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Green Chemistry: From Wastes to Value-Added Products (2nd Edition)

edited by

Roberto Palos

and

Alazne Gutiérrez

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 38007 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; circular economy; recycling technologies; closed-loop systems; waste management

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

Data-Based Prediction Models in Energy Systems: From Principles to Applications

edited by

Chao Min

Xin Ma

, Xiaogang Li and Huohai Yang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12081 | Submission Open

Keywords: grey system models; machine learning/deep learning models; data-driven prediction models; intelligent optimization; petroleum engineering; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Rheological Properties of Food Products

edited by

Marijana Djordjević

and

Miljana Djordjević

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7178 | Submission Open

Keywords: dough rheology; dynamic oscillatory tests; flow properties; creep-recovery test; farinoghraph; mixolab; rheological behavior; functional ingredients; functional food; food formulations

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

Absorption Heat Pumps for Heating and Cooling: Modeling, Simulation, Design, Optimization, and Experiments

edited by

Armando Huicochea Rodríguez

and José Alfredo Hernández Pérez

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3429 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption; single and advanced cycles; absorption heat pumps; heat exchangers; mass and heat transfer coefficients; thermal systems; optimization and artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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

edited by Mohamed I. Abdel-Fattah

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2251 | 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)

2nd Edition of Control Design and Numerical Computation in Manufacturing Process System

edited by

Yifei Tong

and

Fengque Pei

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

Keywords: control system design; numerical computation; equipment design and control; manufacturing systems design; control; and optimization; process design and control

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

Material Design and Characterization Analysis for Sustainable Next Generation Solar Cells

edited by

Edwin T. Mombeshora

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar; energy storage; transforming energy access; end-of-life; sustainability; renewable; electrolytes; perovskite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sustainable Nanocellulose Processes Toward New Products and Markets

edited by

Enrique Javier Carvajal Barriga

and María Evangelina Vallejos

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocellulose technology; sustainable nanomaterials; biorefinery processes; renewable nanomaterials; nanomaterial processes; bioeconomy; nanocellulose applications; nanocellulose industry; innovation in processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Genetic Engineering: Processes, Methods, Challenges and Solutions

edited by Yuxiang Liu and Yangfan Wang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 366 | 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)

Opportunities for Industry 4.0/5.0: AI-Driven Data Analysis, Process Optimization and Automation

edited by Chien-Yi Huang and Amirhossein Nafei

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11013 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; artificial intelligence (AI); data analysis; process automation; machine learning; predictive maintenance; cyber– physical systems; internet of things (IoT); optimization; fuzzy logic; decision-making

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

Recent Advances in Green Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage Technology

edited by Song Hu, Yanghong Xia,

Shunliang Ding

and Tianze Wang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9449 | 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)

Numerical Simulation of Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation

edited by Xu Sun,

Xiaoben Liu

and Zitao Jiang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4346 | 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)

Advances in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems

edited by

Enrique Rosales Asensio

and Enrique González

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3792 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic machinery; green turbines; efficiency improvement; lifetime extension; upgrading; low-cost small hydropower

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

Engineering Porous Materials: From Synthesis to Real-World Applications

edited by Hamidreza Mahdavi and Joseph Olorunyomi

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3631 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; design; synthesis; characterization; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Applications of Machine Learning and Data Modeling Techniques in Air Quality Monitoring and Control Mechanisms

edited by

Getaneh Berie Tarekegn

and Abiyu Kerebo Berekute

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3134 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; air quality sensing; prediction; smart city; ship emissions; drones; cloud computing; low-cost air quality sensors; nanocatalysts

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

Recent Advances in Surface Engineering and Coating Technologies in Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Miguel Angel Selles Canto

, Kuniaki Dohda, Steven Schmid and

Samuel Sanchez Caballero

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3063 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribology; manufacturing; joining; lubrication; coatings; surface engineering; friction; wear; contact mechanics

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

Green Hydrogen Production: Advances and Prospects

edited by Ana Lidia Martínez Salazar, M. A. Coronel-García and Luciano Aguilera-Vázquez

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2326 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; production systems; renewable energies; sizing; storage systems; electronic systems; distribution processes; uses; circular and social economy

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

Chemical Systems Dynamic Modeling and Simulation

edited by

Yuan Yang

and Xing Qian

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2052 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation; process simulation; process modeling; process system engineering; process intensification; process design

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

Control and Supervision Strategies on Desalination Processes: Focused on Key Process Variables

edited by

German Eduardo Devora

and Jesús Álvarez-Sánchez

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1905 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis; concentration polarization factor; biofouling; permeate flux; mass transfer coefficient; process design; perfomance; seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO); brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO); operating pressure; energy consumption

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

Natural and Synthetic Compounds: Processes, Challenges, and Opportunities for Human Health and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Alina Bora

and

Luminita Crisan

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 842 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; bioactive compounds; computational methods; drug discovery and development; drug repurposing; green chemistry; biological testing; sustainable strategies; healthy and sustainable challenges; natural and synthetic product application; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Hydrogen and Carbon Production by Methane Catalytic Cracking

edited by Chandrasekar Srinivasakannan and

Mohammad Mozahar Hossain

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 675 | Submission Open

Keywords: methane; hydrogen; catalytic cracking; carbon nanostructures; green energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Chromatographic Techniques in Food Industry Processes

edited by

Fouad EL Mansouri

and Jamal Brigui

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: food chemistry; natural products ; antioxidants ; polyphenols ; chromatography ; spectroscopy ; mass spectrometry ; extraction ; sample preparation

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

Microstructure, Processing and Numerical Simulation of Coatings

edited by Haibo Zhang,

Yu Liu

and

Yali Gao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7770 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface coating technology; microstructure; coatings material design; simulation analysis; numerical simulation; different process parameters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Extraction and Characterization of Functional Properties of Bioactive Compounds Obtained from Food Processing

edited by Arely León-López and

Gabriel Aguirre-Álvarez

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4385 | Submission Open

Keywords: food process; bioactive compounds; functional activity; alternative technologies; traditional methods; sources of bioactive compounds

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

Resource Recovery from Organic Solid Waste Using Fermentation and Hydrolysis Technologies

edited by Jiuxiao Hao, Guang Guo and Yina Zou

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4183 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic fermentation; hydrolysis pretreatment; volatile fatty acids; biomass; organic solid wastes; resource recovery; oriented conversion

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

Application of Power Converter in Integrated Energy Storage Management

edited by

Naga Vamsi Krishna Thirumalasetty

and

Hsin-Jang Shieh

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3954 | Submission Open

Keywords: power conversion efficiency; energy storage systems (ESS); battery management systems (BMS); hybrid energy storage; DC-DC converters; voltage regulation; load balancing; renewable energy integration; charge/discharge control; grid stabilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Fault Detection Based on Deep Learning

edited by Maoyin Chen and Zhu Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2921 | Submission Open

Keywords: models; control; optimization; industry

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

Green Biotechnology for Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles from Plant Extracts

edited by

Zhiguo Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1160 | Submission Open

Keywords: Au/Ag/Pt/Cu nanomaterials; nanoparticles; plant extract; green synthesis; nanoparticle applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Machine Learning-Based Intelligent Industry 4.0 Control Systems for Manufacturing

edited by

Alex Shenfield

and

Hongwei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; sustainable manufacturing; Industry 4.0; internet of things

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

Correlations Between Performance and Structure of Catalytic Materials for Sustainable Process Design

edited by

Jovana Prekodravac Filipovic

David Rutherford

and

Ayesha Khan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based nanomaterials; antibacterial activity; heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis; adsorption; water remediation; sustainability; pollutant degradation; biomass valorization

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

Machine Learning and Chemometrics for Complex Process Analysis and Control

edited by

Huiwen Yu

and

Mourad Kharbach

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemometrics; machine learning; process analysis; control and optimization; applications

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

Advances in Biomass Conversion to Biofuel Technology

edited by

Samuel Carrasco

and

Denny K. S. Ng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel; biomass conversion; sustainable technology; biochar; bio-oil; biogas

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

Properties and Influence of Recycled Concrete Aggregates in New Concrete Production Processes

edited by

Roberto Christ

and

Augusto Masiero Gil

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled concrete aggregate (RCA); sustainable construction; concrete production; material properties; mechanical performance; durability; environmental impact; concrete mix design; aggregate substitution; waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Physicochemical, Thermal, Sensorial, Nutritional, and Flow Properties During Food Processes

edited by

Hayat Bourekoua

Imène Felfoul

and

Ana María Calderón De la Barca

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2323 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; physicochemical features; thermal behavior; sensory properties; nutritional characteristics

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

Research Progress of Chemical Flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery

edited by

Luiz Carlos L. Santos

and

Vladimir Alvarado

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2078 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkalis; surfactants; polymers; chemical blends; adjusted water chemistry; interfacial dynamics; interfacial rheology; wettability alteration; interfacial tension; nanotechnology; bio-based chemicals reagents; techno-economic viability; foams; field projects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Innovative Strategies and Emerging Technologies in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Abdelali El Gaidoumi

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); nanomaterials for water purification; membrane separation technologies; bioremediation and microbial treatment; electrochemical water treatment; photocatalysis for wastewater remediation; resource recovery and circular economy; process modeling and optimization; sustainable and decentralized treatment systems

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

Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Applications in Adsorption

edited by

Muhammad Naveed Afridi

Kang-Hoon Lee

Aziz-Ur-Rahim Bacha

, Faridullah and Yasir Saeed

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); adsorption and mechanism; gas separation; CO2 capture; environmental remediation; energy storage; resource recovery; porous materials; MOFs composites; water purification

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

Advances in Enzyme Identification and Biocatalytic Applications

edited by

Pedro Valencia

and

Zaida Cabrera

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme identification; enzyme characterization; enzyme applications; biocatalytic applications; catalytic efficiency; reactor performance

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

Innovative Drug Delivery Through Chemically Synthesized Polymers and Terpenoids

edited by

Seyed Ebrahim Alavi

submission deadline 27 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; chemically synthesized polymers; Terpenoids; Bioavailability; controlled release; polymer-– terpenoid conjugates; pharmaceutical science; therapeutic efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Advances in Green Propulsion Engine and Environmental Pollution Control

edited by

Xinyan Pei

Lingyun Hou

and

Baotong Wang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25530 | Submission Open

Keywords: green gas turbine technologies; variable cycle engines in civil aviation; advanced aero-engine technologies; hydrogen-fuel aero-engine; advanced pollutant emission measurements and control techniques; advanced thermal cycle technologies; aviation carbon emissions and climate change

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

Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Drilling Techniques

edited by

Zhaopeng Zhu

, Chi Peng, Xianwei Dai, Gaosheng Wang and Yong Zheng

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 20276 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligence drilling; parameter optimization; risk pre-warning; wellbore multiphase flow; machine learning; well control; energy storage; multi-objective optimization; rock breaking; numerical simulation

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

Advances in Supported Nanoparticle Catalysts (Volume II)

edited by

Sónia Carabineiro

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7979 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanocatalysts; metals; oxides; carbon

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

Advanced Strategies in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Technology

edited by

Hong He

, Mingchen Ding and

Long Yu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6284 | 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)

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials and Devices

edited by

Ntuthuko Wonderboy Hlongwa

and Mesfin Abayneh Kebede

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials science; energy storage; supercapacitors; metal-ion batteries; capacitive deionization; metal oxides; carbon-based materials

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

Process Control and Intensification in Chemical Engineering

edited by

Anjan K. Tula

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: process control; process intensification; industrial intelligence; optimal control

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

Advances in Decarbonization Processes in Industry

edited by Talieh Rajabloo

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture and utilization in heavy industries; processes for CO2 conversion to high-added-value chemicals; disruptive CO2 conversion technologies; laboratory-; pilot-; and industry-scale CO2 conversion processes; waste heat recovery in CO2 mitigation; renewable carbon resources; processes for the conversion of biomaterial and waste streams to added-value chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Green Manufacturing and Low-Carbon Control of Mechanical and Electrical Products

edited by

Jiaqiang E

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 20 articles | Viewed by 54278 | 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)

State of the Art of Waste Utilization and Resource Recovery

edited by

Zucheng Wu

Ying Kang

and

Xiao Feng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 39744 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste utilization; resource recovery; industrial and agricultural waste produced

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Recent Advances in Sustainable Electrical Energy Technologies (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mohan Lal Kolhe

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 26667 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable electrification; renewable energy; electric mobility; energy storage; smart grid; sustainable energy technologies; electro-chemical energy conversion; electro-mechanical energy conversion processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biomass Pretreatment for Thermochemical Conversion

edited by