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Novel Studies of Waste Biomass Conversion to Resource

edited by

Mateus De Souza Amaral

and Sérgio Francisco De Aquino

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1571 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocrude; biochar; syngas; sustainable aviation fuel; biogas; bioethanol; biobutanol; volatile fatty acids; biosugars; bio-based products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

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 1111 | 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 1152 | 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)

Advances in Bioenergy and Sustainable Biomaterial Production Processes

edited by

Shu-Yii Wu

and Guang-Way Jang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1629 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-based hydrogen; biofuels; waste to energy; bioeconomy; nanotech catalysts; genetically engineered; sustainable biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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

edited by

Jilei Ye

and

Zhuoyuan Zheng

submission deadline 24 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Technology for Enhancing Oil and Gas Recovery in Shale Reservoirs (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mingjun Chen

Keliu Wu

and

Jiajia Bai

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4304 | 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)

Exploring Sustainable and Scalable Materials for Energy Storage and Harvesting Applications

edited by

Rehab Ramadan

and

Mahmoud Hamdy Elshorbagy

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 752 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic materials; triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs); thermoelectric generators (TEGs); supercapacitors; energy storage materials; phase change materials (PCMs); integrated energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Bioprocesses for the Valorization of Agroindustrial Waste into Probiotic Foods and Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Juliana Aparecida Correia Bento

, Maressa Caldeira Morzelle and Tatianne Ferreira de Oliveira

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 579 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroindustrial waste; valorization; fermentation; probiotics; prebiotics; bioactive compounds; bioprocesses; process optimization; functional foods

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

Development of Advanced Drilling Engineering

edited by

Yuqiang Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5866 | 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 2664 | 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)

Research Progress in Dust Control Technology

edited by

Jianguo Liu

Shihang Li

and Chaohang Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: dust control technology; dust source control; fugitive dust control; chemical dust suppression; dust collector

(This special issue belongs to the Section Particle Processes)

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

edited by Ting Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 219 | 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 123 | 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 48 | 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 206 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1071 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6839 | 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 520 | 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 10692 | 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)

Multiphase Flow Separation: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Applications

edited by Yubin Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase separation; separation technology; sustainable processes; flow separation; process intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Monitoring, Modelling and Forecasting of Mining Process Hazards

edited by Jiang Guo, Jiachuang Wang and

Chengmin Wei

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: microseismic monitoring; safety early warning and machine learning; mine dynamic disasters; mine water prevention; multi-field flow-solid coupling; fault activation; coal and gas dynamic disasters; thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling; electromagnetic microseismic monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2866 | 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 725 | 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)

Towards Advanced and Sustainable Bio-Based Materials for Green Technologies

edited by

Dongkun Yu

and

Qiaoling Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; green technologies; sustainable polymers; chitosan and cellulose; green solvents; functional coatings; nanocomposites; circular economy; sustainable process design

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

Synthesis and Functional Applications of Organochalcogen Compounds

edited by

Vanessa Nascimento

Pâmella Cordeiro

and Luana da Silva Gomes

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: organochalcogens; synthetic methodologies; redox activity; catalysis; functional materials

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

Sustainable Development of Cereal and Oilseed Products and By-Products

edited by

Dragan Živančev

Nada Grahovac

and Damir N. Magdić

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; grains and oilseeds; technological quality; by-product valorization; protein functionality; lipid composition; fatty acid profiling; functional properties; processing technologies; agri-food sustainability

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

Numerical Simulation of Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation

edited by Xu Sun,