Processes

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

edited by

, Jian Zhang and Dong-Qing Yuan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5837 | 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)

Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Distributed Energy Systems

edited by Lei Sun, Xiaodong Yang and Yue Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5493 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed energy sources; modeling; optimization algorithms; control strategy; distributed energy systems; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Applications of Intelligent Models in the Petroleum Industry

edited by

Hai Wang

and

Gang Hui

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5396 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas; digital oilfield; big data; machine learning; petroleum engineering; reservoir characterization; production forecasting; well test analysis; multimodal model; physics-informed model

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

Optimization of Complex Engineering Systems and Application of Advanced Digital and Intelligent Technologies

edited by Yaoyao Meng,

Tengfei Guo

, Jianyou Lu,

Junyu Sun

and Linli Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5060 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex engineering systems; advanced digital and intelligent technologies; rock and concrete materials; challenging environments; microscopic failure mechanism

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

Recent Advances in Wastewater Treatment Technology to Achieve Low Carbonization

edited by

José de Anda

and

Harvey Shear

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4039 | Submission Open

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

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

Progress in Laser-Assisted Manufacturing and Materials Processing

edited by

Antaryami Mohanta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4030 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-matter interaction; ultrafast laser processing; additive manufacturing; laser-induced thermal effects; laser cutting and welding; surface modification; hybrid laser processing; process monitoring and optimization; high-performance materials; sustainable laser manufacturing

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

Advanced Reservoir Simulation and Modelling in Oil and Gas-Related Processes

edited by

Wei Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3891 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas; simulation; multiphysics coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Process Intensification and Application for Bioprocesses and Green Chemical Engineering

edited by

Mohammed Benali

,

Mikel Leturia

, Denis Luart and

Nabil Grimi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3479 | Submission Open

Keywords: monolithic reactor; hybrid separation; ultrasound; micro wave; electric field; supercritical fluid; green solvents; catalytic processes

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

Research on Catalyst and Reaction Kinetics in Fossil Fuel Refining, Biofuels, Green Hydrogen and Petrochemicals

edited by

Antonio S. Araujo

and Florival R. Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3217 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinetics and catalysis for oil refining; model-free kinetics; petrochemistry; fluid catalytic cracking; hydrocracking processes; hydrotreating processes: HDS; HDN; HDS; and HDO; catalyst deactivation and regeneration; biofuels and biorefinery; catalytic recycling of polymers and biomass; green hydrogen

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

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies

edited by

Valentin Briega Martos

and Andres Quintero-Jaime

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2526 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; energy storage; energy conversion; fuel cells; electrolyzers; batteries; supercapacitors

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

Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources and Electric Vehicles

edited by

Kouzou Abdellah

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2485 | Submission Open

Keywords: grid-tied renewable energy sources; electrical vehicles; advance control techniques; gird forming; grid following; energy management systems

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

Advances in Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs): Performance and Reliability

edited by

Ali Akbari-Fakhrabadi

and Felipe Sanhueza-Gómez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2291 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cells; solid oxide electrolysis cells; SOC performance; reliability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Extraction, Modification, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Natural and Biobased Polymer Materials

edited by

Manuel Burelo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2203 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural polymers; cellulose; chitosan; chitin; starches; gums; PLA; biobased polymer; bioplastic; reinforced polymers; natural fiber; agro-residues; biodegradable polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Intelligent Decision-Making in Product Design and Industrial Manufacturing

edited by

Yu Zhang

,

Lihui Wang

, Jiewu Leng and

Pai Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2191 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent decision-making; artificial intelligence; multi-objective optimization; intelligent product design; intelligent product manufacturing

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

Novel Fuel Technologies: Synthesis, Production and Property Analysis

edited by

Yiji Lu

and Zhichao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2069 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel; properties; fuel production; pollution; spray; combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Wastewater and Waste Treatment: Overview, Challenges and Current Trends (3rd Edition)

edited by

Dimitris Zagklis

and

Georgios Bampos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated systems; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; life cycle assessment; technoeconomic analysis; emerging pollutants; policy implementation; hybrid technologies; nanotechnology; sustainable waste management

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

Emerging Technologies in Solid Waste Recycling and Reuse

edited by Ruan L. S. Ferreira,

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

and Saraiva Pereira Jéssyca Emanuella

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1803 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste recycling; waste reuse technologies; circular economy; waste valorization; sustainable waste management; resource recovery; smart waste management systems; life cycle assessment (lca); Industry 4.0 in waste processing; waste-to-energy conversion

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

Research on Heat Transfer Processes: Numerical Simulation and Intensification

edited by

Shung-Wen Kang

and Sundararaj Senthilkumar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1711 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer analysis; thermal engineering; heat energy system; thermo-fluids; heat energy conversion; electronic cooling; HVAC systems; space vehicles; heat exchangers; heat pipes; computational; experimental; theoretical analysis

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

Control, Optimization and Energy Management in Fuel Cell Hybrid Systems

edited by

Hassan El Fadil

and Abdellah Lassioui

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1478 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; hybrid systems; energy management; optimization; renewable energy; sustainability; control strategies; performance evaluation; life cycle analysis; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Evaluation and Utilization of Antioxidant Activity in Food Products

edited by

Grzegorz Bartosz

and

Izabela Sadowska-Bartosz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; food; FRAP; CUPRAC; PRAC; ABTS; DPPH; polyphenols; carotenoids; analysis

Pharmaceutical Potential and Application Research of Natural Products

edited by

Douglas Siqueira de Almeida Chaves

,

Gerardo Fernández Barbero

and

Valdir Florencio Da Veiga Junior

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; green chemistry; nanotechnology; natural and herbal remedies processing; purification; extract; pharmacognosy; Box– Behnken design; response surface methodology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Design and Application of Microalgal Bioreactors

edited by

Zhen Zhang

and

Leonardo Zambotti-Villela

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; biomass; photobioreactor; fermentation; mixtrophic; CFD; scale up; light; mass transfer

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

Mechanisms, Devices and Applications of Photocatalytic Processes

edited by

Renquan Guan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic; mechanism; wastewater cleaning; hydrogen evolution; nitrogen reduction reaction; CO2 reduction; magnetic field

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

Advances in Gas Hydrate: From Formation to Exploitation Processes

edited by Pengwei Zhang, Lele Liu and Lujun Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1037 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrates; hydrate-bearing sediments; sand production; submarine landslides; geological harards; formation mechanisms; characterization techniques; exploitation technologies; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Synthesis and Applications of Cellulose Composite

edited by Francisco A.G. Soares Silva

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellulose composites; biodegradability; sustainability; nanocellulose; functionalization; renewable materials; green processing; mechanical properties; polymer composites; recyclability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Development of Materials and Processes for Integration of Reaction and Separation Operations

edited by

Shigeyuki Uemiya

and Hiroki Nagasawa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 978 | Submission Open

Keywords: process integration; integrated processes; energy efficiency; optimization; enhanced reaction rate; enhanced separation efficiency; membrane reactors

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

Biogas Technologies: Converting Waste to Energy

edited by

Christopher Chintua Enweremadu

and

Michael O. Daramola

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 801 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel feedstock; emerging biogas technologies; advanced pretreatment techniques; process optimization and control; nutrient recovery; enhancement techniques; 4IR; techno-economic analysis; life cycle assessment

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

Advances in Combustion Processes: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Xinlu Han, Zhongqian Ling and

Dingkun Yuan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; fossil fuels; combustion processes; fundamental combustion properties; reaction kinetics; combustion applications; advanced experimental techniques; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Structural Design and Performance Optimization of High-Performance Composites

edited by

Shuyuan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 685 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel materials design; multidisciplinary optimization; multiscale architectural modeling and design; microstructure shape and topology optimization; material parameter and property identification; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Heat Transfer Technologies and Systematic Applications in Water and Energy Recovery

edited by

Huimin Wei

, Hemin Hu and Yang Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 579 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer enhancement and optimization; integrated modelling and management of water– energy– carbon systems; thermal energy storage; machine learning; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in Biosorbents: Enhanced Strategies for Contaminant Adsorption

edited by

Aleksandra Ivanovska

, Biljana P. Dojčinovic and Vesna M. Vasić

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosorbents; adsorption; heavy metal; dyes; pharmaceuticals; pesticides; microplastic; bisphenol A; phthalates; parabens

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

Advanced Technology for Food Engineering and Bioactive Compound Characterization

edited by Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina,

Tomás J. Madera-Santana

and

Betzabe Ebenhezer Lopez-Corona

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; chemical characterization; foods; materials advanced technologies; food engineering

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

Advances in Ionic Liquids in Chemical and Biological Engineering

edited by

Emanuel V. Capela

and

Ana Paula Tavares

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; green processes; green reactions; alternative solvents; ionic liquids; chemical engineering; biological engineering

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

Multi-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer Processes in Thermal Engineering and Technology

edited by

Ziad Saghir

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal engineering; heat transfer; multi-phase flow; energy conversion; environmental engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Modeling and Optimization in Thermal Process Simulation

edited by

Yunesky Masip

,

Guillermo Vilalta-Alonso

and

Lourival Jorge Mendes Neto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal process simulation; energy efficiency; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); optimization algorithms; thermal energy storage; heat transfer modeling; renewable energy systems; artificial intelligence in thermal processes; sustainable development; decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advancements in Electrodialysis for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment: Innovations, Applications and Future Directions

edited by Oluwaseun Ogunbiyi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; desalination technologies; emerging contaminants; membrane fouling mitigation; industrial wastewater reuse; brine management; process intensification; resource recovery; zero-liquid discharge; scaling and fouling

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

Recent Advances in Green Hydrogen Production Processes

edited by

José Carlos Curvelo Santana

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; green ammonia water electrolysis; new material; distribution logistics; life cycle assessment; renewable energies; production; accounting; levelized cost of hydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Bioethanol, Biohydrogen, and Biogas Production: Applications of Biorefinery

edited by

Alvydas Zagorskis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioethanol; biohydrogen; biogas; bioreactors; biorefinery; photobioreactors; photobioabsorbers; photoelectrochemical biofuel cells; green gas biotechnology

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

Advances in Corrosion and Anticorrosion of Materials in Thermal Energy Storage Systems

edited by Fabiola Pineda

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; corrosion; coating; heat storage material; nanofluid; material degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Synthetic Biological Approaches to Microbial Engineering

edited by

Prihardi Kahar

and Gregory Guirimand

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; genetic circuit design; genome editing; pathway optimization; microbial chassis; bioproduction; adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE); omics integration; biofoundries

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

Advanced Functional Materials Design and Computation

edited by

Xue Yong

,

Jing Wang

and Yuxiang Cai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: density; functional theory (DFT); machine learning (ML); and machine-learned atomic potentials; green energyies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

New Advances in Low-Energy Processes for Geo-Energy Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Daoyi Zhu

, Yibo Li and

Qingyuan Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-energy processes; intelligent well technologies; cold production; cold-enhanced geo-energy recovery; thermal-enhanced geo-energy recovery; enhanced gas injection; enhanced steam injection; reservoir simulation of geo-energy; shale oil; tight oil

Recent Trends in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Materials Processing and Production

edited by

Shahrokh Hatefi

,

Yimesker S. Yihun

and

Farouk Smith

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5371 | Submission Open

Keywords: green processing and synthesis; sustainable manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing processes; non-conventional machining methods; automatic assembly; ultra-high-precision manufacturing; optics; 3D printing technologies; biocompatible materials; micro- and nano-manufacturing; robotics and mechatronic systems; applied mechanical systems; advanced control systems; artificial intelligence in manufacturing processes; smart agricultural processes (smart production); metrology systems

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

Advances in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Applications

edited by Carlos Eduardo Molina-Guerrero and

Ivan Salmerón Ochoa

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1871 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass residues; circular economy; green chemistry; reactor design; sustainable energy

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

Energy Storage and Conversion: Next-Generation Battery Technology

edited by

Tianyu Zhao

, Wenjuan Zhang and Wenqing Zhao

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation battery materials; sustainable resource recovery and recycling; electrochemical interface engineering; advanced electrode architecture and design; innovative electrolyte systems; high-efficiency energy storage and conversion; sustainable and green manufacturing processes; environmental impact and life cycle assessment; battery reaction kinetics and mechanistic insights; novel electrochemical systems for energy applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Pharmacodynamics Modeling of Anti-inflammatory Drugs (2nd Edition)

edited by

Wansu Park

,

Myung Sook Oh

and Jai-Eun Kim

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacodynamics; inflammation; anti-inflammation; analgesic; endoplasmic reticulum stress; calcium; MAPK; STAT; natural product; cytokine; nitric oxide; immune cell; macrophage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Challenges and Opportunities in Computational Materials Science

edited by

Jana Radakovic

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive simulations; digital design; processes optimization; digital twins; materials informatics; materials design challenges; multi-scale modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Fault Diagnosis Process and Evaluation in Systems Engineering

edited by Shaoke Wan,

Naipeng Li

and

Zijian Qiao

submission deadline 6 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14386 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; fault prediction; system engineering; feature extraction; system security and reliability; multi-source information fusion; reliability analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)

Composite Materials Processing, Modeling and Simulation

edited by

Chin-Hyung Lee

,

Rahisham Abd Rahman

and Bernardo Fonseca Tutikian

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19517 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionally graded materials (FGMs); functionally graded carbon-nanotube-reinforced composites (FG-CNTRCs); functionally graded graphene-platelet-reinforced composites (FG-GPLRCs); modeling; simulation; manufacturing process; design process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Functionally Graded Materials

edited by

Frank Alifui-Segbaya

and Suhas Alkunte

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14834 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionally graded materials; additive manufacturing; mechanical behavior; sustainability; material science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

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