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Green and Scalable Bioprocess Engineering: Enzymatic Systems, Process Intensification and Sustainable Applications

edited by

Carlos Ocampo-López

Margarita Ramirez-Carmona

and

Leidy Rendón-Castrillón

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymatic bioprocessing; biopharmaceutical processes; biocatalysis; downstream processing; scale-up; process intensification; green chemistry; bio-based products; circular bioeconomy; biomass valorization

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

AI-Driven Automation for Industrial Transformation: Innovations in Smart Systems, Machine Learning and Sustainable Processes

edited by Mohieddine Jelali

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; data engineering; computer vision; machine learning; deep learning; cognitive computing; AI-driven modeling; monitoring; or control; industrial IoT; AI-based design or engineering for sustainability

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

Advances in Properties and Applications of Electrospun Fibers

edited by

Fan Zheng

and

Yichun Ding

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; nanomaterials; functional materials; advanced fabrication techniques; flexible electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Sustainable Bio- and Energy Polymers and Materials: Synthesis and Environmental Applications

edited by

Amjad Ali

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysts; polymerization; bio-based materials; sustainable polymers; biomass conversion; environmental applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Processes

edited by Atiq Ur Rehman and Fawad Ali

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; predictive modeling; manufacturing processes; process optimization; smart manufacturing; deep learning; reinforcement learning; predictive maintenance; process control; defect detection; feature engineering; explainable AI; data-driven manufacturing; Industry 4.0; digital twins; sustainable and smart manufacturing; heuristic optimization methods

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

Bioreactor Design and Optimization Process

edited by

Serena Lima

and

Francesca Scargiali

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4201 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioreactor design; process intensification; CFD; mass transfer; innovative bioreactors; productivity; process optimization; solid-state bioreactors

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

Processes in Industry 4.0/5.0: Automation, Robotics and Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Sergey Y. Yurish

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2475 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation control; robotics; smart manufacturing; smart factories; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0

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

Advances in Electromagnetic Energy Applications for Sustainable Processes

edited by

Beatriz García-Baños

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2359 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic field and matter interaction and modelling; new chemical routes or intensified processes; electromagnetic field technologies aimed at sustainability; processes electrification; electromagnetic-driven processes for CO2 footprint reduction; electromagnetic processes with circularity; recycling; and wastes as a source; microwave-driven processes monitoring and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Green Development Models and Cleaner Production

edited by

Chenggang Wang

Tangzhe Nie

and Yue Zhu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy; cleaner production; carbon emission; green finance; environmental regulation; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Innovations in Carbon Capture and Storage/Utilization (CCS-CCU): Sustainable Engineering and Biotechnological Perspectives

edited by

Francesca Raganati

Alessandra Procentese

Federica Raganati

and

Paola Ammendola

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide capture; carbon dioxide utilization; carbon dioxide storage; emission reduction; sustainable practices; climate change mitigation; engineering strategies; biotechnological innovations; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Microstructural and Chemical Characteristics of Recycled Construction Materials

edited by

Tewodros Ghebrab

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; chemical; recycled; construction; material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Energy Storage Planning, Control, and Dispatch for Grid Dynamic Enhancement

edited by

Rui Wang

and Wentao Jiang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage system; energy storage optimization and control; energy storage dispatch technologies; integrated source– grid– load– storage coordinated control; grid dynamic enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

New Trends in the Modeling and Design of Micro/Nano-Devices

edited by Yiming Li and

Sekhar Reddy Kola

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational design for all micro/nano-devices; multiphysics; modeling; simulation; and optimization; learning-based methodologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Microalgae Technology in Wastewater Treatment: Applications and Prospects

edited by Jun Qian

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; wastewater treatment; carbon neutrality; algae– bacteria interactions; resource recovery; bioreactor design; circular economy; carbon capture and utilization (CCU); sustainable biomass; high-value products

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

Risk Monitoring and Control Theory for Chemical Processes and Energy Systems

edited by

Chi-Min Shu

, Yih-Wen Wang and

Yun-Ting Tsai

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry; safety; management; prevention; disasters; technology

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

Process Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Multi-Mode Complex Industry

edited by Diego Rodrigo Cabral Silva

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: process monitoring; fault diagnosis; multi-mode systems; Industry 4.0; machine learning; data analytics; sensor technologies; real-time monitoring; cyber– physical systems; predictive maintenance

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

Advances in the Design, Synthesis and Applications of Nanostructured Materials

edited by Andrés Ramírez Ramírez, María Eugenia González and Mara Cea

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructures; energy; environment; catalyst; carbon-biobased nanostructures; nanocomposite materials; supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Molecular Electronics and Nanoelectronics for Quantum Materials

edited by Vladimir Burtman and Dario Espinoza

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular electronics; nanoelectronics; quantum materials; metal– molecule– semiconductor junctions; materials science; semiconductors; solid state

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Feature Review Papers in Section "Environmental and Green Processes"

edited by

Antoni Sánchez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19356 | Submission Open

Keywords: composting; anaerobic digestion; water and wastewater treatment; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; techno-economical analysis

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

Design and Control of Complex and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Claudio Urrea

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13148 | Submission Open

Keywords: system design; nonlinear systems; robotics; modeling; parameter identification; kinematics; dynamics; simulation; control; optimization; automation

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

Advances in Solid Waste Treatment Technology and Contamination Remediation

edited by Jie Hu,

Hui Xu

Xiaobing Xu

and Wenjie Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3715 | Submission Open

Keywords: municipal solid waste; construction waste; industrial waste landfill; geoenvironment; contamination sites; in situ remediation; life cycle assessment; techno-economical analysis

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

Complex Fluid Dynamics Modeling and Simulation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Leila Pakzad

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2177 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); complex fluids; multiphase flow; dispersion modeling; gas/liquid/solid modeling; chemical reaction engineering; mixing; process scale-up; multiphysics modeling; multiscale simulation

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

Chemical Engineering Towards Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Amornchai Arpornwichanop

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2023 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable chemical engineering; clean energy technologies; green process design; resource efficiency; circular economy; environmental remediation

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

Green Solvent for Separation and Extraction Processes

edited by

Maria Alice Zarur Coelho

and

Filipe Smith Buarque

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; green solvent; extraction; separation; purification; ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; bio-based solvent; supercritical solvent

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Advances in Monitoring and Control for Safe and Secure Industrial Processes

edited by

Hamed Badihi

and

Matti Vilkko

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 633 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial process monitoring; industrial control systems; safety and security; cybersecurity in industrial processes; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence (AI) in process control; machine learning for monitoring; industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); fault detection and diagnosis; fault-tolerant and attack-resilient control; digital twins; human-in-the-loop systems; cyber-physical systems; resilient industrial systems

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

New Insights into Enhanced Oil Recovery Process Analysis and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kang Zhou

and

Qingjun Du

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: enhanced oil recovery; chemical flooding; thermal oil recovery; cold production; multiphase seepage flow; intelligent oil production optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Environment-Friendly Building Material: Modification, Emulsification, Structural Behavior and Performance Characterization

edited by Aghileh Khajeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; environmental behavior; mechanical behavior; construction materials; emulsification; performance characteristics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Gasification and Pyrolysis of Wastes

edited by

Osvaldo José Venturini

York Santiago

and Nahieh Miranda

submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: gasification; pyrolysis; waste to energy; biofuels; biomass; biorefineries; sustainability; renewable energy; thermochemical conversion; clean energy

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

Biochemical Processes for Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco José Hernández Fernández

and

Antonia Pérez de los Ríos

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5557 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical processes; biocatalysis; nanotechnology; water treatment; pollution control; biofuels; microbial fuel cells

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

Progress in Design and Optimization of Fault Diagnosis Modelling

edited by Xiaoyong Gao, Maoyin Chen, Chaodong Tan and

Yi Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-based diagnosis; data-driven diagnosis methods; process supervision; active fault diagnosis methods; statistical methods for fault diagnosis; soft computing methods for fault diagnosis

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

Emerging Studies of Solid Waste Management for Sustainable Environment

edited by Ana Paula Bortoleto and

Francisco Contreras

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste management; sustainable environment; waste prevention; recycling; waste treatment; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Advances in Hydrogen Energy Systems Integration, Modeling and Optimization

edited by Yue Qiu,

Suyang Zhou

Shichang Cui

and

Qirun Sun

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: integration of hydrogen energy systems; multi-energy complementarity optimization; green hydrogen production technologies; low-carbon energy transition; applications of hydrogen energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Innovation of Heavy Metal Adsorption Process

edited by

Jasmina Nikić

and Malcolm Watson

submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1947 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal adsorption; advanced adsorbent materials; nanocomposites; bio-based adsorbents; adsorption mechanisms; sustainable water treatment; adsorbent regeneration; environmental impact; real-world applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Advanced Design, Analysis and Optimization Techniques of Fluid Machinery Systems for Renewable Energy Storage

edited by

Ji Pei

, Djordje Cantrak,

Wenjie Wang

and Xingcheng Gan

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4488 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid machinery; renewable energy; CFD simulation; experimental measurement; energy storage system; design and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Multiphase Flow and Optimal Design in Fluid Machinery

edited by Ning Qiu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2707 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; optimal design; fluid machinery; power engineering; computational method; experimental techniques; theoretical model; ocean engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Synthesis and Applications of Supported Nanocatalysts

edited by

Rafael Huirache-Acuña

José Escobar Aguilar

and

Antonia Infantes-Molina

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2239 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocatalysts; synthesis; novel methods; environmentally

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

Recent Achievements in Biopolymer Adsorption in Waste and Water Treatment

edited by

Xiaoyu Lin

and Wei Wei

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymer; biopolymer nanocomposites; adsorption; water pollutant; resource recovery

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

Microplastics in Water: Monitoring, Removal and Control

edited by Josipa Papac Zjačić and Hrvoje Kušić

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; environmental impact; monitoring; removal; control

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

Clean Combustion and Emission in Vehicle Power System, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiaqiang E

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9899 | Submission Open

Keywords: reaction kinetics; clean combustion and emission; after-treatment system; diagnostic techniques; laminar and turbulent flames; heat and mass transfer; novel combustion concepts; technologies; and systems; clean combustion instability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Advances in Coal Processing, Utilization, and Process Safety

edited by

Feng Du

, Leilei Si,

Chaojun Fan

and Qiming Zhuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 8244 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; mineral utilization; mine safety engineering; coal seam gas flow dynamics; coal rock dynamic disasters; safety and emergency management; predictive modeling; process safety in mining; intelligent mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Operation and Control of New Power System with Large-Scale Renewable Energy Integration

edited by

Dawei Zhao

, Junyi Zhai, Shengyuan Liu and Wangqianyun Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7339 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; modeling; control; stability analysis; forecasting; operation optimization; restoration; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Environmentally Friendly Production of Energy from Natural Gas Hydrates

edited by

Qingchao Li

and Qiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7034 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural gas hydrate; production strategy; additives; inhibitors; wellbore stability; sand production; reservoir damage; geothermal; economic and technical evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

New Trends in Fuzzy Control System Applications in Complex Industrial Processes and Energy Systems

edited by Hua Chen, Gang Wang and

Yunfeng Ji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4099 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy control; nonlinear systems; robot; USV; time delay; predetermined performance index; LLM; video data; algorithms

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

Data-Driven Modeling and Applications for Flow, Heat Transfer, and Combustion

edited by Songbai Yao,

Ping Wang

, Bosen Wang and Weijia Qian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3970 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; fluid dynamics; heat transfer; reacting flows; numerical modeling; experimental diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Electrospray Drying and Freezing Technology in Food Processing

edited by

Chang Joo Lee

Seung Hyun Lee

and Taiyoung Kang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2210 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospray drying; freeze drying; infrared radiation drying; hybrid processes; microwaves drying; electric field drying; vacuum drying; emerging drying technologies; quality characteristics according to drying

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

Advanced Technology in Unconventional Resource Development

edited by Xiuyu Wang and

Xiao Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1900 | Submission Open

Keywords: tight oil reservoir; seepage law; spontaneous imbibition; CO2 flooding; chemical flooding

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

Advanced Research on Marine and Deep Oil & Gas Development

edited by Jianbo Zhang, Xiaohui Sun and Wenqiang Lou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1690 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas development; marine; deep strata; drilling; multiphase flow; flow assurance; pressure control; production increase; intelligence development; environmental safety

Advances in Electrocatalysts for the OER, HER and Biomass Conversion

edited by Mingpeng Chen, Huachuan Sun and Yuxiao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; biomass conversion; selective electrooxidation; electrocatalyst design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Water Monitoring and Treatment Technologies

edited by Jie Gao and Zhuofan Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open

Keywords: water environmental monitoring; water purification technologies; heavy metal and emerging pollutant removal; adsorption; separation processes; sediment and contaminated water treatment

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

Biological Methods of Diagnosis in the Microbiology

edited by