Separation Processes
A section of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717).
Section Information
The Separation Processes section of Processes focuses on fundamental principles, methodologies, and technological innovations in separation engineering. We aim to publish high-quality research that will advance the design, optimization, and application of separation processes across chemical, environmental, biological, materials, catalysis, petroleum industries, and allied engineering fields. Download Section Flyer
The Separation Processes section will include, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Fundamental mechanisms and transport phenomena in separation processes
- Membrane technologies (microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, gas separation, pervaporation, forward osmosis, pervaporation reverse osmosis, membrane distillation, etc.)
- Distillation, extraction, adsorption, absorption, crystallization, and precipitation processes
- Chromatographic separation and purification technologies
- Solid–liquid, liquid–liquid, gas–liquid, and supercritical fluid separation processes
- Hybrid and intensified separation processes (membrane–reactor systems, reactive distillation, adsorption–reaction coupling, etc.)
- Separation processes for bioproducts, pharmaceuticals, and food components: downstream processing of proteins, antibodies, nucleic acids, vaccines, exosomes, chiral drug resolution, removal of genotoxic impurities, and online separation in continuous manufacturing, etc.
- Separation and purification in environmental applications: water/wastewater treatment, air pollution control, resource recovery
- Separation processes in energy systems: hydrogen purification, carbon capture, solvent regeneration, battery material recovery, and precious metal recovery
- Separation processes in catalytic systems: catalyst recovery and recycling, reaction–separation coupling for enhanced catalytic performance; catalytic reactors for selective product removal and enhanced conversion; reactive separation techniques for equilibrium-limited reactions; downstream purification of catalytic products derived from biomass conversion, petrochemical synthesis, and fine chemical manufacturing
- Advanced materials for separation processes: adsorbents, membranes, ionic liquids, solvents, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), and molecularly imprinted polymers, etc.
- Green, sustainable, and low-energy separation technologies
- Petroleum refining and petrochemical separation technologies: crude oil pretreatment and electrostatic desalting, advanced distillation and adsorption for light hydrocarbon fractionation, hydrogen recovery and purification in hydrocracking, solvent deasphalting for residue upgrading, oxidative and adsorptive desulfurization, and oil–water separation in produced water treatment
- Process control, monitoring and optimization of separation systems
- Applications of AI, machine learning, and data-driven methods in separation engineering
- Experimental and computational studies related to separation processes
Keywords
- Separation
- Isolation
- Purification
- Absorption/Adsorption
- Extraction
- Precipitation
- Centrifugation
- Crystallization
- Distillation
- Flocculation
- Flotation
- Chelation
- Filtration
- Sedimentation
- Sublimation
- Desalination
- Refining
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Multiphase Flow Separation: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Multiphase Flow Process and Separation Technology (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Analytical Methodologies and Stability Assessment of Bioactive Compounds in Complex Matrices (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Green Extraction and Separation Processes (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Porous Hybrid Structures for Gas Adsorption and Separation (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- New Applications of Membrane in Separation Processes (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Development and Simulation of Coalescing Technology in Efficient Separation Processes (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Green Extraction and Valorization Processes for Agri-Food By-Products and Bio-Based Materials (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Extraction, Separation, and Purification of Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Applications of Chromatographic Separation Techniques in Food and Chemistry—Third Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Bioactive Natural Compounds: Advanced Extraction, Characterization and Functional Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Separation and Extraction Techniques in Food Processing and Analysis, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- From Plant to Product: Process-Centric Advances in Essential Oils—Extraction, Modeling, Standardization, and Use (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances and Challenges in Green Extraction and Sustainable Processing of Natural Products (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
