Processes

Sustainable Development of Energy and Environment in Buildings

edited by

Dimitra Papadaki

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; buildings; energy efficiency; circularity; smart buildings; decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Advances in Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs): Performance and Reliability

edited by

Ali Akbari-Fakhrabadi

and Felipe Sanhueza-Gómez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cells; solid oxide electrolysis cells; SOC performance; reliability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Development of Innovative Processes in Food Engineering

edited by

Jung-Feng Hsieh

and

Jooyeoun Jung

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative food processing; non-thermal technologies; functional foods; bioactive encapsulation; food safety and quality; sustainable food engineering; alternative protein processing

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

Contamination Control and Detection Processes for Chemical Elements in Soil

edited by Geila S. Carvalho, Bruno Teixeira Ribeiro,

Everton Geraldo de Morais

and

Cynthia De Oliveira

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace elements; soil; plant; physiology; sensors; X-ray fluorescence; analytical chemistry; tropical soils

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

Research on Design, Simulation, and Evaluation of Energy Saving in Heat Exchangers

edited by

Xuejun Qian

and

Hussein A. Mohammed

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat exchanger; fluids; heat transfer; energy savings; thermal sciences; design; simulation; evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Power System Optimization for Energy Storage: Methods and Applications

edited by Hejun Yang, Ning Yan and

Sen Tan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy system; methods; application; market and commercial mode; planning; assessment; operation and maintenance; dispatching and control; stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Innovative Meshless Methods for Multiphase Flows and Fluid–Structure Interaction Problems

edited by Xiangwei Dong, Man Hu and Long Feng

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical simulation; fluid mechanics; smoothed particle hydrodynamics; multiphase flow; non-Newtonian; fluid– structure interaction; mesh-free method; non-isothermal flow; visco-elastic fluid; heat transfer process

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

Utilization of Natural and Waste Substances as Eco-Friendly Construction Materials

edited by Artur Spat Ruviaro,

Laura Silvestro

and Henrique Almeida Santana

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; environmental analysis; agro-industrial waste; life cycle assessment; captured CO2; geopolymers; recycled aggregate; rheological; nanocellulose

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Antimicrobial Biomaterial Processes

edited by

Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijó

, Carlos Eduardo Moura and Caio Sérgio Santos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial nanomaterials; nanobiotics; antimicrobial surfaces; biomaterials with action against biofilms; antimicrobial polymers (natural or synthetic); metal-based antibacterial agents; catalytic metallodrugs; hydroxyapatite; plasma-surface modification method (PSMM); photoresponsive materials (photocatalysts; photosensitizers photothermal)

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

Processes in Agri-Food Technology

edited by

Jingfeng Huang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food productivity; sustainable and climate-resilient food systems; precision agriculture; IoT and AI-enabled urban farming; food resiliency and security; food innovation and sustainability; waste valorisation for a circular food economy

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

Advances in the Design, Analysis and Evaluation of Functional Foods

edited by

Jovana Petrović

,

Ivana Nikolić

and Šoronja‐Simović Dragana

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4930 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; design; analysis; bioactive compounds; health benefits; processing techniques; nutritional profiling; consumer acceptance; regulatory considerations

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

High-Temperature Behavior of Polymers and Composites

edited by

Antonio Galgano

and

Carmen Branca

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2032 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; composites; fire testing; thermal degradation; combustion; flammability; small-scale experimentation; mathematical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies

edited by

Valentin Briega Martos

and Andres Quintero-Jaime

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; energy storage; energy conversion; fuel cells; electrolyzers; batteries; supercapacitors

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

Numerical Simulation and Heat Transfer in Material Processing and Casting Engineering

edited by Constantin Alberto Hernández Bocanegra,

José Ángel Ramos-Banderas

and Gildardo Solorio Diaz

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical simulation; heat transfer; continuous casting; steelmaking; furnaces; CFD

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

Current Advances in Metal Complexes with Biological and Catalytic Activities

edited by Lidia Zapała, Elżbieta Woźnicka and

Małgorzata Kosińska-Pezda

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complexes; catalysis; biological applications; medicinal chemistry; sustainable processes; enzyme mimetics; green chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry; drug development

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

Machine Learning, Control, and Optimization in Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

edited by

Xiaosong Du

and

Devina P. Sanjaya

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16681 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; mechanical engineering; engineering design optimization; optimal control; aerospace engineering; design under uncertainty; reinforcement learning; surrogate modeling; manufacturing

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

Photosensitive Molecular Switches: From Isolated Molecules to Processes

edited by

Olga Guskova

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7367 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosensitive materials; molecular switch; photoisomerization; computational modelling; functional materials; remote control of structures and properties; molecular junctions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Model Predictive Control of Heating and Cooling Systems

edited by

Wei Su

and Xu Jin

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4648 | 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)

Advancements in Low-Dimensional Materials: Focus on Detailed Methodologies

edited by

Sake Wang

,

Nguyen Tuan Hung

and

Minglei Sun

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4361 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-dimensional materials; quantum dot; carbon nanotube; graphene; transition-metal dichalcogenides; spintronics; valleytronics; twistronics; topological insulators; photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Application of Microorganisms in Pollutant Degradation

edited by

María Luisa Castrejón-Godínez

and

Alexis Joavany Rodríguez Solís

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 705 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; biosorption; emerging pollutants; environmental microbiology; environmental pollution; heavy metals detoxification; hydrocarbons; industrial chemicals; microbial immobilization; organic pollutants; pesticides; pharmaceutical wastes; pollutant degradation; soil remediation; waste treatment; water treatment

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

Advances in Engineering Thermodynamics and Numerical Simulation

edited by Érick-G. Espinosa-Martínez and Sergio Quezada-García

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamics; numerical methods; simulation; heat transfer; computational analysis

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

Machine Learning for Industrial Optimization and Predictive Control

edited by

Chien-Chih Wang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; process optimization; fault diagnosis; real-time process monitoring and control; smart manufacturing process monitoring and control; intelligent manufacturing diagnostics; quality control; system simulation

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

Artificial Intelligence in Process Innovation and Optimization

edited by

Leonardo Rosa Ribeiro da Silva

and Luiz Eduardo dos Santos Paes

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 127 | 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)

Research Progress of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Turbomachinery

edited by Mingcong Luo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficient cooling technology for air intake; wet compression technique; wet cycle; flow heat transfer; thermodynamic system; rain-absorbing condition

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

Feature Papers in the "Food Process Engineering" Section

edited by

Dariusz Dziki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 25975 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of food; innovations and new technologies; sustainable development; process and system design; trends in the food industry; food pretreatment; food engineering; byproduct of food processing

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

Advanced Technologies for Vegetable Oil Extraction

edited by

Philippe Evon

and

Evelien Uitterhaegen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24856 | Submission Open

Keywords: oilseed processing; oilseed pre-treatment; thermomechanical pressing; single-screw press; twin-screw extruder; green solvents; supercritical and subcritical fluids; aqueous extraction; enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction; press cake

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

Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products (Volume II)

edited by

Raquel Rodríguez Solana

,

José Manuel Moreno-Rojas

and

Gema Pereira Caro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18952 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolics; antioxidant capacity; functional foods; plant foods; food processing; food preservation; emerging technologies

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

Modeling and Simulation of Complex Networks for Automation in Systems Engineering

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17183 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex networks; multi-agent systems; automation; decision support; systems engineering

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

Inhibition and Metabolic Pathway Analysis of Bioactive Substances on Diseases

edited by

Dae-Hun Park

and

Seung-Sik Cho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14848 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; biomarkers for new drug; functional food sources; in vitro and in vivo mechanistic studies of metabolic diseases; understanding immune disease on the basis of cells and animal models; functional analysis and analytical approaches for the study of natural products; inflammation; allergy; asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Overview, Challenges and Current Trends in H₂ Energy, Gasification, Waste and Biomass

edited by

Shahabuddin Ahmmad

and

M Akbar Rhamdhani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9657 | Submission Open

Keywords: H2 energy; gasification; waste; biomass; sustainability; environment; energy; emission; fuel cell; electrolysis; pyrolysis; inceneration; waste to energy; circular economy

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

Process Systems Engineering-Incubating Sustainability for Industrial Revolution 4.0

edited by

Lee Tin Sin

and

Thomas S.Y. Choong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7546 | Submission Open

Keywords: process dynamics; product and process design; process integration and optimization; artificial intelligence; big data; education; supply chain management; circular economy; sustainability; process safety

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

Continuous Production and Catalysis Optimization of Chemical Industry Processes

edited by

Izabela Czekaj

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6302 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic processes optimization; biomass valorization; organic technology processes; continuous chemical processes; biorefining; process design; adsorption processes

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

AI-Based Modelling and Control of Power Systems

edited by

Mohammad Reza Maghami

, Javad Rahebi and Mehdi Zareian Jahromi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5837 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system; smart grid; renewable energy integration

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

Combustion Processes and Emissions Assessment of Internal Combustion Engines

edited by

Cherng-Yuan Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5650 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion mechanism and processes; chemical composition and fuel properties; advanced injection or cylinder design; engine performance and emission characteristics; life cycle analysis for alternative fuel; techno-economic analysis for various applications; development prospects to meet carbon-neutral requirement; novel combustion technology for non-carbon alternative fuel

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

Innovation and Optimization of Production Processes in Industry 4.0

edited by

Changhee Kim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2925 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation efficiency; optimized production system; production process performance estimation; optimization in Industry 4.0; innovation in production processes

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

Study on Solid Waste Characterization and Control, and Pollutant Transport Dynamics

edited by

Jesus Diaz-Curiel

, Jose Antonio Grande,

Lucía Arévalo-Lomas

and

Bárbara Biosca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; pollutant transport; environmental modeling; petrophysical properties; geophysical prospecting; geochemical prospecting; physicochemical processes; contaminant characterization; surface water; groundwater

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

Advanced Separation and Purification Processes

edited by

Cláudio da Silva Rocha

and

Miguel Angel Soria

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2693 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation techniques; membrane technology; adsorption processes; distillation methods; biotechnological separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Recent Developments on Waste-to-Energy Conversion: Biomass, Waste Gasification, Pyrolysis and Combustion Processes

edited by

Luis Bernardo López-Sosa

, Mario Morales-Máximo,

Juan Carlos Corral-Huacuz

and

Victor Berrueta-Soriano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2381 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; biomass waste; sustainable energy; energy systems; bioenergy; pyrolysis; combustion; biorefinery; bioreactors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in the Composition and Extraction Process of Natural Extracts to Insects and Microorganisms Management

edited by

Miguel Angel Ramos-López

and

Juan Campos Guillén

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; entomology insecticide activity; bioactive compounds; molecular diagnostic; pathogenic microorganism in insect

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

Process System Engineering of Gas Hydrate: Multiple Processes, Scales, Physics Fields and Senarios

edited by

Lanchang Xing

,

Guozhong Wu

and Jinxiu Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1539 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate; dynamic processes of hydrates (accumulation; formation; decomposition; monitoring); multiphase scales (molecular; core; well; formation); multiple senarios (simulation; experiment; field trial and testing); multiphase flows in porous media and pipelines; multiple physics fields (thermal; hydraulic; mechanical; chemical); fluid migration; seabed methane seepage; global warming

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

Bioethanol Production: Process, Technology and Sustainable Industrial Applications

edited by

Sean Michael Scully

and

Johann Örlygsson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethanol; waste valorization; consolidated bioprocessing; separation techniques; consolidated bioprocessing; simultanteous saccharification and fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Chemical and Microbiological Analyses of Wastes, Effluents and Materials

edited by Roberta Guzzinati and Luigi Sciubba

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectrophotometry; mass spectrometry; chromatography; electrophoresis; green chemistry; contaminant of emerging concern; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); bioassay

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

Application of Multiphase Flow Separation Technology in Energy Engineering

edited by Wei Jiang, Naixing Yang and Xiangyuan Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy engineering; multiphase flow; simulation; turbomachinery; flow mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Optimal Design, Control and Simulation of Energy Management Systems

edited by Chutong Wang, Junhui Li, Wuqin Tang and Yubin Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management systems; advanced control strategies; integration of renewable energy sources; distributed energy resources; energy storage systems; simulation techniques; demand response and load forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Oil and Gas Reservoir Modeling and Simulation

edited by Fathi Boukadi, Talal Gamadi and

Abdulrazag Zekri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 sequestration; plume propagation; CO2 EOR; integration challenges; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Circular Economy on Production Processes and Systems Engineering

edited by

Lucian-Ionel Cioca

and

Elena Simina Lakatos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; resource efficiency; design for longevity; energy reduction; waste reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Power Electronics for Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Conversion Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Matías Díaz

and

Jose Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1073 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; energy transition; power converters; power systems; renewable energy technologies; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer Processes

edited by

Cesar Nieto-Londoño

and William Quitiaquez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1016 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulent reacting flows; combustion and clean fuels; fluid– structure interaction with multi-physics and multi-scale models; nanofluids in microchannel heat sinks; applications in porous media; advancements in turbulence modeling; hybrid numerical methods; machine learning integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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

edited by

Pedro Henrique Campelo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open

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

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

Structure Optimization and Transport Characteristics of Porous Media

edited by Zhenlong Song, Tingting Wang and Kunpeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow in reservoirs; AI-optimized porous adsorbents; hybrid physics– AI frameworks; sorption– separation integrated pore architectures; AI for reservoir management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

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