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Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Sustainable Plastic Materials

edited by

Stefania Pragliola

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2111 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; biodegradable polymers; plastic recycling; microplastic analysis; fluorescent polymers; renewable resources; absorption and emission spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Process Safety Technology for Nuclear Reactors and Power Plants

edited by

Ming Yang

, Jipu Wang and Sijuan Chen

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2069 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear safety; passive safety systems; digitalization in nuclear power; risk-informed decision making; AI in nuclear lifecycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biopolymer Processing, Utilization and Applications

edited by

Selestina Gorgieva

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymeric nano- and micro particles; biopolymers in composites; bacteria-derived biopolymers; biopolymers in packaging; biopolymers in energy; biopolymers in medicine; biopolymers as adsorbents; degradation of biopolymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Cutting-Edge Approaches for the Plastic Recycling

edited by

Ajmir Khan

, Zhaohan Yu and Shehla Mushtaq

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficient; plastic pollution; pyrolysis; thermal recycling; chemical and mechanical recycling; downcycling and upcycling; waste management; pyrolysis; depolymerization; circular plastic economy

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

Synthesis, Isolation and Application of Carbohydrates

edited by Bulan Wu and Guowen Xing

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbohydrates; monosaccharides; disaccharides; oligosaccharides; polysaccharides; glycans; glycoconjugates; glycopolymers; glycosylation; chemoenzymatic synthesis

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

Industry 4.0 Technologies and Strategies in Lean Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Arturo Realyvasquez Vargas

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; lean manufacturing tools; manufacturing process improvement; manufacturing; intelligent manufacturing

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

Advanced Manufacturing Processes of Composite Materials

edited by Yamin Li

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1291 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; composite-forming processes; composite printing; process modeling; optimization of materials and processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Application of Absorption Cycles in Renewable Energy

edited by Chong Zhai and Dong Li

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption heat pump; absorption heat transformer; thermal energy storage; liquid desiccant air conditioning; solar cooling; novel working fluids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Natural Bioactive Compounds: Methods for Extraction, Characterization and Application

edited by Mariela R. Michel and

Manuela Pintado

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; extraction methods; food applications; biotic products; functional foods; encapsulation technologies; analytical characterization; bioavailability and stability

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

Security Intelligent Monitoring and Big Data Utilization in Coal Mining Process, 2nd Edition

edited by Yuanyuan Pu, Sitao Zhu and

Xinglong Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4006 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent monitoring; data processing and analysis; monitoring system optimization; microseismic monitoring; big data technology

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

Advanced Oxidation Processes for Waste Treatment

edited by Zhiyong Luo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2726 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); oxidative degradation; water and wastewater treatment; ferrates (VI; V; and IV); photocatalysis; degradation pathway; reaction kinetics and mechanism

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

Low/Zero Carbon Fuels Production, Transportation, Storage and Utilization

edited by

Hongliang Luo

Yu Jin

and Feixiang Chang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open

Keywords: low/zero-carbon fuel production; low/zero-carbon fuel transportation; low/zero-carbon fuel storage; low/zero-carbon fuel utilization; clean combustion; advanced spray and combustion strategy; internal combustion engine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Processes

edited by

Alina Pyka-Pająk

Wei Sun

Mónica Elvira Mendoza-Duarte

and

Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical processes and systems; environmental processes; process control; energy systems; biological processes and systems; materials processes; pharmaceutical processes; food processing

Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development: Multipollutant Control and Resource-Energy Transition

edited by Xiao Zhu,

Yongqing Xu

Zehong Cheng

and Bin Xu

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

Keywords: air pollution control; carbon capture; utilization and storage; environmental catalysis; energy conversion; mineral processing reagents

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

Recent Advances in the Applications of Zeolites and Porous Materials in Adsorption Processes

edited by Miguel Angel Hernandez and

Vitalii Petranovskii

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolites; porous materials; adsorption; applications; nanoporous

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

Artificial Intelligence in Process Innovation and Optimization

edited by

Leonardo Rosa Ribeiro da Silva

and Luiz Eduardo dos Santos Paes

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; process optimization; machine learning; automation; decision-making systems; predictive analytics; digital twins; industrial processes; sustainability

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

Intelligent Process Control Techniques Used for Robotics

edited by

Tao Zhao

, Xiangpeng Xie and

Songyi Dian

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy logic systems; neural networks; reinforcement learning; evolutionary algorithms

Advances in Renewable and Sustainable Engineering from the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Engineering Techniques

edited by

Iqbal M. Mujtaba

, Wadhah Amer Hatem and

Mudhar Al-Obaidi

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; sustainability; energy efficiency; green technologies; waste management; smart energy systems; water treatment; green infrastructure and buildings; energy storage systems; affordable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Applications of Smart Microgrids in Renewable Energy Development

edited by Hui Li, Kuan Zhang and Yikui Liu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7060 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; renewable energy; planning; energy management; energy sharing; uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Process Metallurgy: From Theory to Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jin Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: process metallurgy; welding metallurgy; flux/slag properties; calphad; materials processing optimization; flux/slag crystallization; thermodynamics; kinetics; metal/slag recycling; iron and steelmaking; continuous casting; composition control

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

Advances in Green Processes for Antioxidant and Antibacterial Polyphenol Extraction

edited by

Nada El Darra

and

Ian Watson

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1460 | Submission Open

Keywords: green extraction; phenolic compounds; antioxidants; antibacterial activity; sustainable methods; extraction techniques; environmental impact; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals

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

Environmental Sustainability in Deep Mining: Controlling Dynamic Disasters and Mineral Resource Development

edited by

Liming Qiu

, Leilei Si and

Hang Long

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep mining; environmental sustainability; dynamic disasters; disaster prevention and reduction; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite Catalysts for Sustainable Applications

edited by Bruno O. Dalla Costa, Griselda Alejandra Eimer and María Soledad Legnoverde

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite catalysts; acidic/textural properties modification; characterization; hierarchical zeolites; mesoporous materials; biomass conversion; sustainable catalysis

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

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

edited by

Zhibin Lin

and

Ji Dang

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 26 | 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 24 | 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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