Processes

Transport Processes in Single- and Multi-Phase Flow Systems

edited by

and Nenad Crnomarković

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3556 | Submission Open

Keywords: single- and multi-phase flow systems; transport processes; fluid mechanics; heat transfer; chemical reactions; experiments; modeling and simulation; artificial intelligence; process control

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

Advances in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil and Water Remediation

edited by

Huihui Du

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; soil remediation; water pollution; phytoremediation; biochar; nanomaterials; contaminant immobilization; microbial remediation; risk assessment; environmental sustainability

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

Women’s Special Issue Series: Processes

edited by

Alina Pyka-Pająk

,

Wei Sun

,

Mónica Elvira Mendoza-Duarte

and

Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3101 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical processes and systems; environmental processes; process control; energy systems; biological processes and systems; materials processes; pharmaceutical processes; food processing

Advanced Methods of Metal Recycling

edited by Laurence Dyer

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2910 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal recovery; secondary metal recovery; waste; sustainability; process development

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

Synthesis, Applications, and Optimization of Composite Materials in Industry and the Environment

edited by

Jerzy Z. Piotrowski

,

Anna Stepien

, Iga Jasińska and Michał Breszka

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1980 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; recycling; sustainable economy; industry; construction; aviation; electrical engineering; building materials; ecology.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Conversion and Valorization of Biomass

edited by David Ulises Santos Ballardo, Miguel Betancourt-Lozano and Raquel Barrena

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1975 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; bioenergy; biofuels; bioproducts; biochemicals; biorefinery; conversion process; life cycle analysis; green chemistry; waste valorisation

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

Genetic Engineering: Processes, Methods, Challenges and Solutions

edited by Yuxiang Liu and Yangfan Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic engineering; DNA modification; gene cloning; transformation techniques; biotechnology; genetic editing

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

Advanced Technologies for the Exploration of Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas

edited by

Qiang Yu

, Hexin Huang, Kai Qi,

Jie Hu

and

Yuqi Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1521 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas exploration; conventional reservoirs; unconventional reservoirs (shale/coalbed methane/tight oil); reservoir formation; geophysical technologies; well logging; intelligent drilling; machine learning; artificial intelligence; oil and gas big data; digital twins; smart agents; pipeline transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Eco-Friendly Drilling Fluids: Biodegradable Formulations and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Jagar A. Ali

and

Mardin Abdalqadir

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly drilling fluids; biodegradable drilling fluids; sustainable drilling technologies; green drilling additives; bio-based polymers; nanotechnology; drilling fluid performance evaluation; rheology of drilling fluids; filtration control; fracture mechanics

Innovative Strategies for Integration of Renewable Energy Sources into Modern Grids

edited by Yun Ii Go and

Wolf-Gerrit Früh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1262 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources (RESs); modern grids; smart grid technologies; energy storage solutions; grid management techniques; carbon footprint reduction; energy transition; resilient energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Hydraulic Barriers in Environmental Containment Systems

edited by Yu Tan,

Ping Liu

and

Yuan Feng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic barrier; coupled processes; compatibility; emerging contaminant; fate and transport; extreme weather event; sustainability

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

Supercritical Fluids Technologies: Applications in Energy, Chemistry, and Environment

edited by

Fan Zhang

, Jie Zhang and Jianna Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical fluids; supercritical phase behavior; production of high-value fuels; chemistry and materials synthesis; green solvent replacement; harmless treatment of organic pollutants; solid waste resource utilization; power cycle

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

Environmental Occurrence, Transformation Mechanisms and Health Effects of Emerging Contaminants

edited by

Jiefeng Liang

, Yiling Li and Xuezhi Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; environmental analysis; environmental occurrence; transformation mechanisms; health effects; molecular mechanism

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

Electrochemical Sensors for Trace Analysis

edited by

Maša Buljac

and

Josip Radić

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; trace analysis; composite materials; carbon nanomaterials

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

Emerging Materials and Devices for Perovskite-Based Technologies

edited by

Arian Espinosa Roa

, Mirna Denisse Barreiro-Argüelles and Edgar González-Juárez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite photovoltaics; perovskite LEDs; photodetectors; catalysis; energy storage; low-dimensional perovskites; defect passivation; charge-transport materials; scalable fabrication; stability and degradation; computational and data-driven design

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

Advanced Manufacturing Processes for Emerging Energy Storage Technologies

edited by

Hicham Es-Soufi

and

Hssain Bih

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; energy storage technologies; lithium-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; additive manufacturing; process optimization; sustainable processing; electrochemical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Turbulent Flows in Turbomachinery: Optimization and Design Innovations

edited by

Václav Uruba

, Vitalii Yanovych and

Richard Lenhard

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulent flows; turbomachinery; CFD; optimization; flow control; energy efficiency; LES; RANS; machine learning; aerodynamic design

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

Advanced Nanomaterial-Based Processes for Electrochemical Sensing and Energy Storage

edited by

Tamilalagan Elayappan

, Sabarison Pandiyarajan and

Balasubramanian Sriram

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensor; electrochemical sensor; nanomaterials; supercapacitor; electrocatalysis; energy storage

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

Advanced Thin Films for Antioxidant Food Packaging and Preservation

edited by Meritaine Da Rocha

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antioxidants; antioxidant coatings; antioxidant bio-based polymers; antioxidant properties of protein films or coatings; antioxidant properties of polysaccharides films or coatings

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

Synthesis and Utilization of Clean Ammonia as Fuel

edited by Rajavasanth Rajasegar and Javishk R. Shah

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean ammonia synthesis; ammonia decomposition; ammonia combustion; ammonia fuel; Haber– Bosch process; clean combustion; ammonia valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Application of Mesoporous and Nanomaterials for Environmental Adsorption and Catalytic Degradation

edited by Fernando Dal Pont Morisso

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesoporous materials; nanomaterials; physisorption and chemisorption; heterogeneous catalysis; catalytic degradation of pollutants; water treatment; air purification; soil remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Extraction, Analysis and Process Optimization of Bioactive Compounds from Food Sources

edited by Felipe de Moura Souza

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds extraction; process optimization in food engineering; ultrasound-assisted extraction; antioxidant and nutraceutical analysis; sustainable food processing; agro-industrial byproducts valorization; HPLC and spectroscopic techniques; circular economy in food science

Natural Gas/Hydrogen Liquefaction Processes and Refrigerating System

edited by Heng Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquefaction process; specific energy consumption; natural gas; hydrogen; ortho-para hydrogen conversion; operation simulation; process optimization; control strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Thermodynamic Properties, Heat Transfer and Drying Kinetics of Food Materials

edited by Clairmont Clementson and Amir Malvandi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamic properties; moisture diffusivity; sorption isotherms; drying methods; food process modeling; drying simulation; food material properties; heat and mass transfer; quality retention

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

Innovations in Renewable Methane Production from Biomass and Waste

edited by

Halil Senol

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; anaerobic digestion; renewable energy; advanced oxidation processes (AOP); process modeling; life cycle assessment (LCA); biorefinery; circular bioeconomy; waste valorization; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Air Pollution Control and Treatment

edited by Chi He, Jianrong Li and Fenglian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution control; emission abatement; pollution treatment technologies; air quality management; environmental remediation; sustainable mitigation; environmental policy (related to air)

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

Optimization and Analysis of Bioprocesses in Bioreactors

edited by

Esra İmamoğlu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocess optimization; bioreactor design; computational fluid dynamics (cfd); process intensification; scale-up; process monitoring and control; sustainable bioprocessing; biorefineries; circular bioeconomy; life-cycle assessment

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

Extraction and Applications of High-Added-Value Ingredients in the Food Industry

edited by

Da-Wei Huang

,

Po-Hsien Li

and Yu-Wen Lin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction technology; high-added-value; functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; food Industry; applications; sustainability; innovation

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

Single Particle Dynamics in Granular Systems

edited by

Vivek Garg

and

Jan Nečas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-particle dynamics; granular materials; discrete element modelling; energy dissipation; collision processes; continuum descriptions; particle transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Particle Processes)

Application of Analytical Methods for Tracking Contaminants in Food, Environment, and Industrial Processes

edited by

Jessica Pizzo

and Oscar De Oliveira Santos-Junior

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: contaminant detection; food safety; environmental monitoring; mass spectrometry; analytical chemistry; chromatography; industrial process monitoring; real-time analysis; sensor technologies; environmental contaminants

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

Process Intensification, Multiscale Simulation, and Optimization in Membrane Reactor Engineering

edited by

Kamran Ghasemzadeh

,

Rashid Jamshidi

and

Giuseppe Bagnato

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane reactors; process intensification; multiscale modelling; membrane process simulation; optimization and control; sustainable reactive separation; cost-effective process integration

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

Environmental Occurrence and Transformation Mechanisms of Emerging Contaminants

edited by

Xiaoyun Liu

, Xiaomeng Ji and Chi Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: new pollutants; synthetic chemicals; environmental occurrence; target analysis; nontarget screening; transformation mechanisms; persistent free radicals

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

Thermodynamic and Dynamic Behaviors in Molecular Liquids: Experimental, Theoretical, and Computational

edited by

Bakusele Kabane

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular liquids; thermodynamics; molecular interactions; phase behavior; computational chemistry; molecular dynamic simulation

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

Advanced Reservoir Simulation and Modelling, Thermal and Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes (2nd Edition)

edited by

Syed Muhammad Shakil Hussain

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: reservoir engineering; computer models; fluid flow; porosity; permeability; fluid dynamics; thermal behavior; enhanced oil recovery; reservoir management; real-time data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Joining and Integration of Ceramics with Dissimilar Materials for Advanced Components and Applications

edited by

Heloisa Ramlow

,

Gurdial Blugan

and

Stefan Niklaus Heinen

submission deadline 8 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: brazing; brittle phases; ceramic-metal joining; high-performance materials; hybrid joining techniques; interface design; joining of dissimilar materials; joining techniques; thermal expansion mismatch; thermal residual stress

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

2nd Edition of Artificial Intelligent Techniques in the Optimal Operation of Oil and Gas Production Systems

edited by

Guoqing Han

,

Xingyuan Liang

and Xiaojun Wu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9035 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid loading; artificial lift; multiphase flow; gas lift; plunger lift; artificial intelligence; oil production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Design, Inspection and Repair of Oil and Gas Pipelines

edited by Wei Liang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7470 | Submission Open

Keywords: inherent safety design; load conditions and stress analysis; metal loss inspection techniques; crack; corrosion; or leak detection; intelligent monitoring and prognostics; pipeline and facility integrity; deepwater pipeline design; inspection; or repair; riser replacement or repairs; pipeline valve repairs or change-outs; deepwater maintenance and repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

New Advances in Low-Energy Processes for Geo-Energy Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Daoyi Zhu

, Yibo Li and

Qingyuan Chen

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3380 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-energy processes; intelligent well technologies; cold production; cold-enhanced geo-energy recovery; thermal-enhanced geo-energy recovery; enhanced gas injection; enhanced steam injection; reservoir simulation of geo-energy; shale oil; tight oil

Feature Review Papers in Section "Chemical Processes and Systems"

edited by

Blaž Likozar

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1841 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; CO2; chemicals; fuels; energy; ammonia; methanol; H2O2; industry

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

CCUS for Carbon Neutrality: Innovations and Applications

edited by

, Bingbing Chen,

,

and

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; CO2 utilization; geological storage; carbon management; carbon policy and economics; DAC technologies; carbon recycling; emission mitigation

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

Advances in Biochar and Biobased Carbonaceous Materials

edited by

Esin Apaydın Varol

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; biobased carbonaceous materials; biomass valorization; climate change mitigation; life cycle assessment; liquid or gas purification; soil improvement; surface modification

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

Motor Drive Systems: Integrated Design, Control Technology, and Operation Optimization

edited by Da Xu, Qiang Li and Yong Kong

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 503 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor drive; control strategies; fault diagnosis; fault tolerance; integrated design

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

Recent Advances in the Applications of Zeolites and Porous Materials in Adsorption Processes

edited by Miguel Angel Hernandez and

Vitalii Petranovskii

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolites; porous materials; adsorption; applications; nanoporous

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

Advances in Emulsification and Separation Technologies for Petroleum Industry

edited by

Lin He

and Dejun Sun

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: emulsion; oil– water separation; demulsification; unconventional oil; oily hazardous waste; waste water; economic evaluation; environmental assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Synthesis and Extraction Processes of Biotechnological Drugs of Plant Origin

edited by

Marijana Zovko Končić

and

Sylwia Zielińska

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 31747 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosynthesis; biosynthetic pathways; extraction procedures; medicinal plant; plant biotechnology; plant cell cultures; plant metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Modeling, Design, Optimization and Maintenance of Intelligent Manufacturing Towards Industry 5.0

edited by

Yang Li

,

Cunsong Wang

, Yan Shi and Li Jia

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12349 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent monitoring and maintenance; prognostic and health management; reliability assessment; online soft measurement; intelligent management and control; Industrial Internet of Things

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

Thermal Engineering: Energy Conversion, Numerical Simulation, and Advanced Control

edited by

Moisés Montiel-González

,

Jesus Cerezo

and Miguel Ángel Basurto-Pensado

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9455 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); energy efficiency; AI tools; thermal systems; sustainability; materials; mathematical model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Production, Processing and Quality Assessment of Livestock Meat Products

edited by

Ignacio Arturo Domínguez Vara

,

Gabriela Maria Grigioni

and

J. Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7193 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth performance; carcass traits; meat quality; processing technologies; nutrient metabolism; welfare; additives; greenhouse gases mitigation

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

Advances in Enhancing Unconventional Oil/Gas Recovery, 3rd Edition

edited by

Tao Zhang

,

Zheng Sun

, Dong Feng and Wen Zhao

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4090 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoir; EOR/EGR; fluid transport; simulation; experiment; CCUS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Phytochemicals: Extraction, Optimization, Identification, Biological Activities, and Applications in the Food, Nutraceutical, and Pharmaceutical Industries (3rd Edition)

edited by

Ibrahim Abu-Reidah

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3285 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical identification; biological activity; fingerprint; secondary metabolites; liquid and gas chromatography; mass spectrometry; analytical methods; phenolic compounds; bioactives; functional ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

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