Processes

Advances in the Design, Analysis and Evaluation of Functional Foods

edited by

Jovana Petrović

,

Ivana Nikolić

and Šoronja‐Simović Dragana

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9612 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; design; analysis; bioactive compounds; health benefits; processing techniques; nutritional profiling; consumer acceptance; regulatory considerations

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

High-Temperature Behavior of Polymers and Composites

edited by

Antonio Galgano

and

Carmen Branca

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4192 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; composites; fire testing; thermal degradation; combustion; flammability; small-scale experimentation; mathematical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Numerical Simulation and Heat Transfer in Material Processing and Casting Engineering

edited by Constantin Alberto Hernández Bocanegra,

José Ángel Ramos-Banderas

and Gildardo Solorio Diaz

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3263 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical simulation; heat transfer; continuous casting; steelmaking; furnaces; CFD

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

Micro- and Nano-Scaled Functionalization and Characterization of Surfaces of Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Yuri Dekhtyar

and

Alina Vladescu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: cells; biomolecules; coatings; biomaterials; surface morphology; in vitro/in vivo tests; corrosion; degradation; biocompatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Photosensitive Molecular Switches: From Isolated Molecules to Processes

edited by

Olga Guskova

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8653 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosensitive materials; molecular switch; photoisomerization; computational modelling; functional materials; remote control of structures and properties; molecular junctions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advancements in Low-Dimensional Materials: Focus on Detailed Methodologies

edited by

Sake Wang

,

Nguyen Tuan Hung

and

Minglei Sun

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7888 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-dimensional materials; quantum dot; carbon nanotube; graphene; transition-metal dichalcogenides; spintronics; valleytronics; twistronics; topological insulators; photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Machine Learning for Industrial Optimization and Predictive Control

edited by

Chien-Chih Wang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2634 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; process optimization; fault diagnosis; real-time process monitoring and control; smart manufacturing process monitoring and control; intelligent manufacturing diagnostics; quality control; system simulation

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

Application of Microorganisms in Pollutant Degradation

edited by

María Luisa Castrejón-Godínez

and

Alexis Joavany Rodríguez Solís

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1783 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; biosorption; emerging pollutants; environmental microbiology; environmental pollution; heavy metals detoxification; hydrocarbons; industrial chemicals; microbial immobilization; organic pollutants; pesticides; pharmaceutical wastes; pollutant degradation; soil remediation; waste treatment; water treatment

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

Research Progress of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Turbomachinery

edited by Mingcong Luo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficient cooling technology for air intake; wet compression technique; wet cycle; flow heat transfer; thermodynamic system; rain-absorbing condition

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

Feature Papers in the "Food Process Engineering" Section

edited by

Dariusz Dziki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 27 articles | Viewed by 49183 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for Vegetable Oil Extraction

edited by

Philippe Evon

and

Evelien Uitterhaegen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 29745 | Submission Open

Keywords: oilseed processing; oilseed pre-treatment; thermomechanical pressing; single-screw press; twin-screw extruder; green solvents; supercritical and subcritical fluids; aqueous extraction; enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction; press cake

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

Process Systems Engineering-Incubating Sustainability for Industrial Revolution 4.0

edited by

Lee Tin Sin

and

Thomas S.Y. Choong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28998 | Submission Open

Keywords: process dynamics; product and process design; process integration and optimization; artificial intelligence; big data; education; supply chain management; circular economy; sustainability; process safety

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

Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products (Volume II)

edited by

Raquel Rodríguez Solana

,

José Manuel Moreno-Rojas

and

Gema Pereira Caro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24284 | Submission Open

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

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

Modeling and Simulation of Complex Networks for Automation in Systems Engineering

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23735 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex networks; multi-agent systems; automation; decision support; systems engineering

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

Inhibition and Metabolic Pathway Analysis of Bioactive Substances on Diseases

edited by

Dae-Hun Park

and

Seung-Sik Cho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19801 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; biomarkers for new drug; functional food sources; in vitro and in vivo mechanistic studies of metabolic diseases; understanding immune disease on the basis of cells and animal models; functional analysis and analytical approaches for the study of natural products; inflammation; allergy; asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

New Frontiers in Chromatographic Separation Technology

edited by

Laurence Muhr

and

Laetitia Canabady-Rochelle

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12736 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography process development; multicolumn chromatography; selective stationary phase; electrodeionization; expanded bed chromatography; chromatography for downstream process; ion exchange in hydrometallurgy; chromatography column modeling; chromatography column design and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Sustainable Hydrogen Production Processes

edited by

Fausto Gallucci

,

Orlando Palone

, Gabriele Gagliardi and Serena Agnolin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12041 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; green hydrogen; decarbonized hydrogen production; process intensification; catalysis; membranes; hydrogen conversion; hydrogen transport

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

Overview, Challenges and Current Trends in H₂ Energy, Gasification, Waste and Biomass

edited by

Shahabuddin Ahmmad

and

M Akbar Rhamdhani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11973 | Submission Open

Keywords: H2 energy; gasification; waste; biomass; sustainability; environment; energy; emission; fuel cell; electrolysis; pyrolysis; inceneration; waste to energy; circular economy

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

Circular Economy on Production Processes and Systems Engineering

edited by

Lucian-Ionel Cioca

and

Elena Simina Lakatos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10913 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; resource efficiency; design for longevity; energy reduction; waste reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Design and Analysis of Adaptive Identification and Control

edited by

Weicun Zhang

and

Quanmin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9170 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive identification and control systems; design and analysis; adaptive identification and control system simulation; process modeling/identification; applications of adaptive identification and control system; stability and convergence of adaptive identification and control

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

Continuous Production and Catalysis Optimization of Chemical Industry Processes

edited by

Izabela Czekaj

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8993 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic processes optimization; biomass valorization; organic technology processes; continuous chemical processes; biorefining; process design; adsorption processes

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

Combustion Processes and Emissions Assessment of Internal Combustion Engines

edited by

Cherng-Yuan Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8346 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion mechanism and processes; chemical composition and fuel properties; advanced injection or cylinder design; engine performance and emission characteristics; life cycle analysis for alternative fuel; techno-economic analysis for various applications; development prospects to meet carbon-neutral requirement; novel combustion technology for non-carbon alternative fuel

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

AI-Based Modelling and Control of Power Systems

edited by

Mohammad Reza Maghami

, Javad Rahebi and

Mehdi Zareian Jahromi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7784 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system; smart grid; renewable energy integration

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

Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer Processes

edited by

Cesar Nieto-Londoño

and

William Quitiaquez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6897 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulent reacting flows; combustion and clean fuels; fluid– structure interaction with multi-physics and multi-scale models; nanofluids in microchannel heat sinks; applications in porous media; advancements in turbulence modeling; hybrid numerical methods; machine learning integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Innovation and Optimization of Production Processes in Industry 4.0

edited by

Changhee Kim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6414 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation efficiency; optimized production system; production process performance estimation; optimization in Industry 4.0; innovation in production processes

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

Development of Smart Materials for Chemical Sensing

edited by Ella Linganiso-Dziike, Siziwe Sylvia Gqoba and Katekani Shingange

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4755 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials deposition; materials characterization; nanomaterials; chemical sensors; environmental remediation; sensors for climate-smart agriculture; clean environment; clean water; health diagnostics; air quality monitoring

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

Recent Developments on Waste-to-Energy Conversion: Biomass, Waste Gasification, Pyrolysis and Combustion Processes

edited by

Luis Bernardo López-Sosa

, Mario Morales-Máximo,

Juan Carlos Corral-Huacuz

and

Victor Berrueta-Soriano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4379 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; biomass waste; sustainable energy; energy systems; bioenergy; pyrolysis; combustion; biorefinery; bioreactors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Electrode Materials Design for High-Performance Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

edited by Shamim Ahmed Hira and

Antony R. Thiruppathi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4218 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; oxygen evolution reaction; green energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Applications

edited by

Chelliah Koventhan

, An-Ya Lo and

Yu-Cheng Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3964 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposites; porous materials; electrode materials; surface engineering; electrode modifications; ; electrochemical properties; charge/discharge kinetics; energy storage devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Study on Solid Waste Characterization and Control, and Pollutant Transport Dynamics

edited by

Jesus Diaz-Curiel

, Jose Antonio Grande,

Lucía Arévalo-Lomas

and

Bárbara Biosca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3453 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; pollutant transport; environmental modeling; petrophysical properties; geophysical prospecting; geochemical prospecting; physicochemical processes; contaminant characterization; surface water; groundwater

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

Advanced Separation and Purification Processes

edited by

Cláudio da Silva Rocha

and

Miguel Angel Soria

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3450 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation techniques; membrane technology; adsorption processes; distillation methods; biotechnological separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Structure Optimization and Transport Characteristics of Porous Media

edited by Zhenlong Song, Tingting Wang and Kunpeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3083 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow in reservoirs; AI-optimized porous adsorbents; hybrid physics– AI frameworks; sorption– separation integrated pore architectures; AI for reservoir management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Chemical and Microbiological Analyses of Wastes, Effluents and Materials

edited by

Roberta Guzzinati

and Luigi Sciubba

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3009 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectrophotometry; mass spectrometry; chromatography; electrophoresis; green chemistry; contaminant of emerging concern; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); bioassay

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

Design and Performance Optimization of Heterogeneous Catalysts

edited by Dan Wu and Dandan Han

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2607 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysts; catalyst design; performance optimization; selectivity and stability; surface modification; reaction mechanisms; energy conversion; industrial catalysis; metal-oxide composites; computational modeling

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

Application of Multiphase Flow Separation Technology in Energy Engineering

edited by Wei Jiang, Naixing Yang and Xiangyuan Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2532 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy engineering; multiphase flow; simulation; turbomachinery; flow mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in the Composition and Extraction Process of Natural Extracts to Insects and Microorganisms Management

edited by

Miguel Angel Ramos-López

and

Juan Campos Guillén

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; entomology insecticide activity; bioactive compounds; molecular diagnostic; pathogenic microorganism in insect

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

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes and Technologies

edited by

Dragana D. Vasić Anićijević

,

Miloš D. Milović

and

Marija Ječmenica Dučić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2260 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; green methods; pollutant removal; material design; nanomaterials; adsorption; advanced oxidation processes; catalysis

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

Process System Engineering of Gas Hydrate: Multiple Processes, Scales, Physics Fields and Senarios

edited by

Lanchang Xing

,

Guozhong Wu

and Jinxiu Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2228 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate; dynamic processes of hydrates (accumulation; formation; decomposition; monitoring); multiphase scales (molecular; core; well; formation); multiple senarios (simulation; experiment; field trial and testing); multiphase flows in porous media and pipelines; multiple physics fields (thermal; hydraulic; mechanical; chemical); fluid migration; seabed methane seepage; global warming

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

Optimal Design, Control and Simulation of Energy Management Systems

edited by Chutong Wang, Junhui Li, Wuqin Tang and Yubin Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2211 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management systems; advanced control strategies; integration of renewable energy sources; distributed energy resources; energy storage systems; simulation techniques; demand response and load forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Bioethanol Production: Process, Technology and Sustainable Industrial Applications

edited by

Sean Michael Scully

and

Johann Örlygsson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2058 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethanol; waste valorization; consolidated bioprocessing; separation techniques; consolidated bioprocessing; simultanteous saccharification and fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Power Electronics for Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Conversion Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Matías Díaz

and

Jose Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1318 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; energy transition; power converters; power systems; renewable energy technologies; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Advances in Electrochemical Biosensors: Applications, Challenges, and Prospect

edited by

Danhui Wang

and

Shiru Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical detection; biosensor; sensor; electrodes; materials

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

Advances in Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Armando Huicochea Rodríguez

, José Alfredo Hernández Pérez and David Juárez Romero

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; non renewable energy; renewable energy; mechanical energy storage; chemical energy storage; electric energy storage; electrochemical energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Molecular Simulation in Mineral Flotation Processes

edited by Wanzhong Yin and Yuan Tang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular simulation; flotation; mineral surfaces; adsorption; surface wettability; hydrophobicity; flotation reagents

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

Model Predictive Control in Industrial Power Systems

edited by

Shaohua Wu

, Hongpeng Xu and

Feiyang Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: model predictive control; energy storage; power system; machine learning; optimization; smart grid

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Lignin Utilization: Depolymerization and Bioconversion Process

edited by Fang Deng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open

Keywords: depolymerization; bioconversion; enzyme; fermentation; metabolic engineering; process optimization

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

Intelligent Robotics: Autonomous Control, Perception, and Collaboration

edited by

Hongbo Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in robotics; motion planning; control systems; robot coordination; multi-robot systems; perception; sensing

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

Advanced Processes for Bioenergy and Biofuel Production

edited by Messias Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; biofuel; biochemical conversion processes; thermochemical conversion processes; production optimization; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Chemistry of Zeolites: Synthesis, Structure and Crystallization

edited by

Claudia Belviso

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 567 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite; synthesis; structure; crystallization mechanisms; crystallization processes; sources; properties

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

New Advances in Cold Atmospheric Plasma Technologies

edited by Zhitong Chen and

Jamoliddin Razzokov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma technology; plasma applications; plasma physics; mechanisms; reactive species

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

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