Multiphase Flow Separation: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Applications
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Separation Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: heat transfer; process intensification; micro-chemical technology; multiphase mass transfer; flow chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Multiphase flow separation—the critical process of partitioning gas–liquid, liquid–liquid, liquid–solid, or complex multi-component mixtures—underpins countless essential operations across energy production, chemical processing, water treatment, pharmaceuticals, and emerging sustainable technologies. Despite its ubiquity and long history, significant challenges persist in achieving high separation efficiency, minimizing energy consumption, and handling complex or extreme conditions and scaling processes effectively, particularly with novel fluid systems. This Special Issue seeks to advance the field by compiling cutting-edge research addressing the fundamentals (novel modeling, simulation techniques, interfacial phenomena, flow regime characterization), innovative technologies (enhanced cyclones, advanced membranes, electrostatic coalescers, microfluidic separators, hybrid systems), and emerging applications (carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), hydrogen production/purification, biofuel refining, produced water management, waste valorization, space applications, nanotechnology). We invite original contributions exploring process intensification, smart control strategies, environmental impact reduction, and the translation of fundamental insights into practical, scalable solutions. We welcome high-quality research articles and reviews that push the boundaries of multiphase separation science and engineering, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration for more efficient, sustainable, and adaptable separation processes vital for future industrial and environmental needs.
Dr. Yubin Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- multiphase separation
- separation technology
- sustainable processes
- flow separation
- process intensification
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