Processes

Research Progress in Nano Thin Film Technology

edited by Ching-Yu Wang, Kai Shen and

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis processes of thin films; surface and interface properties; design of thin films; crystallized and amorphous thin films; physical and chemical properties of thin films; characterization of thin films; catalysis; energy storage; electronics; optics

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

Advanced Materials for Marine Energy and Environment

edited by Chen Zhang and Xunliang Wang

submission deadline 8 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; energy conversion and storage; marine environmental remedition; seawater splitting; desaltination

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

Applications of Non-Thermal and Thermal Technologies in Food Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Henrique Campelo

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10942 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; cold plasma; pulsed electric field; high pressure; irradiation; pulsed light

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

Intelligent Prediction and Performance Optimization for Deep Underground Resource Excavation Process

edited by Guanghui Zhao, Tingzhuang Han, Tao Meng,

Gan Feng

and Reza Taherdangkoo

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4784 | 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 4220 | 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)

Green Mineral Processing and Metallurgy: Resource Recovery, Utilization and Process Optimization

edited by

Leiming Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4077 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal mine; green mining; hydrometallurgy; backfilling technology; low-grade minerals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

AI-Driven Optimization in Intelligent Process Control for Power and Energy Systems

edited by

Lefeng Cheng

, Xiaoshun Zhang and Huaizhi Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3512 | 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)

High-Efficiency Membrane Process and Biological Separation Engineering

edited by

Martin A. Masuelli

and Maria Luján Auad

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1315 | 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)

Microalgae in Biotechnological Applications

edited by

Rosangela Rodrigues Dias

,

Mariany Costa Deprá

,

Eduardo Jacob-Lopes

and

Leila Queiroz Zepka

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae strains; value-added products; upstream and downstream processing; trends in cultivation systems; integration and intensification processes; microalgae-based biorefineries; sustainability metrics and indicators; techno-economic viability

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 551 | 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)

Advances in Carbon Materials’ Thermal Analysis

edited by Daniel Lardizábal-Gutiérrez and Raul Perez-Bustamante

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoanalysis; mineral carbons; carbon nanotubes (CNTs); graphenes; turbostratic carbon; charcoal performance; pyrolysis of carbons; thermoanalysis of hybrid compounds and functional materials; carbonaceous materials; methodological advances

(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 414 | 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

edited by

Jakub Hlosta

and

Weronika Kruszelnicka

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 368 | 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)

Advances in Research on the Corrosion Properties of Metal Compounds in Alloys

edited by

Sheetal Kumar Dewangan

,

Reliance Jain

and

Sandeep Jain

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 196 | 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

Alireza Kazemi

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 171 | 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)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Energy, Manufacturing and Automatic Control Processes

edited by

Honggang Chen

,

Yuan Li

and Junyu Guo

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 26 articles | Viewed by 41052 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; energy; manufacturing; automatic control

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Theoretical Progress in the Exploration and Development of Deep Coal-Measure Gas

edited by

Junjian Zhang

,

Fangkai Quan

and Xuanxuan Chu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 27 articles | Viewed by 33199 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep coal seam; coal reservoirs; physical properties; development technology; predictive evaluation

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

Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by Giulia Monteleone and

Vinod Kumar Sharma

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17605 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; renewable energy; bioenergy; advanced biofuel; biorefinery; energy efficiency

(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 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10252 | 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)

edited by

Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8572 | 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

edited by

Xin Nie

,

Hongyan Yu

and

Mehdi Ostadhassan

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3219 | Submission Open

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

(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 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2130 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Waste Supermaterials: Engineered Multifunctional Composites for Dual Water-Waste Solutions

edited by

Marija Simić

,

Jelena T Petrović

and

Marija Koprivica

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1812 | 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)

Recent Advances in Energy and Dynamical Systems

edited by

Omar Hernández-González

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1633 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic systems; energy systems; estimation; control; simulation; data-driven; fault detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Their Application in Storage, Adsorption and Separation Processes

edited by Abeer Al Mohtar and Georges Mouchaham

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 666 | Submission Open

Keywords: MOFs application; adsorption processes; separation processes; gas storage; liquid purification; volatile organic compound capture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Natural Biosorbents Applied to the Treatment of Contaminated Soils and Water

edited by

Juan Fernando Cardenas González

, J. Felix Gutiérrez Corona and

Araceli Tomasini Campocosio

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; environmental microbiology; environmental chemistry; biotechnology; biosorption; heavy metals; agrochemicals; phytoremediation; biotransformation; agricultural biotechnology

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

Sensor Network Control and Advanced Digital Technology

edited by

Yeunwoong Kyung

and

Seungmin Oh

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; Internet of Things (IoT); IoT applications; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Carbon Utilization and Storage in Mahu Oil Reservoirs

edited by

Liu Yang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon utilization; fracturing; imbibition; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 storage capacity

(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 345 | 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)

Emerging Pollutants in the Environment: Sources, Effects, Monitoring and Governance

edited by

Fengbo Yu

and Yang Cao

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: endocrine-disrupting compounds; pharmaceutical and personal care products; disinfection byproducts; microplastics; persistent organic chemicals; PFOS and PFOA; advanced materials

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

Advanced Processing and Integration of Functional Ingredients in Sustainable Food Systems

edited by Ana Curutchet,

Silvia Beatriz Matiacevich

and

Carla Arancibia

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 178 | 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)

Preparation and Application of Functional Fiber Materials

edited by

Fabien Salaün

and

Xiang Yan

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional fiber synthesis; fiber processing technologies; fiber surface engineering; composite functional fibers; advanced fiber applications

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

Advanced Zeolite Catalysts in Sustainable Industrial Processes

edited by Zhongpan Hu and Zhikang Xu

submission deadline 17 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite; metal– zeolites; alkane conversion; CO2 utilization; synthesis method; in situ spectroscopy

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

Sustainable Innovations in Cement-Based Materials and Solid Waste Utilization

edited by Aydin Shishegaran

submission deadline 18 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 252 | 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

edited by

Chao Chen

and

Alberto N. Conejo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12031 | 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)

Application and Development of Ultrasonic Technology in Food Processing

edited by

Monika Krzywicka

,

Zbigniew Kobus

and

Anna Pecyna

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10616 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic treatment; food processing; extraction; preservation; mixing; emulsification; homogenization; freezing; drying; ultrasonic cleaning

(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 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5382 | 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)

Recycling and Value-Added Utilization of Secondary Resources

edited by Jiawei Wen, Wenhao Yu and

Shiyuan Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4289 | Submission Open

Keywords: value-added utilization; secondary resources; recovery; critical metal; upcycling; lifecycle assessment

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

Green Metallurgical Process and Technology

edited by Xin Yao and Huaqing Xie

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4186 | 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)

Modeling, Simulation and Control of Industrial Processes

edited by Guihua Hu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3970 | 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)

Membrane Technologies for Desalination and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Qiang Xue

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2020 | 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)

Process Analysis of Pollutants in Fiber Filtration, Adsorption, and Purification

edited by

Xin Zhang

and

Sumei Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open

Keywords: particulate; harmful gas; planktonic Microorganisms; functional materials; fiber filtration; adsorption; purification

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

Graphene Oxide: From Synthesis to Applications

edited by Sonja Jovanović, Zoran Jovanović and

Zeljko Mravik

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene oxide; synthesis; functionalization of graphene oxide; graphene-based composites; energy storage and conversion; catalysis; sensing; optoelectronics; environmental applications; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Applications of Electrochemical Technology in Wastewater Treatment and Seawater Desalination

edited by Tanja Brdaric and

Danka Aćimović

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 397 | 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)

Process Optimization and Challenges of Hydraulic Fracturing in Energy Systems

edited by

Shaojie Zuo

,

Liang Zhang

and

Songqiang Xiao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing; unconventional gas development; fracture propagation control; proppant transport efficiency; multiphysics modeling; methane emission mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

The Properties and Application Progress of Graphene Materials

edited by Carlos A.T. Toloza

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 139 | 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)

Chemical Insights into Food Antioxidants

edited by

Márcio Vargas-Ramella

and

Carmen Sílvia Favaro-Trindade

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; food chemistry; chemical characterization; degradation kinetics; food processing; shelf life; bioactive compound; functional food

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

Machine Learning-Enabled Reservoir Dynamics Prediction and Recovery Factor Optimization

edited by

Mohammad Islam Miah

,

Murtada A. Elhaj

and Arifur Rahman

submission deadline 23 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine/deep learning and explainable AI; data-driven optimization; reservoir dynamics and geomechanics; unconventional and geothermal reservoirs; production forecasting; enhanced oil recovery techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)

Advances in Solid Waste Treatment and Design (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yi-Kuo Chang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10462 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero waste; resource recycling; circular economy; treatment; waste management; waste-to-energy

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

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

edited by Jing Zhou, Xiaofeng Wu and

Xin Li

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10000 | 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)

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