Processes

Developing Sustainable Chemical Processes for the Mineral Processing and Oil & Gas Industries

edited by

Zulhelmi Amir

,

Mohd Usman Mohd Junaidi

and

Teguh Ariyanto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical processes; mineral; rare earth elements; oil and gas; sustainablity; low carbon; enivironmental friendly; green processes

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

Control and Optimization of Distributed Energy System and Microgrid

edited by

Hamid Bentarzi

and Abdelmadjid Recioui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; distributed energy systems (DES); distributed energy resources (DERs); energy management systems (EMS); optimization techniques; advanced control strategies; renewable energy integration; smart grids and intelligent energy systems; multi-microgrid coordination; artificial intelligence in energy systems

(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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1450 | 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)

Stability and Processing Strategies for Organic and Hybrid Semiconductors

edited by Jesús Rodríguez-Romero

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic semiconductors; hybrid semiconductors; stability engineering; processing strategies; degradation mechanisms; interface engineering; defect passivation; in situ characterization; scalable fabrication; photovoltaics and optoelectronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Biological and Biotechnological Applications of Natural Products: Development, Chemical Analysis, Structure Determination, Bioactivity

edited by

Ana Yanina Bustos

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactivity; structural elucidation; biotechnological applications; biosynthesis

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

Lignin as a Sustainable Material: Present Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Rogerio Ramos De Sousa Junior

,

Guilherme Elias Saltarelli Garcia

and

Demetrio Jackson Dos Santos

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignin valorization; lignin functionalization; lignin fractionation; lignin depolymerization; interface engineering; compatibilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Process Engineering for Shale Reservoir Characterization and Enhanced Recovery

edited by

Dengke Liu

and Le Wang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization; simulation; modeling; pore networks; fluid flow; shale; organic; phase behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Data-Driven and Machine Learning Methods for Green Energy Materials

edited by Guannan Liu and

Akeel Shah

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; materials informatics; active learning; high-throughput experiments; generative/inverse design; batteries and electrolytes; electrocatalysis and fuel cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Heat Treatment and Microstructure Relationships in Advanced Steel Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Jaber E. Abu Qudeiri

,

Vishal Naranje

and

Vincent Shantha Kumar

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat treatment process; advanced steel manufacturing; microstructure– property relationships; phase transformations; thermo-mechanical processing; additive manufacturing of steels; advanced high-strength steels (ahss); high-entropy alloys; metal matrix composites; computational metallurgy

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

Process Engineering in Electrified Roadway Systems: Design, Integration, and Sustainability

edited by

Xiao Chen

,

Dongdong Han

and

Guangji Xu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrified pavement; wireless charging; material and structure design; performance evaluation; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)

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 323 | 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)

Sustainable Pavement Engineering with Plastics: From Waste to Performance Materials

edited by

Vítor Antunes

, Hilda de Pablo and

Ana Cristina Freire

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavement engineering; recycled plastics; circular economy; waste valorization; polymer-modified asphalt; performance materials; life-cycle assessment; process optimization; environmental impact reduction; infrastructure sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Energy Materials: Synthetic Strategies and Performance Optimization

edited by

Siyuan Gao

and Jianzhao Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced energy materials; synthetic strategies; materials processing; interface engineering; defect engineering; process integration; process intensification; modeling and simulation; electrocatalysis; energy storage; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Low-Carbon Energy Processes: Engineering, Optimization, and System Integration for Carbon Neutrality

edited by Shuai Guo, Chang Xing, Zhifeng Hu and

Guicai Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4507 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; low-carbon energy; renewable energy; carbon capture utilization; hydrogen energy; energy storage; traditional energy decarbonization

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

Modeling in Mineral and Coal Processing

edited by

Jovica M. Sokolovic

, Dejan Tanikić and

Dragiša Stanujkić

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3001 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; coal processing; modeling; ANN; MCDM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Thermo-Chemical Conversion Technologies for Clean Energy and Materials

edited by Zhenzhong Hu and Xianqing Zhu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; coal; organic solid waste; hydrothermal carbonization; pyrolysis; gasification; combustion; carbon fiber; supercapacitor; green asphalt

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

Fabrication of Carbon-Based Material for High Energy Density Supercapacitor

edited by Syed Comail Abbas and

Muhammad Asad Ziaee

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene; carbon nanotubes (cnts); activated carbon materials; carbon aerogels; heteroatom-doped; supercapacitors; flexible electrodes; binder-free; scalable; high energy/power density

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

State-of-the-Art Coordination Polymers: Synthesis and Multifunctional Applications

edited by Ravi Arukula and

Justyna Możejko-Ciesielska

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination polymers; synthesis; applications; catalysis; gas storage; sensing; drug delivery; remediation; modeling

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

Catalysis in Sustainable Fuel Production

edited by Jialu Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 217 | 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)

Research on Photovoltaic Arrays and Dust Deposition

edited by

Xingcai Li

,

Jianhua Xiao

,

Zhongju Meng

and Wenjun Zhao

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic arrays; dust deposition; soiling losses; anti-soiling coatings; pv cleaning technologies; particle adhesion and resuspension; particle optical characterisitics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Data Acquisition, Processing, Analysis Methods and Process Control in Energy Exploration Systems

edited by

Xin Nie

,

Hongyan Yu

and

Mehdi Ostadhassan

submission deadline 27 Jan 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7527 | Submission Open

Keywords: data acquisition; data processing; data analysis; process control; energy exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Technologies for Water Treatment and Pollution Control

edited by

Jasmina Nikić

, Malcolm Watson and

Minja Bogunović Koljaja

submission deadline 27 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment technologies; adsorption and ion exchange; membrane separation; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); environmental nanotechnology; removal heavy metals and emerging contaminants (CECs); sustainable water purification; functional materials for water treatment

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

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

edited by Miguel Angel Hernandez and

Vitalii Petranovskii

submission deadline 29 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

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

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

Active/Bioactive Ingredient-Based Nanomedicines: From Design to In Vitro Evaluation in Advanced 2D/3D Disease Models

edited by Leticia Herminia Higa and María José Morilla

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 828 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; nanocarrier; active ingredient; bioactive ingredient; metallic nanoparticle; in vitro disease models; spheroids; organoids; microfluidic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Emerging Plasma-Based Technologies for Sustainable Processes and Resource Recovery

edited by

Tirtha Raj Acharya

, Pradeep Lamichhane and

Prajwal Lamichhane

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma-based processes; sustainable technologies; environmental remediation; resource recovery; plasma catalysis; waste valorization; cleaner production; plasma-assisted treatment; circular economy; process optimization

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

Modeling, Simulation and Control in Energy Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Dimitris Ipsakis

and Andreas Yiotis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6621 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero carbon technologies; energy efficiency; hybrid and smart-grid systems; combined heat and power (CHP units); advanced process control; system design and optimization; energy economics; policy and planning; AI tools in energy

Process Optimization, Diagnosis, and Control for Complex Industrial Processes

edited by

Dapeng Zhang

, Yuanhong Liu and

Shumei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4256 | 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, Modeling and Optimization)

Advancements in Optimization and Control Algorithms for Intelligent Electric Power Systems

edited by

Omar Avalos Alvarez

, Jorge Gálvez, Primitivo Diaz and

Rolando Menchaca-Méndez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3045 | Submission Open

Keywords: power systems; smart grid; renewable energy; dynamic control; fault tolerance; energy optimization; algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Peptides: Advances and Innovations from Discovery to Application

edited by

Jue-Liang Hsu

and

Christoper Caesar Yudho Sutopo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1851 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptides; peptide drugs; functional foods; peptidase substrates; active peptide screening; peptide self-assembly; peptide synthesis and modification; peptide separation and identification; in silico peptide modeling; peptide engineering

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

Advances in Synthetic Biological Approaches to Microbial Engineering

edited by

Prihardi Kahar

and Gregory Guirimand

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1832 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; genetic circuit design; genome editing; pathway optimization; microbial chassis; bioproduction; adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE); omics integration; biofoundries

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

Advances in the Design, Synthesis and Applications of Nanostructured Materials

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

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1758 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Biomass Gasification: Thermal Behaviour and Kinetic Modelling

edited by

An-Chi Huang

and

Juan Zhai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open

Keywords: gasification; biomass; kinetics; modeling; thermal behavior; syngas; simulation

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

Energy Conversion Processes with Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines

edited by

Habib Gürbüz

,

Hüsameddin AKÇAY

and

Selim Demirtürk

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen engine; alternative ICE fuels; environmental issues of ICEs; alternative combustion strategies in ICEs; dual fuel combustion; combustion control in ICEs; hydrogen-assisted jet ignition; energy and exergy analysis in ICEs; CFD simulation in ICEs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Next-Generation Organic Electronics: Innovative Processes for Materials and Devices

edited by Miao Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic electronics; functional materials; flexible and wearable devices; bio-integrated systems; interface engineering; integration and miniaturization; intelligent applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Data-Driven Modeling, Optimization and Control of Complex Thermal Processes

edited by

Chaoyu Gong

,

Yanlin Li

, Xianyong Peng, Xiaojing Ma and

Jiangjiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal processes; data-driven modeling; machine learning; optimization; process control; digital twin; heat transfer; surrogate modeling; physics-informed learning; energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Synthesis and Utilization of Clean Ammonia as Fuel

edited by Rajavasanth Rajasegar and Javishk R. Shah

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean ammonia synthesis; ammonia decomposition; ammonia combustion; ammonia fuel; Haber– Bosch process; clean combustion; ammonia valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Applications of Plasma Technology in Food and Environment

edited by Brenda L. Fina, Leandro Prevosto and

Ezequiel Cejas

submission deadline 18 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-thermal plasma; thermal plasma; plasma activated water; environmental applications; food control; pollutant degradation; sustainable processing; water and air purification; resource recovery; energy recovery

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

Research on Battery Energy Storage in Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jilei Ye

and

Zhuoyuan Zheng

submission deadline 24 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery energy storage; modeling; safety; thermal management; integration; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Development of Advanced Drilling Engineering

edited by

Yuqiang Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5507 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced drilling engineering; deep-water/deep-earth drilling; unconventional oil and gas drilling; intelligent drilling technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Innovative Approaches to Modeling, Optimization, Control and Monitoring in Industrial Processes: Second Edition

edited by

Xiaoyu Jiang

, Yuanqiang Zhou,

Le Yao

and Zheren Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2470 | Submission Open

Keywords: process modeling; process optimization; process control; process monitoring; process system engineering; machine learning; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control, Modeling and Optimization)

Porous Materials and Functional Membranes: Design, Fabrication, and Liquid Separation Performance

edited by Ting Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; functional membranes; liquid separation; metal-organic frameworks; covalent organic frameworks; porous organic polymers; metal-organic cages; porous organic cages; organic solvent nanofiltration; desalination

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

Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Optoelectronic Materials

edited by

Kun Wang

and Chaoxing Wu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; material synthesis; characterization; photodetectors; solar cells; light-emitting diodes (LEDs); triboelectric nanogenerator; device fabrication; energy harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Sustainable Thermal Energy Storage and Efficient Heat Utilization

edited by Chong Zhai and Dong Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable thermal energy storage; efficient heat utilization; phase change materials; thermochemical energy storage; sensible and latent heat storage; waste heat recovery; heat transfer enhancement; heat pumps; renewable energy integration; energy and exergy analysis.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Artificial Intelligence and Signal Processing Techniques for Industrial Automation Systems

edited by

Lei Wang

,

Daying Quan

, Wenping Jiang, Zhen Wei and Jun Min

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial automation; smart manufacturing; intelligent control systems; artificial intelligence (AI); signal processing; multisensors; sensor fusion; edge computing; digital twin; large language models (LLMs); intelligent monitoring and diagnosis; intelligent control and optimization; industrial quality inspection; smart energy systems

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

Sustainable Development of the Coal Industry: Process Safety and Environmental Protection

edited by

Zhigang Li

and Hongwei Liu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 708 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development of the coal industry; coal mine process safety; coal mine environmental protection; green coal mining; CCUS; low-carbon transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Safety and Risk Management)

Feature Review Papers in Section "Chemical Processes and Systems"

edited by

Blaž Likozar

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5703 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; CO2; chemicals; fuels; energy; ammonia; methanol; H2O2; industry

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

Advances in CO₂ Geological Storage and Enhanced Energy Recovery: Modeling, Monitoring, and Sustainability

edited by

Zhenqian Xue

and Kai Zhang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 geological storage; enhanced energy recovery; modeling; monitoring; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10371 | 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)

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 15 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2227 | 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)

Process Metallurgy: From Theory to Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jin Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 674 | 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)

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