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Processing and Bioactivity Evaluation of Functional Foods
edited by Muhammad Yasir Naeem
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; functional foods; product development; nano-encapsualtion; nutraceutical compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Research Progress on Bitumen, Heavy-Oil and Petroleum Chemistry submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: bitumen; heavy oil; asphaltenes; thermodynamic modeling; phase behavior; upgrading processes; flow assurance; rheology; process simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Nanocomposite Materials and Advanced Processes for Catalytic Reduction submission deadline 16 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocomposite materials; catalytic reduction; nanoparticle catalysts; environmental catalysis; material design; pollution treatment; green chemistry; advanced processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Clean Combustion and Emission in Vehicle Power System, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18541 | 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 Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse
edited by Adolph Anga Muleja, , , and Charmaine Sesethu Tshangana
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12790 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorbents; nanotechnology; pollutants; water and wastewater treatment; emerging pollutants; PFAS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Environmental Protection and Remediation Processes
edited by Jemmyson Romário de Jesus and Cícero Alves Lopes Junior
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10598 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; pollutant monitoring; green technologies; environmental chemistry; advanced analytical methods; decontamination processes; environmental sensors; effluent treatment; sample preparation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
2nd Edition of Control Design and Numerical Computation in Manufacturing Process System
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4616 | Submission Open
Keywords: control system design; numerical computation; equipment design and control; manufacturing systems design; control; and optimization; process design and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advances in Photocatalytic Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
edited by , Mohamed Gar Alalm and Antonio Carlos Silva Costa Teixeira
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3960 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysis; water treatment; wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation processes; environmental remediation; photocatalytic degradation; photocatalytic reactors; life cycle assessment of wastewater treatment processes; solar-driven water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Advanced Water Monitoring and Treatment Technologies
edited by Jie Gao and Zhuofan Gao
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3678 | 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)
Innovative Materials and Technologies for Pollutants Removal and Green Energy Production and Storage
edited by Gabriela Soreanu, Igor Cretescu and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open
Keywords: air treatment; soil remediation; wastewater treatment; green energy; bio/electrochemical processes; life support systems; chemical and environmental process engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Selected Papers from the Sustainable Energy and Process Technologies Conference submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; energy carriers; biobased chemistry; electrification of the process industry; process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Control of Flue Gas Pollutants and Clean Combustion Processes
edited by Qiang Lyu
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollutants; combustion; adsorbent; catalyst; renewable energy; carbon reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Artificial-Intelligence-Based Safety Detection in Nuclear Power Plants
edited by Hang Wang and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-based Fault Diagnosis for NPP AI-based Fault Detection for NPP; AI-based Online Monitoring for NPP; feature extraction and enhancement for NPP; AI-based Operation and Maintenance for NPP; AI-based Fault Isolation and Handling for NPP; prognostics and health management for npp; autonomous decision-making and control for NPP; AI-based nuclear safety analysis and operational performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)
Sustainable Bio- and Energy Polymers and Materials: Synthesis and Environmental Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalysts; polymerization; bio-based materials; sustainable polymers; biomass conversion; environmental applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Fabrication of Carbon-Based Material for High Energy Density Supercapacitor
edited by Syed Comail Abbas and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene; carbon nanotubes (cnts); activated carbon materials; carbon aerogels; heteroatom-doped; supercapacitors; flexible electrodes; binder-free; scalable; high energy/power density
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Integration of Intelligent Technologies and Green Processes in Unconventional Reservoirs
edited by and Cao Wei
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; hydrogen; carbon capture; utilization and storage (CCUS); artificial intelligence; machine learning; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)
Application of Biotechnology in Food Processing and Preservation
edited by Anabel Rodriguez, Nicolas Urtasun and María José Torres
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: food preservation; emerging technology; biotechnology; sustainable resources; healthy food; biopreservation; fermentation technologies; circular bioeconomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Intelligent Adaptive Control for Nonlinear Systems: From Theory to Industrial Processes
edited by Guichao Yang and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive control; nonlinear systems; adaptive estimation; adaptive filters; adaptive observers; adaptive signal processing; aircraft control; artificial intelligence; robotics; mechatronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Advanced Natural Product Technology: Extraction, Separation, and Analysis submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7045 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural matrices; vegetal extracts; bioactive compound extraction; modern extraction techniques; analytical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Biomass Pyrolysis Characterization and Energy Utilization submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3224 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomaterials; polymer science; clean energy production; pyrolysis mechanisms; low-carbon technologies; circular bio-economies; physical chemistry; algorithm development; kinetic modeling; machine learning applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Novel Studies of Waste Biomass Conversion to Resource
edited by and Sérgio Francisco De Aquino
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocrude; biochar; syngas; sustainable aviation fuel; biogas; bioethanol; biobutanol; volatile fatty acids; biosugars; bio-based products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Advanced Technologies in Modeling and Control of Microgrid
edited by Ning Qi, Yifan Su and
submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrid modeling; artificial intelligence in microgrid control; resilience enhancement in microgrids; frequency stability and control; voltage regulation; digital twin for microgrids; distributed control systems; predictive maintenance; fault detection and isolation; hybrid modeling techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Offshore Oil and Gas Development Theory, Numerical Simulation and Technology
edited by and
submission deadline 29 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore oil and gas; efficient development measures; enhanced oil recovery; flow assurance; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)
Recent Developments in Low-Carbon and Efficient Extraction Technologies of Deep Unconventional Reservoirs
edited by Haichao Wang, Zhenzhi Wang, and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 10582 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep energy; coalbed methane; shale oil; CO2 displacement technology; geological carbon dioxide storage technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Gasification and Pyrolysis of Wastes
edited by , and Nahieh Miranda
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6594 | Submission Open
Keywords: gasification; pyrolysis; waste to energy; biofuels; biomass; biorefineries; sustainability; renewable energy; thermochemical conversion; clean energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Modeling and Optimization for Green Energy Materials: Machine Learning, Conventional, and Hybrid Approaches
edited by and Viatcheslav Kafarov
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4772 | Submission Open
Keywords: green energy materials; machine learning; modeling and simulation of processes; sustainable process engineering; data-driven process engineering; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Machine-Learning-Assisted Intelligent Processing and Optimization of Complex Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by and Manman Yuan
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2198 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent processing; machine learning; optimization; complex system; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)
New Trends in Thermal Energy Storage and Its Applications
edited by , Emre Artun and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase-change materials; nano-enhanced materials; renewable energy; energy efficiency; sustainable energy solutions; design and optimization; practical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Towards Next-Gen Superconductors: Thin Film Design, Interface Control, and Integration
edited by Senthil Kumar Karuppannan and Aswin Kumar Anbalagan
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open
Keywords: superconducting thin film; material interface; quantum device; thin film deposition; etching process; patterning; dielectric
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Advances in Enzymatic Biotechnology and Biological Systems for Sustainable Bioeconomy submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; enzymes; plant biomass valorization; prebiotics; microbial biofilms; elicitors; bioinspired nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Food Processing and Food Preservation: Advanced Technologies and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: processing technologies; process optimization; functional food; intelligent equipment; food preservative; foodborne diseases; preservation mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Additive Manufacturing of Materials: Process and Applications
edited by , Dege Li and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24779 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; metallic materials; non-metallic materials; process and applications; mechanism investigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Solar Technologies and Photovoltaic Systems submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13613 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar energy; PV technologies; durability and degradation; smart grid; building integration; PV performances; hydrogen electrolysis; electrical mobility; GIS and land suitability analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Fault Diagnosis of Equipment in the Process Industry
edited by Heng Zhang, Chuanjiang Li and Yuhang Xu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10846 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault diagnosis; process industry; anomaly detection; prognosis and health management; AI technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Microstructure, Processing and Numerical Simulation of Coatings
edited by Haibo Zhang, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9533 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface coating technology; microstructure; coatings material design; simulation analysis; numerical simulation; different process parameters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) in Unconventional Oil and Gas submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8737 | Submission Open
Keywords: CCUS; Oil and gas reservoirs; EOR; EGR; CO2  storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Design and Optimisation of Solar Energy Systems
edited by Manuel Jesús Rodríguez-Pérez, and Felipe Noh Pat
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8235 | Submission Open
Keywords: photovoltaic technologies; solar thermal energy collectors; storage; and conversion; energy system modeling and optimization; renewable energy modeling and optimization; passive; active; and hybrid solar thermal systems; photoelectrochemical processes; sustainable energy solutions; solar energy harvesting; advanced solar materials; solar energy materials: synthesis and characterization; nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications; characterization and structure– property relations of new energy materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Computer Vision and Image Processing for Industrial Processes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7845 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; image processing; industrial automation; quality control; predictive maintenance; smart manufacturing; machine learning; deep learning; robotics; Industry 4.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advances in Polymer Films and Coatings: Preparation, Characterization and Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7365 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer films; functional coatings; sustainable coatings; advanced characterization; smart coatings; bio-based polymers; drying and curing mechanisms; barrier properties; antimicrobial coatings; modeling and simulation of coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Progress in Laser-Assisted Manufacturing and Materials Processing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7346 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser-matter interaction; ultrafast laser processing; additive manufacturing; laser-induced thermal effects; laser cutting and welding; surface modification; hybrid laser processing; process monitoring and optimization; high-performance materials; sustainable laser manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advances in Electromagnetic Energy Applications for Sustainable Processes submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6366 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic field and matter interaction and modelling; new chemical routes or intensified processes; electromagnetic field technologies aimed at sustainability; processes electrification; electromagnetic-driven processes for CO2 footprint reduction; electromagnetic processes with circularity; recycling; and wastes as a source; microwave-driven processes monitoring and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Green Hydrogen Production: Advances and Prospects
edited by Ana Lidia Martínez Salazar, M. A. Coronel-García and Luciano Aguilera-Vázquez
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4932 | Submission Open
Keywords: green hydrogen; production systems; renewable energies; sizing; storage systems; electronic systems; distribution processes; uses; circular and social economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advances in Hydrodynamics, Pollution and Bioavailable Transfers
edited by Weijie Wang, , and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4819 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem; remediation of environmental pollutants; vegetation; green infrastructure; river; lake; wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Sustainable Waste Material Recovery Technologies
edited by and Gangasalam Arthanareeswaran
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3693 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; waste; carbon footprint; GHG; carbon capture; recovery; biohythane
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Advanced Computational and Experimental Methods for Subsurface Energy Systems: From Drilling Optimization to CO2 Storage
edited by and Dezhi Zeng
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3195 | Submission Open
Keywords: subsurface energy; computational and experimental methods; drilling; geomechanics; reservoir stimulation; oil and gas reservoir; well integrity; geothermal energy; CCUS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)
Sustainable Materials for Energy Industry: High-Temperature Polymer Nanocomposites
edited by Maryam Tabatabaei
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-temperature polymer nanocomposites; energy materials; functional nanofillers; sustainable polymers; extreme environment performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Renewables Integration and Hybrid System Modelling
edited by Dallia Ali
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2279 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable generation; grid integration; hybrid renewable– hydrogen energy systems; optimal system design and sizing; hybrid system cost and life-cycle analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Biogas Technologies: Converting Waste to Energy submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2127 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel feedstock; emerging biogas technologies; advanced pretreatment techniques; process optimization and control; nutrient recovery; enhancement techniques; 4IR; techno-economic analysis; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Fundamental Materials Simulation and Experimental Research for Solar Cells and Industrial Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1991 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; DFT; photovoltaic; nanomaterials for energy; nanomaterial applications; electrochemical; passivation; thin films and semiconductors; inorganic chemistry; computational materials and applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Application of Artificial Intelligence and Optimization Algorithms in Power Systems and Energy Storage submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1832 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven control; power systems; optimization strategies; smart grids; renewable energy storage; grid stability; metaheuristic techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
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