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Ionic Liquid Applications in Sustainable Biomass Processing submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: ionic liquids; pretreatment; fractionation; fermentation; cellulose; lignin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Advances in Process Systems Engineering—Selected Papers From China PSE Annual Meeting
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: process design; artificial intelligence; process control; supply chain; optimization; carbon neutrality; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Physicochemical, Thermal, Sensorial, Nutritional, and Flow Properties During Food Processes
edited by , Imène Felfoul and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: food processing; physicochemical features; thermal behavior; sensory properties; nutritional characteristics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Polymer Nanocomposites for Smart Applications
edited by Sakrit Hait
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer nanocomposites; polymer nano biocomposites; renewable micro-nanoparticles; carbon materials; structure– property relationship; physicomechanical characterization; smart applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Electrospray Drying and Freezing Technology in Food Processing
edited by , and Taiyoung Kang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrospray drying; freeze drying; infrared radiation drying; hybrid processes; microwaves drying; electric field drying; vacuum drying; emerging drying technologies; quality characteristics according to drying
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Application of Multiphase Flow Separation Technology in Energy Engineering
edited by Wei Jiang, Naixing Yang and Xiangyuan Zhu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy engineering; multiphase flow; simulation; turbomachinery; flow mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Research on New Energy Carriers in Vehicles: Safety and Green Transition
edited by and Daniel Fruhwirt
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: NEC; road tunnels; safety; energy transition; fuels
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Transfer Learning Methods in Equipment Reliability Management
edited by Lei Wang, Xin Zhang and Xixing Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: equipment reliability; transfer learning; domain adaptation; domain generalization; interpretability; fault diagnosis; fault prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Digital and Other Processes)
Plasma Processing: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Xiaoguo Ying
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasma processing; advanced materials; nanotechnology; surface modification; environmental applications; food processing; industrial applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Advances in Bioelectrochemical Systems for Wastewater Treatment
edited by , Lenia-Nezaet de Brito Gonsalvesh and Ralitza Koleva
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemically active microorganisms; microbial fuel cell; bio-electrochemical processes; anaerobic respiration; biosensors; electrode design and operation of catalysts; exocellular electric transfer; biological wastewater treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Research on Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Based on Neural Network
edited by and Lifeng Wu
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1170 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent fault diagnosis; neural networks; machine learning; fault-tolerant control; remaining useful life prediction; intelligent maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Extraction Technology and the Biorefining Process submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel extraction techniques; integration with biorefining processes; environmental impact assessment; economic viability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advanced Oxidation Processes in Water Treatment
edited by , Dorian Prato-Garcia and
submission deadline 6 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); wastewater treatment; sustainable water treatment; homogeneous and heterogeneous AOPs; hydroxyl radical; Fenton-like processes; photo-Fenton-like processes; combination of AOPs; optimization strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Food Processing and Food Industries submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8503 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; modelling; food; dimension reduction analysis; decision making algorithm; smart packages; smart factory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Anaerobic Digestion Process: Design, Optimization and Application
edited by Gregor Drago Zupančič
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2208 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaerobic digestion; food waste; beverage waste; digestate; food by-products; waste management; wastewater treatment; pre-treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Recent Advances in Green Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage Technology
edited by Song Hu, Yanghong Xia, and Tianze Wang
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen production; hydrogen-based energy storage systems; gas– liquid two-phase mass transfer; green hydrogen replacement in industry section; hydrogen safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Bioethanol Production: Process, Technology and Sustainable Industrial Applications submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethanol; waste valorization; consolidated bioprocessing; separation techniques; consolidated bioprocessing; simultanteous saccharification and fermentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Recent Advances in Biosorbents: Enhanced Strategies for Contaminant Adsorption
edited by , Biljana P. Dojčinovic and Vesna M. Vasić
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 116 | 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)
Kinetic Modeling of Biomass Pyrolysis Processes (2nd Edition) submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; pyrolysis; devolatilization; cellulose; hemicellulose; lignin; reaction kinetics; thermogravimetry; modelling; parametric estimation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Green Manufacturing and Low-Carbon Control of Mechanical and Electrical Products
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 37074 | Submission Open
Keywords: green manufacturing assessment; green manufacturing model; low-carbon trade; mechanical and electrical product; carbon footprint; life-cycle theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Inhibition and Metabolic Pathway Analysis of Bioactive Substances on Diseases
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10579 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; biomarkers for new drug; functional food sources; in vitro and in vivo mechanistic studies of metabolic diseases; understanding immune disease on the basis of cells and animal models; functional analysis and analytical approaches for the study of natural products; inflammation; allergy; asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Industrial Chemistry Reactions (3rd Edition): Kinetics, Mass and Heat Transfer in View of the Industrial Reactors Design submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5139 | Submission Open
Keywords: reactor design and simulation; kinetics of chemical reactions; complex reactions; multiphase systems; multifunctional reactors; transport phenomena
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation Processes
edited by Natalia Quici, Víctor Nahuel Montesinos and María de los Milagros Ballari
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1725 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; environment; wastewater; air purification; soil remediation; green synthesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Application of Enzymes in Sustainable Biocatalysis
edited by Carminna Ottone, and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1423 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocatalysis; immobilisation strategies; biorefinery; bioactive compounds; food waste valorization; climate change; biotechnology; bioenergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Application and Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds in Food Processing
edited by , , Jian Zhang, Min Wang and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1399 | Submission Open
Keywords: food processing; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; food storage; green additives; food quality improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Multiphase Flow and Optimal Design in Fluid Machinery
edited by Ning Qiu
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; optimal design; fluid machinery; power engineering; computational method; experimental techniques; theoretical model; ocean engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Feature Review Papers in Section “Pharmaceutical Processes”
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 966 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug delivery systems; plants for drug delivery; materials for drug delivery; liposomes; niosomes; biocompatible polymers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Advanced Separation and Purification Processes submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open
Keywords: separation techniques; membrane technology; adsorption processes; distillation methods; biotechnological separation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
Natural and Synthetic Compounds in Human Health and Environmental Sustainability: Challenges, Advances, and Opportunities
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural compounds; bioactive compounds; computational methods; drug discovery and development; drug repurposing; green chemistry; biological testing; sustainable strategies; healthy and sustainable challenges; natural and synthetic product application; medicinal chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Their Application in Storage, Adsorption and Separation Processes
edited by Abeer Al Mohtar and Georges Mouchaham
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Keywords: MOFs application; adsorption processes; separation processes; gas storage; liquid purification; volatile organic compound capture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a Tool for Sustainability Development
edited by Alex Godoy-Faúndez
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental impact; sustainability; product lifecycle; resource efficiency; emissions reduction; waste management; trade-offs analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Experimental Investigation and Modeling of Biowaste Conversion into Renewable Energy and Resources
edited by Gorica R. Ivaniš
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: biowaste; conversion; renewable energy; biofuels; modeling; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Robust Sliding Mode Control and State Estimation in Dynamic Systems
edited by Chengwei Wu, and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: sliding mode control; state estimation; unmanned systems; security control; attack detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Advanced Membrane Technology in Air Pollution Treatment
edited by Yutang Kang and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: particulate matter; volatile organic compounds; membrane; electrospinning membrane; nanofibrous membrane; catalytic membrane; ceramic membrane; air filtration; air cleaning; air purification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Production of Energy-Efficient Natural Gas Hydrate
edited by , , , Pengfei Wang and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6576 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural gas hydrate; production technology; environmental impact; energy-efficient; flow assurance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Microscale Processing with Non-thermal Plasma Discharges and Its Application submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric microplasma jets; atomic layer deposition/etching (ALD/ALE); biochemical sensors; low-temperature plasmas; microfluidic plasmas; micro/nanolithography; physics of microdischarges; plasma medicine; plasma nanosynthesis; single-atom catalysts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Environmentally Friendly Production of Energy from Natural Gas Hydrates
edited by and Qiang Li
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural gas hydrate; production strategy; additives; inhibitors; wellbore stability; sand production; reservoir damage; geothermal; economic and technical evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Model of Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration
edited by Bowen Hu, Huimin Wang and Kangsheng Xue
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional oil and gas; reservoir geomechanics; multi-physics field coupling; flow in porous and factured media; reservoir staility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Contribution of Artificial Intelligence/Big Data to Reservoir Engineering and Reservoir Modeling
edited by Ming Yue, Shuhong Wu and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; reservoir engineering; reservoir modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Rheological Properties of Food Products submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open
Keywords: dough rheology; dynamic oscillatory tests; flow properties; creep-recovery test; farinoghraph; mixolab; rheological behavior; functional ingredients; functional food; food formulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Advanced Water Monitoring and Treatment Technologies
edited by Jie Gao and Zhuofan Gao
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: water environmental monitoring; water purification technologies; heavy metal and emerging pollutant removal; adsorption; separation processes; sediment and contaminated water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Control, Optimization and Energy Management in Fuel Cell Hybrid Systems
edited by and Abdellah Lassioui
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 90 | 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)
Advances in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems
edited by and Enrique González
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydraulic machinery; green turbines; efficiency improvement; lifetime extension; upgrading; low-cost small hydropower
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Green Biotechnology for Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles from Plant Extracts
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: Au/Ag/Pt/Cu nanomaterials; nanoparticles; plant extract; green synthesis; nanoparticle applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
Machine Learning, Control, and Optimization in Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10706 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; mechanical engineering; engineering design optimization; optimal control; aerospace engineering; design under uncertainty; reinforcement learning; surrogate modeling; manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Energy Storage Systems and Thermal Management
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6275 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage systems; thermal management; sustainable development; thermodynamics; heat transfer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Micro–Nano Bubble Technology and Its Applications submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3856 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro– nano bubble; hydroxyl radical; advanced oxidation; biofilm; pollutant degradation; crop respiration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Advances in Electrochemical Catalysis for CO2 Reduction
edited by Pengfei Sui
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1016 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 electroreduction; electrocatalysis; device design; In situ characterizations; nanomaterials; reaction mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advanced Processes for Bioenergy and Biofuel Production
edited by Messias Silva
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioenergy; biofuel; biochemical conversion processes; thermochemical conversion processes; production optimization; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advancements in Low-Dimensional Materials: Focus on Detailed Methodologies submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-dimensional materials; quantum dot; carbon nanotube; graphene; transition-metal dichalcogenides; spintronics; valleytronics; twistronics; topological insulators; photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
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