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Intelligent Prediction and Performance Optimization for Deep Underground Resource Excavation Process
edited by Guanghui Zhao, Tingzhuang Han, Tao Meng, and Reza Taherdangkoo
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2621 | Submission Open
Keywords: rocks; materials; mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Metal Oxides in Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis
edited by Chuanqiang Li, Licheng Liu and Xin Chen
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2615 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal oxide catalyst; heterogeneous catalysis; innovative synthesis strategy; thermal oxidation; photocatalytic oxidation; electrocatalytic oxidation; solid oxide fuel cell
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Artificial Intelligence: An Innovative Solution to the Optimization and Discovery of Functional Materials
edited by Cheng Zeng and Menghao Yang
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional materials; artificial intelligence; materials informatics; data-driven approach; Bayesian optimization; inverse materials design; high-throughput screening; machine learning force-field; automated experimentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Fuel Combustion and Pyrolysis Process Simulation
edited by Vladimir V. Jovanović, Mirko S. Komatina and Petar Gvero
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel combustion; pyrolysis process; simulation tools; modeling and optimization; renewable sources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Simulation of Particle Flow and Discrete Element submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: discrete element method (DEM); particle flow simulation; multiphysics coupling; computational modelling; granular materials; optimization design; machine learning in simulation; mechanical and functional engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Particle Processes)
AI-Driven Optimization in Intelligent Process Control for Power and Energy Systems
edited by , Xiaoshun Zhang and Huaizhi Wang
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent process control; AI in energy systems; deep reinforcement learning; energy system automation; neural-symbolic control; adaptive optimization; swarm intelligence; distributed control systems; predictive control in smart grids; cyber-physical energy systems; digital twin in power engineering; AI for microgrids; process-level energy optimization; data-driven control; self-learning energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Advances in Research on the Corrosion Properties of Metal Compounds in Alloys submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion resistance; high-entropy alloys (HEAs); oxidation behavior; passivation and pitting; electrochemical characterization; surface engineering; refractory metal alloys; computational modeling of corrosion; localized corrosion mechanisms; coatings and protective layers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advanced Approaches in Drilling Processes and Enhanced Oil Recovery
edited by
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: drilling optimization; smart drilling technologies; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); CO2-EOR; low-salinity waterflooding; smart water flooding; nanotechnology in EOR; microbial EOR; artificial intelligence in EOR; reservoir simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Environmental Pollution Control and Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies
edited by Da Cui
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: porous media; condensation heat and mass transfer; energy storage; renewable energy conversion; CFD; LBM; artificial intelligence in energy and environment; sustainable process engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Energy, Manufacturing and Automatic Control Processes
edited by , and Junyu Guo
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 23 articles | Viewed by 24938 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; energy; manufacturing; automatic control
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)
Application of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Water Environment Monitoring and Industry submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6632 | Submission Open
Keywords: Monitoring of municipal water systems; Monitoring of municipal industrial wastewater systems; Monitoring of water pipeline systems; Monitoring of marine vessels; Monitoring of submarine pipelines; Monitoring of river systems; Monitoring of river transportation safety; Safety strategies of river water engineering systems; Monitoring of mining; groundwater; and soil water engineering systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Advanced Processes for Creating New Technologies in Industry (3rd Edition) submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4853 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D printing; innovative processes; sensors; coatings; catalysts; new materials; nanomaterials; chemical processes for new technologies in industry; monitoring 3D objects; manufacturing; artificial intelligence for process monitoring; fault diagnosis and troubleshooting; bioinspired processes; processes creating new technologies; micro- or nano-machining TiO2 patterns; the photothermal membrane of CuS/polyacrylamide; fabricating sub-100 nm conducting polymer nanowires; light-trapping SERS substrate; fabrication of 3D biomimetic composite coating; drone processes; processes for robotics; industrial processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Data Acquisition, Processing, Analysis Methods and Process Control in Energy Exploration Systems submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open
Keywords: data acquisition; data processing; data analysis; process control; energy exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Nanocomposites in Electrochemical Reactions: Catalytic Analysis and Applications
edited by Kapil Dhaka
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocomposites; electrochemical catalysis; CO2 reduction; alcohol oxidation; electrochemical in situ techniques; operando electrochemistry; free energy diagrams; density functional theory (DFT); active site dynamics; sustainable energy catalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Carbon Nanocomposites
edited by Wenqian Chen
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon nanocomposites; material synthesis; advanced characterization; properties; functional material; sustainable applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Carbon Utilization and Storage in Mahu Oil Reservoirs
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon utilization; fracturing; imbibition; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 storage capacity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Waste Supermaterials: Engineered Multifunctional Composites for Dual Water-Waste Solutions submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste-derived materials; multifunctional composites; water treatment; waste valorization; circular economy; adsorbents; photocatalysts; sustainable materials; environmental remediation; membrane technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Advanced Processing and Integration of Functional Ingredients in Sustainable Food Systems
edited by Ana Curutchet, and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food processing  ; functional ingredients  ; green extraction technologies  ; by-product valorization  ; circular economy  ; process design and optimization  ; encapsulation and stabilization  ; bioactive compounds  ; life cycle assessment (LCA)  ; clean label
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Sustainable Innovations in Cement-Based Materials and Solid Waste Utilization
edited by Aydin Shishegaran
submission deadline 18 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; cement-based material; recycling; reusing solid waste; material properties; simulation; artificial intelligence; multi-criteria decision analysis
Advanced Ladle Metallurgy and Secondary Refining submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8425 | Submission Open
Keywords: ladle; secondary refining; clean steel; inclusions; steelmaking; refractory; physical modeling; CFD; slags; vacuum degassing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
The Recycling Process of Agro-Industrial Waste submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2642 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioconversion; waste management; sustainability; recycling; agro-industrial waste; bioenergy; biorefinery; value-added products; organic fertilizers; nutrient recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Modeling, Simulation and Control of Industrial Processes
edited by Guihua Hu
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2065 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial system modeling; robust optimization design; simulation; uncertainty quantification; reduced-order model; artificial intelligence; intelligent control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Applications of Electrochemical Technology in Wastewater Treatment and Seawater Desalination
edited by Tanja Brdaric and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; seawater desalination; electrocatalysts; electrode materials; electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs); removal of organic pollutants; removal of heavy metals; kinetic studies; mechanism studies; toxicological studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Control and Removal of Heavy Metals in the Environment
edited by Gordana Dević, and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal; terrestrial and aquatic environments; environmental impact and protection; methods; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Membrane Technologies for Desalination and Wastewater Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technologies; desalination; wastewater treatment; thin-film nanocomposites; mixed matrix membranes; 2D membranes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
The Properties and Application Progress of Graphene Materials
edited by Carlos A.T. Toloza
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene; nanomaterials; functionalization; energy storage; sensors; composites; catalysis; biomedical applications; environmental applications; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Detection, Control and Optimization of Low-Carbon Energy Systems
edited by Jing Zhou, Xiaofeng Wu and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6938 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling and system optimization; low-carbon energy system; clean combustion technology; thermal analyses of energy systems; thermal management; signal processing; big data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Model Predictive Control of Heating and Cooling Systems
edited by and Xu Jin
submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5232 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical modelling; air-conditioning; cooling and heating; energy and buildings; energy storage systems; heat pump systems; renewable energy integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Computational Chemistry for Reaction Mechanisms
edited by Kai Chen and Abing Duan
submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational chemistry; DFT; molecular modeling; quantum chemical calculations; reaction mechanism; organic reaction pathway; potential energy surface; transition state; catalysis; molecular design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Artificial Intelligence for Plasma Processes
edited by Benjamin C. Wang and Mark A. Cappelli
submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; plasma processing; material analysis; fusion applications; large language models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Catalytic Improvement of Biomass Gasification Process
edited by Xinxin Dong, Jing Gu and
submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass gasification; catalysts; process intensification; system modeling; experimental study; molecular dynamics; reaction mechanism; fluid behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Recent Trends in Extractive Metallurgy submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17740 | Submission Open
Keywords: extractive metallurgy process; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; flotation; remedation; green processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Drying Kinetics and Quality Control in Food Processing, 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9068 | Submission Open
Keywords: drying; kinetics; dehydration; rehydration; modeling; simulation; texture; shelf life; mass transfer; transport phenomena
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Green Technologies for Food Processing
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6568 | Submission Open
Keywords: green technologies for food processing; zero waste-based food processing; alternative proteins; processing of edible insect products; plant-origin foods; 3D food printing processes; cannabis processing; unconventional food plant  PANCs; non-thermal food processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Flow Mechanisms and Enhanced Oil Recovery
edited by , Hailong Zhao and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4879 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil and gas flow mechanisms; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); multiphase flow; reservoir simulation; water-alternating-gas (WAG); gas injection; chemical flooding; porous media
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Fluid Dynamics and Processes of Heat Transfer Enhancement submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4430 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; convective nanofluids; phase change materials; heat exchanger; turbulator; computational fluid dynamics; flow characteristics; thermal heat storage; porous media; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Unconventional Energy, Clean Energy and Carbon Sequestration: Progress in Technology
edited by , Quangui Li, and Guanhua Ni
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3911 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional energy resources; coalbed methane; shale gas; reservoir stimulation technology; geo-carbon sequestration; clean energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Sustainable Hydrogen Technologies and Their Value Chains
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2652 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen; life cycle assessment; solar PV; wind turbine; water electrolysis; waste biomass; hydrogen storage materials; CCUS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Modern Machine Learning Applications in Control and Optimization of Energy Power and Storage Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning models; energy power system; energy storage management system; grid management and control; renewable energy integration; energy consumption prediction; power system state estimation; cybersecurity in energy systems; sustainable energy solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Innovative Techniques for the Control of Linear and Nonlinear Systems and Processes submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open
Keywords: linear and nonlinear control; robotics; manufacturing processes; fault-tolerant control; extended state observers; underactuated systems; discrete-event systems; sustainability; process control
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)
Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamic Studies in Gas Turbine
edited by Juan C. García Castrejón and Laura Lilia Castro Gomez
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: CFD; FEM; thermodynamics; cooling blades; heat transfer; optimization; NOx; CO2 capture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Recent Advances in Thermodynamic Modeling of Ionic Liquids for Energy Applications
edited by Luis A. Follegatti-Romero and Murilo Leite Alcantara
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermodynamic modeling; phase equilibria; electrostatic interaction; intelligent design and simulation; properties of ILs; separation processes; CO2 capture and conversion; biofuel production; electrochemical energy storage; heat transfer and storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Emerging Processes in the Design, Modeling, Application and Control of Permanent Magnet Electrical Machines
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: permanent magnet machines; electrical PM drives; multiphase PMMs; winding design; efficiency enhancement; finite element analysis; power loss minimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Microelectronics Processing Technologies: Current Status and Prospects submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: microelectronics; semiconductor processes MEMS/NEMS integration; fabrication; thermal management; process modeling; packaging; yield and reliability; advanced materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Process Safety and Control Strategies for Urban Clean Energy Systems submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban clean energy safety; renewable energy risk assessment; battery storage hazards; hydrogen infrastructure safety; safety simulation frameworks; failure mode prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Process Control and Modeling of Welding submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: process control; modeling welding; real-time sensing; machine learning; melt-pool dynamics; adaptive welding control; welding intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Optimization and Analysis of Energy System
edited by Iván García Kerdan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy systems optimization; renewable energy integration; grid resilience; machine learning in energy systems; artificial intelligence for energy management; digital twins in energy; energy systems analysis; sustainable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Catalysis in Sustainable Fuel Production
edited by Jialu Li
submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable fuel production; home and heterogenous catalysis; biomass conversion; CO2 utilization; water splitting; hydrogen economy; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Electrochemical Sensors for Environmental and Food Sample Detection
edited by and Sasya Madhurantakam
submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical sensor; heavy metal; pesticides; PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances); pathogens; toxins; microplastics; environmental contaminants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
The Application and Prospect of Multiphase Flow Technology in Oil and Gas Exploitation submission deadline 13 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; flow assurance; multiphase flow metering; multiphase flow pumping; experimental investigation; CFD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
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