Processes

Synthesis, Characterization and Functional Properties of Green Nanocomposites

edited by

and

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; characterization; nanocomposites; biopolymers; sustainability; functionalization; performance; degradation; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Control, Removal, and Resource Recovery Processes in Wastewater Systems

edited by

Mohammed J.K. Bashir

and Salem S. Abu Amr

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11522 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; membrane separation; bioenergy production; water– energy nexus; resource recovery; wastewater treatment

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

Polymer Nanocomposites for Smart Applications

edited by Sakrit Hait

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9818 | 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)

Advances in Theory and Technology of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs

edited by

Hui Han

and

Haifeng Gai

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 9423 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale oil and shale gas; coalbed methane; oil shale; tight oil and tight gas; gas hydrate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sustainable Energy Technologies for Industrial Decarbonization

edited by

Hanmin Yang

and Hai Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4143 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial decarbonization; sustainable energy system; carbon-neutral fuels; waste heat recovery; carbon capture; utilization; and storage (CCUS); thermal energy storage; electrification of industry; renewable energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biogas Upgrading, Utilization, and Storage: Latest Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Kamil Witaszek

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3824 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogas upgrading; anaerobic digestion; methane production; gas purification technologies; waste-to-energy systems; biogas storage solutions

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

Carbon Capture, Transportation, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Process Optimization (CCUSPO)

edited by

Dongya Zhao

and

Shijian Lu

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3468 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCUS process modelling; CCUS optimization; CCUS parameter sensitivity analysis; CCUS energy consumption and carbon emission assessment; CCUS economic evaluation; CCUS process dynamic modelling; CCUS process dynamic optimization

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

Green and Sustainable Food Technologies: Innovations in Processing and Preservation

edited by

Newton Carlos Santos

, Thaisa Abrantes Souza Gusmão and Rennan Pereira de Gusmão

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; green technologies; eco-friendly preservation; process intensification; energy-efficient operations; food quality and safety; valorization of food by-products; novel preservation techniques; resource-efficient technologies; agro-food sustainability

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

Multiphase Flow and Reactive Processes of CO₂ in Wellbore–Reservoir Systems During Drilling, Completion and Production

edited by Peng Xu, Lei Pu,

Jianjian Song

, Wei Lv and Lin Du

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2– wellbore– reservoir interactions; multiphase flow; drilling and completion fluids; reactive transport; CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR); geological CO2 storage and containment; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)

Advances in Electrodes, Electrolytes and Electrochemistry for Next-Generation Energy Technologies

edited by Asad Ali and

Tariq Bashir

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrodes; electrolytes; electrochemistry; energy storage; energy conversion; batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; solid-state electrolytes; interface engineering; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Strategies in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Technology

edited by

Hong He

, Mingchen Ding and

Long Yu

submission deadline 11 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 15568 | Submission Open

Keywords: enhanced oil recovery; water flooding; CO2 flooding; heavy oil reservoir; low-permeability reservoir; water shutoff; conformance control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Technology in Unconventional Resource Development

edited by Xiuyu Wang and

Xiao Wang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17751 | Submission Open

Keywords: tight oil reservoir; seepage law; spontaneous imbibition; CO2 flooding; chemical flooding

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

Metal Oxides and Their Composites for Photocatalytic Degradation

edited by Jaideep Malik, Surjeet Chahal and Parmod Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9207 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxides; semiconductor photocatalsysis; composite materials; photocatalyst; wastewater treatment; dye degradation; hetrojunction; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); environmental remediation; nanomaterials; solar catalysis

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

Process System Engineering of Gas Hydrate: Multiple Processes, Scales, Physics Fields and Senarios

edited by

Lanchang Xing

,

Guozhong Wu

and Jinxiu Yang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3833 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate; dynamic processes of hydrates (accumulation; formation; decomposition; monitoring); multiphase scales (molecular; core; well; formation); multiple senarios (simulation; experiment; field trial and testing); multiphase flows in porous media and pipelines; multiple physics fields (thermal; hydraulic; mechanical; chemical); fluid migration; seabed methane seepage; global warming

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

Petroleum Characterization and Bioprocesses: Numerical and Experimental Investigation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dicho Stratiev

,

Ivelina Kostova Shishkova

and

Aijun Guo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3625 | Submission Open

Keywords: petroleum; crude oil; fuel; nonlinear least square regression methods; meta-heuristic methods; energy; biofuel; bioprocesses

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

Advances in Bioenergy and Sustainable Biomaterial Production Processes

edited by

Shu-Yii Wu

and Guang-Way Jang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1569 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-based hydrogen; biofuels; waste to energy; bioeconomy; nanotech catalysts; genetically engineered; sustainable biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Process Innovation and Intensification in Photobioreactors for Enhanced Biomass and Bioenergy Production

edited by

Alessandro Cosenza

,

Giuseppe Caputo

and

Francesca Scargiali

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

Keywords: photobioreactor design and optimization; microalgae and cyanobacteria cultivation; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); light distribution and photon management; bioprocess engineering; techno-economic feasibility; biofuel conversion; scale-up strategies; CO2 fixation and utilization; upstream and downstream processing

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

Towards Advanced and Sustainable Bio-Based Materials for Green Technologies

edited by

Dongkun Yu

and

Qiaoling Liu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; green technologies; sustainable polymers; chitosan and cellulose; green solvents; functional coatings; nanocomposites; circular economy; sustainable process design

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

Modeling, Control and Optimization of Food Fermentation Processes

edited by

María Victoria Mestre Furlani

and Paola Maturano

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentative process; modeling; control process; design; microorganisms; bioprocess; optimization; food; beverage

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

Microstructural Evolution, Corrosion, and Performance of Metallic Materials

edited by Gláucio Soares Da Fonseca and Elivelton Alves Ferreira

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructural evolution; phase transformations; corrosion behaviour; metallic materials performance; stainless steels; residual stress and inspection; magnetic Barkhausen noise (MBN); non-destructive testing/inspection

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

AI-Driven Innovations for Enhancing Power System Stability and Operational Efficiency

edited by

Thair Mahmoud

submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 15140 | Submission Open

Keywords: inverter-based resources (IBRs); dispatch optimization; battery energy storage systems (BESSs); power systems stability; distributed energy resources (DERs); transmission and distribution planning; artificial intelligence (AI); electricity markets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Rheology, Biodegradability and Mechanical Properties of Polymers

edited by

Mónica Elvira Mendoza-Duarte

and Bruno Felipe Urbano Cantillana

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 21549 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheology; dynamic mechanical analysis; biodegradable polymers; biodegradability; viscosity; soft matter; hydrogels; nanocomposites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Artificial Intelligence-Based Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making in Industrial Process Engineering

edited by

Xiaojun Jin

, Jian Zhang and Dong-Qing Yuan

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20057 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; decision-making; anomaly recognition; Intelligent monitoring systems; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Chemical and Process Engineering

edited by

Gade Pandu Rangaiah

,

Andrew Hoadley

and

Zhiyuan Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14269 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision making; multi-criteria analysis; process selection; process design; multi-objective optimization; chemical processes; sustainable chemical engineering; sensitivity analysis

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

Data-Driven Modeling and Applications for Flow, Heat Transfer, and Combustion

edited by Songbai Yao,

Ping Wang

, Bosen Wang and Weijia Qian

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11852 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; fluid dynamics; heat transfer; reacting flows; numerical modeling; experimental diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Research of Bioactive Synthetic and Natural Products Chemistry

edited by

Athanasia Varvaresou

,

Spyros Papageorgiou

and Panagoula Pavlou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9440 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic chemistry of bioactive compounds; chemistry and Isolation of natural products; innovative bioactive formulations; quantification assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Recent Advances in Wastewater Treatment Technology to Achieve Low Carbonization

edited by

José de Anda

and

Harvey Shear

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7950 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; wastewater; energy recovery; energy efficiency; circular economy

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

Geological and Engineering Problems in the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs (2nd Edition)

edited by Mohamed I. Abdel-Fattah

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6144 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; hydraulic fracturing; reservoir characterization; seismic and well log analysis; basin modeling and petroleum systems; machine learning and AI applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biological and Pharmacological Activity of Natural Products

edited by

Hassan Laaroussi

,

Pedro Ferreira-Santos

and

Driss Ousaaid

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2660 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; functional foods; green extraction; bioactive molecules; bioavailability; medicinal chemistry; combinatorial medicine; pharmacological activities; health disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Recent Advances and Technologies in Internal Combustion Engines: Combustion Analysis and Emission Control

edited by

Salih Özer

and Erdinç Vural

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1937 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines (ICEs); combustion analysis; emission control technologies; alternative fuels (hydrogen; HHO; biodiesel; ammonia); computational fluid dynamics (CFD); engine performance and optimization; NOx and soot reduction; fuel injection strategies; sustainable combustion systems; energy and exergy analysis

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

Green and Scalable Bioprocess Engineering: Enzymatic Systems, Process Intensification and Sustainable Applications

edited by

Carlos Ocampo-López

,

Margarita Ramirez-Carmona

and

Leidy Rendón-Castrillón

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymatic bioprocessing; biopharmaceutical processes; biocatalysis; downstream processing; scale-up; process intensification; green chemistry; bio-based products; circular bioeconomy; biomass valorization

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

Advances in Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite Catalysts for Sustainable Applications

edited by Bruno O. Dalla Costa, Griselda Alejandra Eimer and María Soledad Legnoverde

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1808 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite catalysts; acidic/textural properties modification; characterization; hierarchical zeolites; mesoporous materials; biomass conversion; sustainable catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)

Synthesis and Functional Applications of Organochalcogen Compounds

edited by

Vanessa Nascimento

,

Pâmella Cordeiro

and Luana da Silva Gomes

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: organochalcogens; synthetic methodologies; redox activity; catalysis; functional materials

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

Extraction, Analysis and Applications of Bioactive Natural Products

edited by Ba Vinh Le

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product chemistry; phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; secondary metabolites; pharmacological effect; underlying mechanisms; NMR; GC-MS; LC-MS; quantitative analysis; inflammation; anti-cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Advances in Drilling and Excavation Theories and Technologies for Petroleum, Coal Seam and Sustainable Resources

edited by

Zhihui Ye

and

Tongqiang Xia

submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 7423 | Submission Open

Keywords: well trajectory design; drilling operation; coal seam excavation; wellbore stability; fluid flow in porous media; permeability evolution; machine learning model; geothermal energy; carbon sequestration and storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Numerical Simulation of Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation

edited by Xu Sun,

Xiaoben Liu

and Zitao Jiang

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7811 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas pipelines; oil and gas tanks; oil and gas underground storage; numerical simulation; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Novel Techniques in Natural Product Extraction to Improve Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity in Foods

edited by

Luz Hermila Villalobos Delgado

,

Rogelio Valadez Blanco

,

Paula Cecilia Guadarrama Mendoza

and

Guadalupe Virginia Nevárez-Moorillón

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6500 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technologies; extraction; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; functional components; bioactive compounds

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

Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Processes

edited by Atiq Ur Rehman and Fawad Ali

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5220 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; predictive modeling; manufacturing processes; process optimization; smart manufacturing; deep learning; reinforcement learning; predictive maintenance; process control; defect detection; feature engineering; explainable AI; data-driven manufacturing; Industry 4.0; digital twins; sustainable and smart manufacturing; heuristic optimization methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)

Metal Complexes: Design, Properties and Applications

edited by Lidia Zapała, Elżbieta Woźnicka and

Małgorzata Kosińska-Pezda

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3220 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complexes; design and synthesis; structural and spectroscopic properties; catalysis; biological and medicinal applications; green and sustainable chemistry; enzyme mimetics; drug development; bioinorganic chemistry; coordination chemistry; functional materials; environmental and toxicological studies; photocatalysis; molecular magnetism; supramolecular chemistry; electrochemical applications

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

Preparation, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of Functional Materials

edited by Apoorva Chaturvedi

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3009 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; synthetic routes; structure– property relationships; multi-functional materials; stimuli-responsive systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Manufacturing Processes and Thermal Properties of Composite Materials

edited by

Juana Isabel Méndez

,

Mariel Alfaro-Ponce

, Claudia Hernández-Aguilar and Flavio Arturo Domínguez-Pacheco

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2389 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; advanced manufacturing; thermal conductivity; heat resistance; phase change materials; bio-based composites; additive manufacturing; thermal degradation; smart materials; energy-efficient buildings

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

Laser-Assisted Manufacturing and Materials Processing

edited by Linda Viviana García-Quiñonez and

Cristian Gómez Rodríguez

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser; materials; laser-assisted; additive manufacturing; laser sintering; thin films

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

Advances in Numerical Modeling and AI Optimization for Marine and Geothermal Energy Systems

edited by Jianxin Shi,

Baozhi Sun

, Xiang Yu and Wanze Wu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine energy; geothermal energy; simulation for energy system; system modeling in extreme environments; AI application in energy system; optimization for energy system; energy storage; digital operation and maintenance; remote unattended operation

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Unconventional Energy, Clean Energy and Carbon Sequestration: Progress in Technology

edited by

Lei Qin

, Quangui Li,

Xu Yu

and Guanhua Ni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 23153 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional energy resources; coalbed methane; shale gas; reservoir stimulation technology; geo-carbon sequestration; clean energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Integrated Biorefineries for Sustainable Production of Biofuel and Bioproducts

edited by

Deepak Kumar

, Ankita Juneja,

Anuj Kumar Chandel

and

Obste Therasme

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14780 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated biorefinery; fermentation; lignin conversion; high-value bioproducts; biofuel; techno-economic analysis; life cycle assessment

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

Applications of Ultrasound and Other Technologies in Food Processing

edited by

Emmanuel De Jesús Ramírez‐Rivera

,

Jesús Rodríguez-Miranda

,

Gregorio Hernández-Salinas

and Humberto Marín-Vega

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13567 | Submission Open

Keywords: food science and technology; physical chemistry of food; artificial intelligence; computer vision; machine learning; sensometrics and consumer studies; sustainability of food agroecosystems; competitiveness processes in food chains

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

Advances in the Photocatalysis and Photodegradation of Various Contaminants Present in Water

edited by Manuel J. Chinchillas-Chinchillas,

Priscy Alfredo Luque Morales

and Horacio Edgardo Garrafa-Gálvez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13531 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; synthesis and characterization; photocatalysts; water pollutants; water treatment; environmental applications; sustainability

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

Multiphase Flow Process and Separation Technology

edited by Zhiyi Xiong and Xinwei Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12967 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow process; separation equipment strengthening; new design; research method; gas– liquid– solid separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Bioenergy, Green Chemistry and Biorefinery: Challenges and Perspectives on Circular Economy and Sustainability

edited by

Maria Rios

and

Glauber Cruz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12768 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; biofuels; and biomaterials; circular economy; biorefinery; and biowaste treatment technologies; thermal engineering and applied thermodynamics; environmental pollution and pollutant emissions; renewable technologies; numerical simulation; energy utilization; carbon capture; utilization; and storage; urban waste management

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

Electrode Materials Design for High-Performance Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

edited by Shamim Ahmed Hira and

Antony R. Thiruppathi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11573 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; oxygen evolution reaction; green energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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