Sustainable Processes
A section of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717).
Section Information
The Section Sustainable Processes of the journal Processes is the ideal forum for publishing significant research of high quality and high impact as well as good reviews. The concept of sustainability is based on three main pillars that relate to the societal, environmental, and economic impacts of production processes incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations. Today, the development and operation of industrial processes need to progressively incorporate sustainability objectives. This requires the development of sustainability metrics able to assess process performance and guide the selection of technology alternatives. On the other hand, new processes need to be developed improving the overall sustainability performance of supply chains and products. Submitted papers should embrace, for example, the proposal of innovative design methods for sustainability, innovative sustainability metrics, holistic approaches to assessing sustainability performance, and new, safe, as well as sustainable process technologies. Both fundamental research and industrial case studies are of interest to this Section. All manuscripts submitted for publication in this Section will undergo the usual high-quality peer review process of Processes and, if accepted, will be rapidly published online. Download Section Flyer
Sustainability Metrics
- Sustainability metrics
- Sustainability performance
- Key performance indicators in sustainability assessments
Sustainability in Process Design
- Sustainable design
- Sustainability drivers in process design
- Safe and sustainable processes
- Sustainability in life cycle assessments
New Sustainable Processes and Supply Chains
- Sustainable chemical processes
- Sustainable energy systems
- Sustainability in circular economies
- Sustainable management of raw materials
- Sustainable management of wastes
- Sustainable supply chains
- Novel sustainable processes
- Case studies in process sustainability
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Innovations in Waste Heat Recovery in Industrial Processes (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Ionic Liquid Applications in Sustainable Biomass Processing (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Sustainable Development of Energy and Environment in Buildings (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Bioethanol Production: Process, Technology and Sustainable Industrial Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Power Electronics for Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Conversion Processes, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Circular Economy on Production Processes and Systems Engineering (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- 1st SUSTENS Meeting: Advances in Sustainable Engineering Systems (Deadline: 5 October 2025)
- Novel Fuel Technologies: Synthesis, Production and Property Analysis (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Mineral Processing Equipments and Cross-Disciplinary Approaches (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- High-Efficiency and High-Selectivity Processes of CO2 Conversion (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Selected Papers from the Sustainable Energy and Process Technologies Conference (Deadline: 5 December 2025)
- Activated Carbon: Contaminant Removal for Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Green Development Models and Cleaner Production (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Emerging Studies of Solid Waste Management for Sustainable Environment (Deadline: 25 December 2025)
- AC and DC Power Grids System Technologies: Analysis, Control and Practical Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Clean Combustion and Emission in Vehicle Power System, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advances in Waste Treatment, Bioremediation and Decarbonization Research (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Advancing Sustainable Chemical Processes Through the Design of Ionic Liquids (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- High-Effective Energy Conversion for Sustainable Environment (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Advanced Processes for Creating New Technologies in Industry (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Waste Supermaterials: Engineered Multifunctional Composites for Dual Water-Waste Solutions (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Low/Zero Carbon Fuels Production, Transportation, Storage and Utilization (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Advances in Renewable and Sustainable Engineering from the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Engineering Techniques (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
