Processes

Synthesis, Characteristics and Applications of Nanoparticles for Photocatalysis

edited by

, Sayonara Andrade Eliziario and

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nanocomposites; materials characterization; photocatalysis; catalytic materials; environmental remediation; sustainability; energy gap

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Functional Materials for Energy: Design, Processing, Mechanisms and Applications

edited by

Abderrahim Boutahar

and

Nabil Chakhchaoui

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for energy; harvesting energy; hydrogen storage; magnetocaloric and electrocaloric effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Upcycling Waste and Byproduct Streams Generated During Oilseed and Grain Processing

edited by

Nurhan Dunford

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: grain processing; oilseed processing; value-added processing of byproducts and waste streams; waste minimization; food security; sustainability

Towards Sustainable Machining and Manufacturing: Process Optimization and Green Technologies

edited by

Nabil Jouini

and

Jaharah A.Ghani

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; manufacturing processes; machining; Industry 4.0; environmentally friendly; green technologies

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

Advanced Drying Technologies in Food Processing (2nd Edition)

edited by

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and

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced drying; energy; drying process optimization; exergoeconomic; nondestructive testing

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

Smart, Sustainable, and Circular Manufacturing: From Digitalization to Green Innovation and Systemic Transitions

edited by

Ibrahim Abdelfadeel Shaban

,

Ibrahim Khaled Hamdy Mohamed

and

Wenzheng Zhai

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; realtime monitoring; digital twin; artificial intelligence; circular economy; waste mitigation; energy conservation; CO2 emissions; environmental impact; social impact

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

Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Simulations in Gas and Petroleum Engineering

edited by Miguel Asuaje and

Nicolás Rios Ratkovich

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; multiphase flow; oil and gas production; pumps; compressors; and equipment; CFD modeling; petroleum engineering; heavy oil; artificial lift systems; digital twins in oil and gas; sustainable oil and gas energy systems; flow assurances

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

Recent Advances in Biomonitoring and Bioremediation of Emerging Pollutants

edited by

Gabriela Madureira Barroso

and

Yifan Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; biomonitoring; bioremediation; environmental contamination; biosensors; phytoremediation; microbial remediation; bioindicators; ecotoxicology; sustainable pollution control

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

Circular Economy Waste Conversion in Green Sustainable Chemistry

edited by

Pavlína Pustějovská

and

Edyta Kardas

submission deadline 21 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste conversion; green chemistry; sustainable chemistry; materials recovery

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

Research on Water Pollution Control and Remediation Technology

edited by

Ahmed Moufti

submission deadline 24 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3268 | Submission Open

Keywords: water pollution; remediation technology; new technologies in environmental; sciences; remediation; environmental waste

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

Stability and Optimal Control of Linear Systems

edited by

José Mario Araújo

and Carlos Eduardo Trabuco Dórea

submission deadline 24 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3222 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear systems; stability; optimization; control; filtering

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

Advanced Studies of Oil and Gas Flow in Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoir

edited by

Adebayo Abdulrauf

,

Liwu Jiang

and Ahmed Al-Yaseri

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6918 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventionals; petrophysics; geomechanics; oil; gas; carbondioxide; hydrogen storage

(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 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4889 | 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 Technologies and Methods for Green Manufacturing

edited by

Zhigang Jiang

and

Yan Wang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1321 | Submission Open

Keywords: green manufacturing; artificial intelligence; remanufacturing process; green logistics; reverse supply chain

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

Engineering of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: From Powder to Power

edited by Keqing Zheng and Li Li

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cell; powder synthesis; electrode manufacturing; stack assembly; system integration; modeling and simulation; industrial scale-up

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

Engine Control Theory and System Modelling

edited by Bing Yu,

Zhonglin Lin

and Xuanpeng Li

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: engine control; system modeling; adaptive control; robust control; model predictive control; digital twin; fault diagnosis; emission optimization; multi-physics coupling; virtual testing; measuring and testing techniques; instrumentation engineering

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

Thermal Properties of Composite Materials

edited by Zecan Tu

submission deadline 26 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials ; heat resistance ; thermal conduction ; thermal radiation; gradient heat conduction; optimization of thermal properties; thermal management; thermal interface materials; anisotropic thermal conductivity

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

Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Environmental Pollutants

edited by

Viviana Bressi

, Rayhane Zribi,

Angelo Ferlazzo

and Claudia Espro

submission deadline 28 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; carbon nanomaterials; sensors; pollutant detection; functionalization; electrochemical sensing; heavy metals; volatile organic compounds

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

Green Manufacturing and Low-Carbon Control of Mechanical and Electrical Products

edited by

Jiaqiang E

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 21 articles | Viewed by 58394 | Submission Open

Keywords: green manufacturing assessment; green manufacturing model; low-carbon trade; mechanical and electrical product; carbon footprint; life-cycle theory

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

Biochemical Processes for Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco José Hernández Fernández

and

Antonia Pérez de los Ríos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18723 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical processes; biocatalysis; nanotechnology; water treatment; pollution control; biofuels; microbial fuel cells

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

Fault Diagnosis Process and Evaluation in Systems Engineering

edited by Shaoke Wan,

Naipeng Li

and

Zijian Qiao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15890 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; fault prediction; system engineering; feature extraction; system security and reliability; multi-source information fusion; reliability analysis

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

Data-Based Prediction Models in Energy Systems: From Principles to Applications

edited by

Chao Min

,

Xin Ma

, Xiaogang Li and Huohai Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13452 | Submission Open

Keywords: grey system models; machine learning/deep learning models; data-driven prediction models; intelligent optimization; petroleum engineering; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer Processes

edited by

Cesar Nieto-Londoño

and

William Quitiaquez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10766 | 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)

Combustion Processes and Emissions Assessment of Internal Combustion Engines

edited by

Cherng-Yuan Lin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10473 | 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)

Geophysical Methods and Processes for Unconventional Reservoir Exploration and Characterization in Petroleum System

edited by

Zhiqi Guo

, Feng Zhang and Yang Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9894 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale gas and oil; tight gas and oil; volcanic gas and oil; heavy oil; oil shale; coalbed methane; seismic data processing; seismic inversion; seismic numerical and physical modeling; quantitative seismic interpretation; rock physics; petrophysics; well-log; gravity and magnetic methods; electrical and electromagnetic methods; porosity; fluids; fractures; pore pressure; geostress; interbedded strata

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Rheological Properties of Food Products

edited by

Marijana Djordjević

and

Miljana Djordjević

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9205 | Submission Open

Keywords: dough rheology; dynamic oscillatory tests; flow properties; creep-recovery test; farinoghraph; mixolab; rheological behavior; functional ingredients; functional food; food formulations

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

Applications of Intelligent Models in the Petroleum Industry

edited by

Hai Wang

and

Gang Hui

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7463 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas; digital oilfield; big data; machine learning; petroleum engineering; reservoir characterization; production forecasting; well test analysis; multimodal model; physics-informed model

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

Smart Optimization Techniques for Microgrid Management

edited by

Zineb Cabrane

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7007 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrid management; smart optimization techniques; artificial intelligence; multi-objective optimization; stochastic optimization; distributed optimization; energy resilience; renewable energy integration; resource allocation; multi agent systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Development of Smart Materials for Chemical Sensing

edited by Ella Linganiso-Dziike, Siziwe Sylvia Gqoba and Katekani Shingange

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6653 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials deposition; materials characterization; nanomaterials; chemical sensors; environmental remediation; sensors for climate-smart agriculture; clean environment; clean water; health diagnostics; air quality monitoring

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Traditional Energy and New Energy

edited by Tianhang Zhou, Qilei Liu and Xin Peng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5293 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in energy; low-carbonization of traditional energy; energy system optimization; smart grids and energy management; data-driven material design; renewable energy technologies; AI-driven monitoring and maintenance; sustainable energy systems; innovative machine learning techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Reservoir Simulation and Modelling in Oil and Gas-Related Processes

edited by

Wei Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5114 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas; simulation; multiphysics coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Structure Optimization and Transport Characteristics of Porous Media

edited by Zhenlong Song, Tingting Wang and Kunpeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4547 | 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)

Recent Advances in Surface Engineering and Coating Technologies in Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Miguel Angel Selles Canto

, Kuniaki Dohda, Steven Schmid and

Samuel Sanchez Caballero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3606 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribology; manufacturing; joining; lubrication; coatings; surface engineering; friction; wear; contact mechanics

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

Advanced Processes in Mining Safety and Disaster Prevention: From Gas Extraction to Fire/Dust Control

edited by

Hao Xu

, Qing Ma,

Yipeng Song

and Qiang Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 3502 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock burst; coal; gas; coalbed methane; gas transport; crack propagation; discrete element method; fluid-solid coupling; dynamic disasters in mines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Emerging Technologies for the Valorization of Agro-Food Byproducts into Functional Ingredients and Foods

edited by

Carlos A. Ligarda-Samanez

,

David Choque Quispe

and

Betsy S. Ramos-Pacheco

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2775 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-food byproducts; emerging technologies; functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; microencapsulation; ultrasound processing; sustainable food systems; spray-drying; food valorization; circular economy

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

Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing

edited by

Irshad Khilji

and Jagannadh Satyavolu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2480 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing technologies; hybrid nanocomposites; biobased materials; biocompatible materials; multi-material printing; aerospace applications; sustainable manufacturing; large-scale 3D printing; advanced manufacturing techniques

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

Application of Environmentally Friendly Technologies in Green Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hayet Djelal

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmentally friendly processing; wastewater; advanced oxidation processes; biological processes; phytoremediation processes; green catalysts; biochar; biobased materials; bioenergy; energy efficiency

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

Extraction Processes, Modeling, and Optimization of Oils

edited by María Belén Fernández

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1956 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil extraction technologies; green extraction processes; process modeling and optimization; emerging technologies in oil processing; oil quality and stability; valorization of by-products; sustainable processing; multifunctional oils; scale-up in oil extraction

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

Mechanisms, Devices and Applications of Photocatalytic Processes

edited by

Renquan Guan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic; mechanism; wastewater cleaning; hydrogen evolution; nitrogen reduction reaction; CO2 reduction; magnetic field

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

Intelligent Robotics: Autonomous Control, Perception, and Collaboration

edited by

Hongbo Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1839 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in robotics; motion planning; control systems; robot coordination; multi-robot systems; perception; sensing

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

Power Electronics, Control, and Energy Systems for the Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Conversion Processes

edited by

Matías Díaz

and

Jose Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | 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)

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 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | 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)

Advances in Gas Hydrate: From Formation to Exploitation Processes

edited by Pengwei Zhang, Lele Liu and Lujun Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrates; hydrate-bearing sediments; sand production; submarine landslides; geological harards; formation mechanisms; characterization techniques; exploitation technologies; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Combustion Processes: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Xinlu Han, Zhongqian Ling and

Dingkun Yuan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; fossil fuels; combustion processes; fundamental combustion properties; reaction kinetics; combustion applications; advanced experimental techniques; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Structural Design and Performance Optimization of High-Performance Composites

edited by

Shuyuan Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel materials design; multidisciplinary optimization; multiscale architectural modeling and design; microstructure shape and topology optimization; material parameter and property identification; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Toward Net-Zero Industry: Sustainable Processes, Renewable Energy Solutions, and Innovative Thermal Management

edited by

Maria Dolores Duran Garcia

,

Eduardo González-Mora

and

Artur O. Zaporozhets

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization of process heat; multigeneration systems; waste heat utilization; electrification of industrial processes; waste recovery; automation; optimization and intelligent process control; application of RES in process heat

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Reservoir Simulation and Multiphase Flow in Porous Media

edited by

Cunqi Jia

and

Zheng Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: reservoir simulation; multiphase flow; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); porous media; numerical modeling; data-driven methods

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

New Trends in the Modeling and Design of Micro/Nano-Devices

edited by Yiming Li and

Sekhar Reddy Kola

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational design for all micro/nano-devices; multiphysics; modeling; simulation; and optimization; learning-based methodologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

2nd Edition of Analysis and Optimization Control of Active Distribution Networks and Smart Grids

edited by

,

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and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: active distribution network; smart grid; renewables; analysis and control; uncertainty; forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Heavy Metal Removal from Groundwater and Wastewater

edited by Ma Rosario Moreno-Virgen and Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; heavy metal removal; adsorption; Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs); carbon-based nanostructures; advanced electrochemical methods; water treatment; surface modification; membrane technology; biochar/activated carbon

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

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