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Control of Flue Gas Pollutants and Clean Combustion Processes
edited by Qiang Lyu
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollutants; combustion; adsorbent; catalyst; renewable energy; carbon reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Technology and the Green Development of Geological Energy submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4414 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Biomass Pretreatment for Thermochemical Conversion submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3532 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass pretreatments; pyrolysis; gasification; combustion; bio-oil and biochar upgrading; emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advances of Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy Engineering
edited by Yuting Zhuo and Tianyu Wang
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1278 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational and experimental methods for multiphase flows; bubbly and droplet flows; particle-laden flows; turbulence in multiphase flows; DEM; multiphysics modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Research Progress of Catalysts in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
edited by Melisa Paola Bertero
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalyst; pyrolysis; gasification; biomass; liquefaction; bio-oil; syn-gas; biochar; biorrefinery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advanced Functionally Graded Materials
edited by and Suhas Alkunte
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: functionally graded materials; additive manufacturing; mechanical behavior; sustainability; material science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Solar Technologies and Photovoltaic Systems submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 80 | 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 Energy Systems)
Circular Economy and Efficient Use of Resources (Volume II) submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13784 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; ecological technologies; ecological processes; production processes; resource efficiency; production system and waste streams; waste treatment and disposal; plastics in the circular economy; waste generation management and prevention; ecological technologies; medical waste; sustainable process; new trends in textiles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Study of Multiphase Flow and Its Application in Petroleum Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6399 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; petroleum engineering; oil and gas production; hydrodynamics; drilling; reservoir simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Material Characterization for Mechanical Behavior Predictions of Composite Materials and Structures
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1957 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical behavior; composite structures; microelectromechanical systems (MEMSs); actual material constants; composite materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Advances in Green Chemistry Processes: Isolation, Characterization and Applications of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1907 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; bioactive compounds; characterization of bioactive compounds; innovative food; plant natural resources; by-products; antioxidants; green extraction; chromatography; health benefits; bioactivity; bioavaiability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Processes in Biofuel Production and Biomass Valorization
edited by and Marcos Lúcio Corazza
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1705 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofuels; biorefinery; sustainable processes; biomass conversion; process modeling and optimization; synthetic fuels; hydrogen; biobased chemicals; sustainable fuel additives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: Design, Processes and Production Control
edited by Johnnatan Rodríguez and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; environmental impact; design for sustainability resource optimization; eco-friendly materials production control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Bioprocess Engineering: Sustainable Manufacturing for a Green Society submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18685 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Digital Research and Development of Materials and Processes
edited by Wei Lv, Wanqiang Liu, Li Yang, and Feng Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11513 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated computational materials engineering (ICME); material genome initiative (MGI); multiscale modeling of materials and processes; material database; machine learning; 3D printing; high-throughput experiment; artificial intelligence; digital twin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Manufacturing Processes: Enhancements through Smart and Sustainable Approaches
edited by and Qingping Yang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6601 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing processes; smart process enhancements; sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chains; environmental impact assessment; additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Green Manufacturing Processes: Data Modelling and Fusion-Driven Optimization Control
edited by Li Li, and Lingling Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1975 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; machine learning; deep learning; data-driven modeling; sustainable machining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer in Energy Utilization
edited by Bin Liu, , and Guojun Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1650 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluid– structure interaction; heat transfer; mass transfer; hydrodynamics instability; numerical methods; machine learning; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
High-Temperature Behavior of Polymers and Composites submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymers; composites; fire testing; thermal degradation; combustion; flammability; small-scale experimentation; mathematical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Production and Industrial Engineering in Metal Processing
edited by Ronaldo Câmara Cozza
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallurgical processes of manufacturing; mechanical processes of manufacturing; plastic deformation of metals; machining; additive manufacturing; wear; lubrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advances in the Composition and Extraction Process of Natural Extracts to Insects and Microorganisms Management
edited by Miguel Angel Ramos-López and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; entomology insecticide activity; bioactive compounds; molecular diagnostic; pathogenic microorganism in insect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Power Electronics for Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Conversion Processes, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; energy transition; power converters; power systems; renewable energy technologies; energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Modeling and Optimization for Multi-scale Integration
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling; optimization; multi-scale; digital twin; simulation; data-driven modeling; scale-up
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Synthesis and Applications in Industry, Environment and Energy
edited by Mohamed Infas Haja Mohideen, Ayalew H. Assen and Abdul Malik Puthan Peedikakkal
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: MOFs; energy storage; catalysis; separation; pollutant removal; purification; adsorption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
High-Efficiency and High-Selectivity Processes of CO2 Conversion
edited by Mohammad Danish Khan, Preetam Kumar Sharma and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 conversion; catalytic processes; electrochemical reduction; photocatalysis and biological conversion; novel materials and reactor engineering; renewable energy integration; circular chemical economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Chemistry of Zeolites: Synthesis, Structure and Crystallization
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: zeolite; synthesis; structure; crystallization mechanisms; crystallization processes; sources; properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Recent Advances in Modeling and Control of Air Pollutants Dispersion and Source Tracking
edited by Yen-Hsun Chuang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollutant tracking; artificial intelligence technique; air pollutants control technique modeling; air pollutant dispersion monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Ionic Liquid Applications in Sustainable Biomass Processing submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: ionic liquids; pretreatment; fractionation; fermentation; cellulose; lignin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Physicochemical, Thermal, Sensorial, Nutritional, and Flow Properties During Food Processes
edited by , Imène Felfoul and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: food processing; physicochemical features; thermal behavior; sensory properties; nutritional characteristics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Research on New Energy Carriers in Vehicles: Safety and Green Transition
edited by and Daniel Fruhwirt
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: NEC; road tunnels; safety; energy transition; fuels
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Electrospray Drying and Freezing Technology in Food Processing
edited by , and Taiyoung Kang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 66 | 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)
Advances in Process Systems Engineering—Selected Papers From China PSE Annual Meeting
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 60 | 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)
Quality of Plant Raw Materials and Their Processing submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: food processing; plant material; functional food; food quality
(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 56 | 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)
Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena in Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat exchanger fundamentals; heat transfer enhancement; combined heat and mass transfer; natural and mixed convection; refrigeration and air conditioning; renewable energy components
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Plasma Processing: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Xiaoguo Ying
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 45 | 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)
Production, Processing and Quality Assessment of Livestock Meat Products submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 43 | 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 Bioelectrochemical Systems for Wastewater Treatment
edited by , Lenia-Nezaet de Brito Gonsalvesh and Ralitza Koleva
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 41 | 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)
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 39 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy engineering; multiphase flow; simulation; turbomachinery; flow mechanism
(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 39 | Submission Open
Keywords: equipment reliability; transfer learning; domain adaptation; domain generalization; interpretability; fault diagnosis; fault prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Research on Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Based on Neural Network
edited by and Lifeng Wu
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 38 | 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 298 | 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 565 | 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)
Anaerobic Digestion Process: Design, Optimization and Application
edited by Gregor Drago Zupančič
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1819 | 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)
Bioethanol Production: Process, Technology and Sustainable Industrial Applications submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 316 | 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 Green Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage Technology
edited by Song Hu, Yanghong Xia, and Tianze Wang
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 166 | 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)
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 52 | 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 37 | 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 | 18 articles | Viewed by 33973 | 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)
Industrial Chemistry Reactions (3rd Edition): Kinetics, Mass and Heat Transfer in View of the Industrial Reactors Design submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1782 | 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)
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