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Advances in Electrochemical Catalysis for CO2 Reduction
edited by Pengfei Sui
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 310 | 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 205 | 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 52 | 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)
Microbiotechnology in Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals and Food submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14218 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic engineering; novel biochemical pathways; microbial interactions; secondary metabolite; antibiotics; antimicrobials; probiotics; microbial contamination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Condition Monitoring and the Safety of Industrial Processes
edited by , and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5446 | Submission Open
Keywords: process monitoring; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault prognosis; safety; multivariate statistical process monitoring; principal component analysis; predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Clean Combustion and Emission in Vehicle Power System, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4754 | Submission Open
Keywords: reaction kinetics; clean combustion and emission; after-treatment system; diagnostic techniques; laminar and turbulent flames; heat and mass transfer; novel combustion concepts; technologies; and systems; clean combustion instability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Technologies
edited by and Sijian Zheng
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3210 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2  capture; CO2 storage; CO2-EOR; CO2-ECBM/shale gas; CO2  mineralization; CO2  monitoring; source– sink matching for CCUS; carbon accounting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Process Intensification and Application for Bioprocesses and Green Chemical Engineering
edited by , , Denis Luart and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229 | 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)
Bioreactor Design and Optimization Process submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioreactor design; process intensification; CFD; mass transfer; innovative bioreactors; productivity; process optimization; solid-state bioreactors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Operation and Control of New Power System with Large-Scale Renewable Energy Integration
edited by , Junyi Zhai, Shengyuan Liu and Wangqianyun Tang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; modeling; control; stability analysis; forecasting; operation optimization; restoration; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Rheology, Biodegradability and Mechanical Properties of Polymers
edited by and Bruno Felipe Urbano Cantillana
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheology; dynamic mechanical analysis; biodegradable polymers; biodegradability; viscosity; soft matter; hydrogels; nanocomposites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Optimization of Operating Conditions for Battery Thermal Management System
edited by Zhenzhe Li, Yaohong Suo, Lei Sheng and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy; electric vehicle; lithium-ion battery; battery thermal management system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Research on Catalyst and Reaction Kinetics in Fossil Fuel Refining, Biofuels, Green Hydrogen and Petrochemicals
edited by and Florival R. Carvalho
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 307 | 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)
Advances in Drying Science and Technology from the 23rd International Drying Symposium submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: drying; energy savings; product quality; drying equipment; process modeling; process control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Particle Processes)
Recent Developments on Waste-to-Energy Conversion: Biomass, Waste Gasification, Pyrolysis and Combustion Processes
edited by , Mario Morales-Máximo, and Victor Berrueta-Soriano
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofuels; biomass waste; sustainable energy; energy systems; bioenergy; pyrolysis; combustion; biorefinery; bioreactors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Opportunities for Industry 4.0/5.0: AI-Driven Data Analysis, Process Optimization and Automation
edited by Chien-Yi Huang and Amirhossein Nafei
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; artificial intelligence (AI); data analysis; process automation; machine learning; predictive maintenance; cyber– physical systems; internet of things (IoT); optimization; fuzzy logic; decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Model Predictive Control of Heating and Cooling Systems
edited by and Xu Jin
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical modelling; air-conditioning; cooling and heating; energy and buildings; energy storage systems; heat pump systems; renewable energy integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Non-ferrous Metal Metallurgy and Its Cleaner Production submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonferrous metallurgy; green metallurgical processes; resource recovery; waste recycling; sustainable practices; thermodynamics; kinetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Synthesis, Application and Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
edited by Caleb Carreño-Gallardo
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: reinforcement synthesis; material functionalization; metal matrix composites; carbides; porous materials; powder
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Soil Remediation Processes
edited by , María J. Fernández-Sanjurjo, Ana Barreiro and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil pollution; soil chemistry; soil physics; soil microbiology; soil pollution treatment; environmental pollution; environmental remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Sustainable Development of Energy and Environment in Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; buildings; energy efficiency; circularity; smart buildings; decarbonization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Advances in Ionic Liquids in Chemical and Biological Engineering submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 73 | 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)
Advanced Spectroscopic and Calorimetric Techniques for Pharmaceutical Analysis
edited by Agnieszka Szkudlarek
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmaceutical applications; ligand– protein interactions; transport proteins; protein modifications; spectroscopic and calorimetric techniques; protein structure and function; drug efficacy and stability; pharmaceutical compounds; exogenous and endogenous ligands; biomedical research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Novel Fuel Technologies: Synthesis, Production and Property Analysis
edited by and Zhichao Zhang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel; properties; fuel production; pollution; spray; combustion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
2nd Edition of Natural Products for Drug Discovery and Development
edited by , and Lee Simon Ming-Yuen
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural product; discovery; structure– activity relationship; herbal medicine; molecular mechanism; high-throughput screening; target identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Contaminants in Water Systems: Intelligent Recognition, Detection and Analytical Methods
edited by Jie Yu, , Xiaoyu Tang and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: water contaminant recognition; analytical techniques; water quality monitoring; machine learning; IoT in water management; spectroscopy and chromatography; emerging pollutants; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Metal Catalysts in Organic Chemistry
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: transition metal; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; mechanistic investigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Sensor Network Control and Advanced Digital Technology submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor networks; Internet of Things (IoT); IoT applications; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Digital and Other Processes)
Study on Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
edited by Yushuai Sang and Hanzhang Gong
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass conversion; biomass derivatives; biorefinery; gasification; pyrolysis; hydrothermal liquefaction; catalytic conversion; biomass fermentation
(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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 38 | 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)
Oil and Gas Drilling Processes: Control and Optimization
edited by , and Meng Chen
submission deadline 2 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5697 | Submission Open
Keywords: drilling; completion; rock mechanics; multiphase flow; well log; formation evaluation; MWD and LWD; experimental study; numerical study
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Model Predictive Control in Industrial Power Systems
edited by , Hongpeng Xu and
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: model predictive control; energy storage; power system; machine learning; optimization; smart grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Pharmacodynamics Modeling of Anti-inflammatory Drugs (2nd Edition)
edited by , and Jai-Eun Kim
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 25 | 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)
Advances in Value-Added Products from Waste submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16724 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioprocess; bioproducts; biorefinery; anaerobic digestion; fermentation; waste upcycling; organic wastes; biofuels; platform chemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Lactic Acid Bacteria: Screening, Isolation, Evaluation and Applications submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1842 | Submission Open
Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; lactococcus; lactobacillus; fermentation; antifungal; antibacterial; probiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
AI-Based Modelling and Control of Power Systems
edited by , Javad Rahebi and Mehdi Zareian Jahromi
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open
Keywords: power system; smart grid; renewable energy integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Green Technologies for Food Processing
edited by
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: green technologies for food processing; zero waste-based food processing; alternative proteins; processing of edible insect products; plant-origin foods; 3D food printing processes; cannabis processing; unconventional food plant  PANCs; non-thermal food processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Chemical Engineering Towards Sustainable Development Goals submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable chemical engineering; clean energy technologies; green process design; resource efficiency; circular economy; environmental remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Application of Microorganisms in Pollutant Degradation submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioremediation; biosorption; emerging pollutants; environmental microbiology; environmental pollution; heavy metals detoxification; hydrocarbons; industrial chemicals; microbial immobilization; organic pollutants; pesticides; pharmaceutical wastes; pollutant degradation; soil remediation; waste treatment; water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Exploration, Exploitation and Utilization of Coal and Gas Resources, 2nd Edition
edited by and Zhenzhi Wang
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional resources; coalbed methane; coal measure gas; geological CO2; simulation modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Latest Research on Wastewater Treatment and Recycling
edited by
submission deadline 11 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open
Keywords: water treatment; wastewater; bioaugmentation; bioremediation; phytoremediation; AOP; UV catalysts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Wind Energy Assessment Based on CFD Simulations and Analytical Techniques
edited by and Bukhari Bin Manshoor
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6059 | Submission Open
Keywords: CFD simulations; rotor design; aerodynamics performance; VAWT; HAWT; micrositing; wind power
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Feature Review Papers in Section "Environmental and Green Processes"
edited by
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5800 | Submission Open
Keywords: composting; anaerobic digestion; water and wastewater treatment; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; techno-economical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Thermochemical Conversion of Agricultural and Food Processing Waste submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3705 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermochemical conversion; torrefaction; pyrolysis; hydrothermal conversion; biochar; hydrochar; energy potential; soil enrichment; sorption; degradation; nutrients; microbiological activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Platform Chemicals and Novel Materials from Biomass submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2971 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Sustainability of Perovskite Solar Cells
edited by
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2004 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite; stability; interfacial layer; device architecture; ageing; organic or inorganic synthesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Ionic Liquids: Modeling, Design and Applications
edited by Yuqiu Chen and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermodynamic modeling of ionic liquids; molecular dynamics simulation of ionic liquids; ionic liquid solvent design; ionic liquid-based process design; ionic liquids in CO2 capture; ionic liquids in electrolyte chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Biochemical Processes for Sustainability, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 927 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochemical processes; biocatalysis; nanotechnology; water treatment; pollution control; biofuels; microbial fuel cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Preparation, Theoretical Modeling and Application of Inorganic Photoelectric Materials
edited by , Raúl Sánchez Zeferino, Rosendo Lopez Delgado and Alvaro Flores Pacheco
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open
Keywords: inorganic semiconductors; photovoltaics; quantum dots and nanostructures; optoelectronic devices; solar cells; photodetectors; perovskite materials; thin-film technologies; light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Control and Supervision Strategies on Desalination Processes: Focused on Key Process Variables
edited by and Jesús Álvarez-Sánchez
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open
Keywords: reverse osmosis; concentration polarization factor; biofouling; permeate flux; mass transfer coefficient; process design; perfomance; seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO); brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO); operating pressure; energy consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
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