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Design, Optimization and Evaluation of Solar Energy Systems

edited by

Moussaoui Haytem

and Azim Doğuş Tuncer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy systems; system design; optimization techniques; energy efficiency; photovoltaic (PV) systems; solar thermal systems; renewable energy integration; energy storage solutions; techno-economic analysis; exergy evaluation

(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 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 337 | 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)

(Chemo)biocatalytic Upgrading of Biobased Chemicals and Materials

edited by

Yu-Cai He

and Bo Fan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocatalysis; chemobiological upgrading; biomass pretreatment; value-added chemicals; biofuels; biorefinery; process integration

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

Advanced Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Martín Oscar Armando Pacheco-Álvarez, Juan Manuel Peralta-Hernández and

Miguel Angel Sandoval

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; photocatalysis; electrochemical oxidation; advanced oxidation processes; solar-driven processes; Fenton and photo-Fenton; hybrid oxidation systems; environmental remediation

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

Adaptive Control and Optimization in Power Grids

edited by

Xiaoping Xiong

Fanrong Wei

and

Lingling Xie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive control; power system optimization; robust control; forecasting of load and renewable generation; renewable energy integration; grid resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

New Technology of Unconventional Reservoir Stimulation and Protection

edited by

Xiujuan Tao

and

Yanjun Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: reservoir stimulation reservoir protection; refracturing; temporary plugging; CO2-based fracturing; artificial intelligence; multi-physical field coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Multiphase Flow-Material Interaction in Drilling Processes

edited by Jian Zhao and

Peng Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; flow– material interaction; drilling; cuttings migration

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

Advances in the Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass

edited by

Ali Umut Sen

Andrei Longo

and

Catarina Nobre

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; pyrolysis; pretreatment; bioenergy; biofuel; bio-oils; waste to energy; waste; renewable; feedstock; cellulose; hemicellulose; lignin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Process and Data-Driven Models of Pollutant Transport and Fate in Ecosystems

edited by

Fatih Evrendilek

and Gülsün Akdemir Evrendilek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant transport; contaminant fate; process-based modeling; data-driven modeling; reactive transport; watershed modelling; sediment– water interactions; bioavailability; food web contamination; uncertainty quantification; model-data fusion; PFAS/emerging contaminants; biogeochemical cycling; upscaling; thermal treatment

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

Design, Optimization, and Application of Biochemical Reactors

edited by

Farhad Ein-Mozaffari

and

Ali Lohi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioreactor; optimization; modeling; process control; scale-up; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); bioprocessing; biotechnology applications

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

Sustainable Biomaterials and Green Technologies for Industrial Applications

edited by

Farah B. Ahmad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocatalyst; bioelectronics; biochar; bioenergy; biofuels; biomaterials; biopolymer; biorefinery; bioremediation; carbon capture; utilization; and storage (CCUS); waste management

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

Investigation of the Gas-Liquid Flow and Separation Behaviors in Pipelines

edited by Yingjie Chang,

Xuebo Zheng

Qinghai Zheng

and

Jie Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas-liquid flow; pipeline systems; flow dynamics; flow visualization; separator design; machine learning; deep learning; flow regime identification

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

CFD Applications in Renewable Energy Systems (2nd Edition)

edited by

Santiago Lain

and

Aldo Benavides-Moran

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems simulation and modeling; computational fluid dynamics; unsteady flows and systems simulation; solar radiation modeling; turbulence modeling; biomass combustion modeling; hydrogen combustion modeling; hydrogen production and use modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Innovative Bioreactor Design and Advanced Optimization Strategies for Biorefineries and Bioprocessing

edited by

Giannis Penloglou

and Alexandros Pavlou

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 34066 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioreactor; photobioreactor; fermentation; biorefinery; bioprocessing; microbial production; monitoring and control; mathematical modeling and simulation; techno-economic assessment; life cycle analysis

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

Industrial IoT-Enabled Modeling and Optimization for the Process Industry—2nd Edition

edited by Gongzhuang Peng and

Shenglong Jiang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9717 | Submission Open

Keywords: process modeling; production planning and scheduling; process optimization; artificial intelligence

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

Recent Trends in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Materials Processing and Production

edited by

Shahrokh Hatefi

Yimesker S. Yihun

and

Farouk Smith

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7465 | 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)

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 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2328 | 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)

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

edited by

Jovana Prekodravac Filipovic

David Rutherford

and

Ayesha Khan

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | 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)

Process Optimization, Diagnosis, and Control for Complex Industrial Processes

edited by

Dapeng Zhang

, Yuanhong Liu and

Shumei Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control technology; process monitoring; fault diagnosis; optimization; emerging technologies; complex industrial systems

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

Advances in Multifunctional Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials

edited by

Mariana Chelu

and Hermine-Maria Stroescu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; natural and synthetic polymers; bioactive ceramics and glasses; active metals and their alloys; bone cements; biomedical applications; tissue engineering; 3D printing; regenerative medicine and plastic surgery; biosensors; hydrogels; membranes; thin films; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Biochar-Based Adsorbents for the Removal of Organic Pollutants

edited by

Mattia Bartoli

and

Mauro Giorcelli

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; adsorbents; organic pollutants; water treatment; soil remediation; surface modification; emerging contaminants; environmental preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

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

edited by

Yifei Tong

and

Fengque Pei

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1732 | 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)

Control of Flue Gas Pollutants and Clean Combustion Processes

edited by Qiang Lyu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutants; combustion; adsorbent; catalyst; renewable energy; carbon reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Integration of Intelligent Technologies and Green Processes in Unconventional Reservoirs

edited by

Yang Wang

and Cao Wei

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; hydrogen; carbon capture; utilization and storage (CCUS); artificial intelligence; machine learning; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)

Microstructure, Processing and Numerical Simulation of Coatings

edited by Haibo Zhang,

Yu Liu

and

Yali Gao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8391 | 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)

Progress in Laser-Assisted Manufacturing and Materials Processing

edited by

Antaryami Mohanta

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5271 | 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)

Biogas Technologies: Converting Waste to Energy

edited by

Christopher Chintua Enweremadu

and

Michael O. Daramola

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1219 | 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)

Renewables Integration and Hybrid System Modelling

edited by Dallia Ali

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable generation; grid integration; hybrid renewable– hydrogen energy systems; optimal system design and sizing; hybrid system cost and life-cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Electrochemical Sensors and Materials

edited by

Dhanasekaran Vikraman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical; environmental; biosensors; gas sensors; food safety; metal oxides; composites; biomaterials

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

Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products—3rd Edition

edited by

Raquel Rodríguez Solana

and

Gema Pereira Caro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolics; antioxidant capacity; functional foods; plant foods; food processing; food preservation; emerging technologies

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

Composite Materials Processing, Modeling and Simulation, 2nd Edition

edited by Bernardo Fonseca Tutikian

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 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 Process Control and Monitoring)

Energy Storage and Conversion: Next-Generation Battery Technology

edited by

Tianyu Zhao

, Wenjuan Zhang and Wenqing Zhao

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2227 | 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)

Microstructural and Chemical Characteristics of Recycled Construction Materials

edited by

Tewodros Ghebrab

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; chemical; recycled; construction; material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources and Electric Vehicles

edited by

Kouzou Abdellah

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3202 | 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)

Recent Advances in Heavy Oil Reservoir Simulation and Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Farshid Torabi

and Kamran Foroutan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3426 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy oil reservoir; fluid dynamics; simulation techniques; thermal recovery processes; reservoir heterogeneity; improved/enhanced oil recovery (I/EOR); computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Catalytic Materials for Oxidation and Reduction Processes in Environmental Systems

edited by

Fernanda Miranda Zoppas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; advanced oxidation processes; environmental remediation; water treatment; pollutant degradation; green chemistry; catalyst reusability; sustainable catalysis

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

Mineral Processing Equipments and Cross-Disciplinary Approaches

edited by

Wentao Hu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3460 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing equipment; crushing/grinding equipment; gravity separation equipment; magnetic separation equipment; flotation equipment; solid– liquid separation equipment; tailings dewatering equipment; smart equipment integration; energy-efficient designs; cross-disciplinary approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Sustainable and Advanced Technologies for Mining Engineering

edited by Fuming Qu and Hangxing Ding

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mining; low-carbon technology; sustainable mining

Advanced Processes for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Utilization

edited by

Erol Kurt

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformer; harvester; solar; photovoltaic; crystal growth; conversion; energy; battery; invertor; convertor; wind; fuel-cell; generator

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

Feature Papers in the “Food Process Engineering” Section, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dariusz Dziki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of food; innovations and new technologies; sustainable development; process and system design; trends in the food industry; food pretreatment; food engineering; byproduct of food processing

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

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

edited by

Ziad Saghir

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 352 | 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 Advanced Control of Motor Drives and Power Systems

edited by

Zifan Lin

and

Herbert Ho-Ching Iu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: DC/AC inverter; DC-DC converter; AC/DC rectifier; machine drive; microgrid; advanced control; hardware-in-the-loop; power electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Design, Control, and Evaluation of Advanced Engineered Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhibin Lin

and

Ji Dang

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil infrastructure materials; functionalized material; durability; green materials; energy-associated materials; material behavior computation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Sustainable Corrosion Control Strategies for Metals and Alloys in a Low-Carbon Era

edited by

Fernando Cotting

and Walney Silva Araújo

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; corrosion-resistant alloys; eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors; green chemistry; low-carbon technologies; recycled materials; sustainable coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

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