest processing; drying methods; drying kinetics; machine learning; computational intelligence; quality assessment; transport mechanisms; spectral and thermal analyses; agri-food quality assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Multifunctional Nanomaterials for Energy: Synthesis, Characteristics, and Applications
edited by Jih-Hsin Liu, , Lakshmanan Saravanan and Jun-Hong Weng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open
Keywords: multifunctional composites; energy composites; sustainable materials; semiconductor materials; carbon materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Metal–Organic Frameworks for Separation, Catalysis and Energy Applications
edited by , and Georgia Sourkouni
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open
Keywords: MOFs; catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; separation processes; energy storage; supercapacitors; chemical gas storage; electrochemical conversion and storage; environmental and biomedical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Sustainable Hydrogen Production Processes
edited by , , Gabriele Gagliardi and Serena Agnolin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen production; green hydrogen; decarbonized hydrogen production; process intensification; catalysis; membranes; hydrogen conversion; hydrogen transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Hydrogen and Carbon Production by Methane Catalytic Cracking
edited by Chandrasekar Srinivasakannan and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open
Keywords: methane; hydrogen; catalytic cracking; carbon nanostructures; green energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Analysis and Optimization Control of Active Distribution Networks and Smart Grids submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open
Keywords: active distribution network; smart grid; renewables; analysis and control; uncertainty; forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Modeling and Optimization of Photovoltaic Power Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: photovoltaic; modeling; simulation; optimization; energy systems integration; grid integration; stochastic modeling; machine learning; physical models; transient models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advanced Electrochemical Biosensors for Food and Water Safety
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; water safety; electrochemical detection; electrochemical biosensor; bacteria detection; biological contaminant; chemical contaminant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Supersonic Fluid Flow Process and Its Control Methods
edited by Ziao Wang and Nan Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: shock wave/boundary layer interaction; shock wave/vortex coupling interference; supersonic turbulent flow for chemical equilibrium; flow controlled supersonic flow; supersonic rocket nozzle flow; supersonic impinging jet flow; shock wave aerothermal and drag reduction; shock wave/combustion interaction; flow control methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Experiments and Diagnostics in Reacting Flows
edited by Tao Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser diagnostics; thermo-chemcial process; combustion; flame
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Process System Engineering of Gas Hydrate: Multiple Processes, Scales, Physics Fields and Senarios
edited by Lanchang Xing, and Jinxiu Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas hydrate; dynamic processes of hydrates (accumulation; formation; decomposition; monitoring); multiphase scales (molecular; core; well; formation); multiple senarios (simulation; experiment; field trial and testing); multiphase flows in porous media and pipelines; multiple physics fields (thermal; hydraulic; mechanical; chemical); fluid migration; seabed methane seepage; global warming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Research on Heat Transfer Processes: Numerical Simulation and Intensification
edited by and Sundararaj Senthilkumar
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 129 | 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)
Research on Green Processing and Testing Technologies for Food and Beverages submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: Ultrasound (US); High-Pressure Processing (HPP); cold plasma; Pulsed Electric Field (PEF); LC-MS; GC-MS; FTIR; PCR; RT-PCR; NGS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Emerging Technologies for Renewable Energy Utilization to Diversify the Energy Matrix
edited by Edwin Lenin Chica Arrieta and Ainhoa Rubio-Clemente
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; environmental impact assessment; developing countries; sustainability; lifecycle analysis; carbon footprint; biodiversity conservation; run-of-the-river hydroelectric; green technology; policy frameworks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
CFD Applications in Renewable Energy Systems submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10233 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy system simulation and modeling; computational fluid dynamics; unsteady flow and system simulation; solar radiation modeling; turbulence modeling; biomass combustion modeling; hydrogen combustion modeling; hydrogen production and use modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in the Control of Complex Dynamic Systems
edited by
submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7993 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex process modeling; identification; fuzzy systems; hybrid systems; evolving systems; interval systems; model predictive control; robust control; optimization algorithms; intelligent methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Advanced Technologies for the Remediation of Wastewater and Air Pollution
edited by Jia Wang, Zhihua Chen, Yuanyao Ye, and
submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1633 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; remediation of atmospheric pollution; advanced biomass-based materials; organic contaminants; heavy metals; advanced oxidation processes; adsorption processes; reduction of high-valent metals; biological treatment; pilot and practical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
AI / Machine Learning Techniques as a Tool for Process Modeling and Product Design submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21366 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial Intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; data-driven modeling; artificial neural networks; digital twins; industry 4.0; smart sensors; process modeling; product design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Oil and Gas Drilling Rock Mechanics and Engineering
edited by , Tiankui Guo and
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17736 | Submission Open
Keywords: rock mechanics; wellbore instability; sand production; hydraulic fracturing; cement sheath integrity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Data-Based Prediction Models in Energy Systems: From Principles to Applications
edited by , , Xiaogang Li and Huohai Yang
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5629 | Submission Open
Keywords: grey system models; machine learning/deep learning models; data-driven prediction models; intelligent optimization; petroleum engineering; renewable energy  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Quantitative Evaluation, Efficient Development, Seepage, and Simulation of Geo-Energy Resources
edited by Zhixue Sun and Xiaoguang Wang
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3210 | Submission Open
Keywords: geo-energy resources; quantitative evaluation; efficient development; geothermal exploitation; unconventional oil and gas; complex reservoir; seepage; flow simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Supported Nanoparticle Catalysts (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2408 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; nanocatalysts; metals; oxides; carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
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