Processes

Advances in Detection, Control and Optimization of Low-Carbon Energy Systems

edited by Jing Zhou, Xiaofeng Wu and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6013 | 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)

Sustainable Hydrogen Production Processes

edited by

Fausto Gallucci

,

Orlando Palone

, Gabriele Gagliardi and Serena Agnolin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5113 | 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)

Emerging Technologies in Sustainable Dairy Processing

edited by

Vladimir Vukić

and

Dajana Vukić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4959 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy; cheese; milk; yoghurt; ice cream; starter culture; by-product; sustainability; treatment

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

Heterogeneous Catalysis in Chemical and Petrochemical Processes

edited by

Sergio Rubén De Miguel

and Sonia Bocanegra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4804 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysts; chemical/petrochemical processes; structured catalysts; reforming processes; dehydrogenation/hydrogenation processes; synthesis and characterization of catalytic materials; hydrogen production

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

Design and Analysis of Adaptive Identification and Control

edited by

Weicun Zhang

and

Quanmin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4653 | 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)

Thermal and Fluid Flow Processes in Sustainable and Conventional Energy

edited by

Tathagata Acharya

and Sungwook Hong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4386 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; experimental fluid mechanics; particle image velocimetry; petroleum engineering; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Agricultural and Industrial Waste Recovery Technology and Process Optimization

edited by

Margherita Pettinato

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4002 | Submission Open

Keywords: process intensification; process economics; process optimization; bioenergy; circular economy; emerging hazards; biomaterials; biopolymers; environmental impact

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

Advances in Natural Gas Hydrate Exploitation, Hydrate Technology, Carbon Capture and Storage

edited by Kun Ge, Jiaqi Wang and

Lunxiang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3902 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrate; gas separation; gas storage; cold storage; desalination; CCUS; continuous hydrate formation

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

Comprehensive Evaluation and Utilization of Coal Measure Mineral Resources

edited by

Junjian Zhang

,

Yang Wang

and Junqiang Kang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3764 | Submission Open

Keywords: coalbed methane; coal measure minerals; critical elements; resource evaluation

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

Application of Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology

edited by Alireza Zendehboudi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3561 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat pump; refrigeration; air conditioning; environmentally friendly refrigerants; heat exchanger design; energy storage; waste heat recovery; integrated system design and application of renewable energy in HVAC& R

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Fluid Dynamics and Processes of Heat Transfer Enhancement

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3263 | 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)

Low Carbon Management in Energy Systems: CO₂ Capture Technology

edited by Xiaomei Wu and Yunsong Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3148 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCS; CO2 capture technologies; precombustion carbon capture; post-combustion carbon capture; oxy-fuel carbon capture; adsorption and absorption; direct air CO2 capture (DAC); carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Bioprocess Design and Biomass Production Processes

edited by

Alex Graça Contato

,

Rosane Peralta

and Cristina Giatti Marques de Souza

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3004 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocess design; biomass valorization; fermentation; biorefineries; microbial and metabolic engineering; enzymes; biofuel production; biopolymer synthesis; waste to energy; algal biotechnology

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

Phase Equilibrium in Chemical Processes: Experiments and Modeling

edited by Ali Aminian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2930 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation using crystallization; liquid– liquid biomolecular separation; experimental thermodynamics of supercritical fluids; chemical equilibrium in reacting systems; phase equilibrium calculations in aqueous and nonaqueous mixtures; density functional theory (DFT) studies

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

Green Metallurgical Process and Technology

edited by Xin Yao and Huaqing Xie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen smelting; hydrogen-rich blast furnace injection; hydrogen base shaft furnace direct reduction; CO2 resource utilization; low-carbon smelting; high-nitrogen steel; metallurgical slag; waste heat recovery; energy conversion and clean utilization; electric furnace steelmaking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Intelligent Well Technologies: Modeling, Design, Monitoring, and Control Optimization

edited by Khafiz Muradov, Morteza Haghighat Sefat and Britt Margrethe Emilie Moldestad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2601 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent or smart or advanced well completion; flow control device; wellbore flow modelling; robust production optimization and field management; uncertainty management; well completion design; in-well monitoring; active and passive control

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

Unconventional Energy, Clean Energy and Carbon Sequestration: Progress in Technology

edited by

Lei Qin

, Quangui Li,

Xu Yu

and Guanhua Ni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2369 | 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)

Renewable Energy Grid Integration and Carbon Reduction Strategies in Modern Power Markets

edited by

Kai-Hung Lu

and

Chih-Ming Hong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open

Keywords: power markets; carbon trading markets; carbon reduction technologies; FACTS devices; renewable energy grid integration stability; carbon emission control mechanisms; energy system transformation; low-carbon economy; optimal power flow and dispatch; low-carbon policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Multi-Phase Flow and Heat and Mass Transfer Engineering

edited by

Bin Ding

, Xiao Cheng and Mingfei Mu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1813 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; phase change; heat transfer enhancement; droplets; microchannel; emerging thermo-fluid; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Unconventional Reservoir Development and CO₂ Storage

edited by Xiukun Wang,

Junrong Liu

and Kerui Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1640 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoir; CO2 storage; hydraulic fracturing; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 -EOR; fluid– rock interaction; multiphase flow mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Adsorbent Materials for Water Treatment: Innovations in Pollutant Removal

edited by Maria Angélica Simões Dornellas Barros and

Thiago Peixoto De Araújo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1226 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorbent materials; water treatment; pollutant removal; nanotechnology; electrochemical methods; sorption technologies; hybrid treatment systems; green remediation; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); magnetic materials; starch-based adsorbents; bioadsorption

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

Studies on Chemical Processes Thermodynamics

edited by

Xianzhen Xu

and

Jishi Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamics; modeling; simulation; phase equilibrium; systems analysis; catalyst; algorithms; software; molecular simulation; process systems engineering

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

Development of Corrosion-Resistant Materials

edited by

Yimin Zeng

and Minkang Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1078 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean and renewable energy; corrosion modes and kinetics; corrosion control strategy; material technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Microstructure Properties and Characterization of Metallic Material

edited by

Edwan Anderson Ariza Echeverri

and Crispulo Enrique Deluque Toro

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure evolution; alloy design; mechanical properties; phase transformations; heat treatment; surface engineering; microstructural characterization; advanced materials; modelling; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Current Exploration of Dietary Fiber Processing and Technologies Supporting Nutrition and Health

edited by

Chi-Fai Chau

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbohydrates; dietary fiber; prebiotics; emerging food technologies; health benefits; nutrient interaction; sustainable approaches; agrifood waste

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

Carbon Nanocomposites Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Marcela Zanetti Corazza

, Adriana Evaristo De Carvalho and Willyam Róger Padilha Barros

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: developing new carbon nanocomposites as promising adsorbents in determining metals and/or emerging pollutants; development of new extraction and preconcentration methods; new design; engineering; and characterization of carbon materials as adsorbents and/or electrodes for determining diverse pollutants; new design engineering of new sensors; new approaches to sample pretreatment; spectrometric; voltammetric; and chromatographic determination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Solar Processes for the Removal of Contaminants from Water

edited by

Miguel Martín Sómer

, José Ángel Moreno San Segundo and

Maria Jose Martin de Vidales

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar processes; water purification; contaminant removal; photocatalysis; advanced oxidation; solar collectors; SODIS

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

High-Efficiency Membrane Process and Biological Separation Engineering

edited by Martin A. Masuelli and Maria Luján Auad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; biological separation engineering; selective membranes; membrane pore sizes and surface properties; effective separation; immobilized membranes; selective removal; sustainable and environmentally friendly separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamic Studies in Gas Turbine

edited by Juan C. García Castrejón and Laura Lilia Castro Gomez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; FEM; thermodynamics; cooling blades; heat transfer; optimization; NOx; CO2 capture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Application of Photoelectrocatalysis for Energy Conversion

edited by Juan Manuel Mora-Hernández and Jesús Adrián Díaz-Real

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoelectrochemistry; watersplitting; hydrogen generation; CO2 photoelectroreduction; photoelectrodes; semiconductors; photocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sustainable Hydrogen Technologies and Their Value Chains

edited by

Yehia F. Khalil

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 149 | 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)

Combustion Characteristics and Emission Control of Blended Fuels

edited by

Codina Movileanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: blending; combustion; emission control; combustion properties; combustion performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Microencapsulation of Food Antioxidants

edited by

Tafadzwa Kaseke

,

Berta Nogueiro Estevinho

and

Matheus Boeira Braga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: food antioxidants; nanoencapsulation; microencapsulation techniques; bioactive compound stability; biopolymers; shelf-life; functional foods; nutraceuticals; food fortification; food preservation; micro- or nanocapsule characterization; controlled release; release kinetics; bioaccessibility

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

Intelligent Process Control Techniques Used for Robotics

edited by

Tao Zhao

, Xiangpeng Xie and

Songyi Dian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

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

Processes Development for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Mohamed A. Dawoud

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater management; treatment technologies; wastewater reuse; biosolids production; managed aquifer recharge

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

Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Carbon Nanocomposites

edited by Wenqian Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanocomposites; material synthesis; advanced characterization; properties; functional material; sustainable applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Emerging Processes in the Design, Modeling, Application and Control of Permanent Magnet Electrical Machines

edited by

Massimo Caruso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 100 | 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)

Advances in Technology for Enhancing Oil and Gas Recovery in Shale Reservoirs

edited by

Mingjun Chen

,

Keliu Wu

and

Jiajia Bai

submission deadline 4 Jul 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 21609 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale gas; shale oil; enhanced recovery; drilling; reservoir stimulation; fracturing fluid; multiscale heat and mass transport; pore structure; fracture network; CCUS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Application of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Water Environment Monitoring and Industry

edited by

Guocheng Zhu

and

Andrew S. Hursthouse

submission deadline 6 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5091 | 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)

Advancements in Biosurfactants: Production, Characterization and Multifaceted Applications

edited by

Tatiana Felix Ferreira

and

Priscilla Amaral

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5273 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosurfactants; bioremediation; characterization techniques; environmental applications; microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR); bioprospecting; surfactant-producing microorganisms; sustainable chemistry; interfacial properties; bioemulsifiers

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

Production Planning, Modeling and Control of Food Industry Processes

edited by Roberto Lemus-Mondaca

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3277 | Submission Open

Keywords: process modeling; computational simulation; production control; food process engineering; process optimizing; energy consumption; kinetics modeling

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

The Recycling Process of Agro-Industrial Waste

edited by

Wilgince Apollon

and

Alejandro Isabel Luna Maldonado

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1718 | 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)

Structured Nanocarbons and Their Application to Multifunctional Materials

edited by Manoko Maubane-Nkadimeng, Zikhona Nobuntu Tetana and Bridget Mutuma

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocarbons; spherical nanocarbons; graphene; carbon nanotubes; carbon fibers; carbon nanodots; spherical fullerenes; synthesis; characterization; multifunctional materials; hierarchical architectures; hybrids; composites

(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 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 250 | 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)

Biopolymer Processing, Utilization and Applications

edited by

Selestina Gorgieva

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 204 | 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)

Processing and Applications of Polymer Composite Materials

edited by Antônio Benjamim Mapossa

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; processing techniques; additives; fibers; membranes; hybrid matrix; performance

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

Preparation and Property Characterization of Fabrics and Their Composites

edited by Ailan Wan

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance fibers; yarn structure; knitted fabrics; functional fabric; preparation process; bioinspired materails; property characterization; heat and moisture comfort; flame retardant; antibacterial characteristics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Interfacial Structure-Mediated Controllable Adhesion and Assembly

edited by

Wendong Liu

and

Siyuan Xiang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12997 | Submission Open

Keywords: interfaces; wetting; micro- or nanofabrication; controllable adhesion; self-assembly; supraparticles; surface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Risk Assessment and System Safety in the Process Industry

edited by

Xinhong Li

and Mingyang Yang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10484 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; system safety; reliability engineering; process industry

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

Evaluation, Decision–Making and Market Simulation of a New Type of Power System

edited by Yuqing Wang, Houqi Dong and Liying Wang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5540 | Submission Open

Keywords: new type of power system; performance evaluation; power system planning; operation optimization; investment decision; electricity– carbon market; power system resilience; power enterprise management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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