Processes

Advances in Extraction and Characterization of Functional Properties of Bioactive Compounds Obtained from Food Processing

edited by Arely León-López and

Gabriel Aguirre-Álvarez

submission deadline 26 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6096 | Submission Open

Keywords: food process; bioactive compounds; functional activity; alternative technologies; traditional methods; sources of bioactive compounds

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

Applications of Plasma Technology in Food and Environment

edited by Brenda L. Fina, Leandro Prevosto and

Ezequiel Cejas

submission deadline 26 May 2026 | Viewed by 69 | 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)

Organic Chemistry Synthesis: Optimization and Development

edited by Zhuan Zhang

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; C– H activation; transition-metal catalysis; green chemistry; organic reaction routes; heterogeneous catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and 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 29 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 282 | 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)

Sustainable and Intelligent Energy Systems and Processes: Recent Advances and Challenges (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mateo Bašić

, Marko Vekić and

Ivan Grgić

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6303 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; intelligent control; renewable energy; reliability and resilience; smart grid; energy storage; edge computing; FACTS; power quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Green Processes for Antioxidant and Antibacterial Polyphenol Extraction

edited by

Nada El Darra

and

Ian Watson

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2273 | Submission Open

Keywords: green extraction; phenolic compounds; antioxidants; antibacterial activity; sustainable methods; extraction techniques; environmental impact; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals

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

Research Progress in Dust Control Technology

edited by

Jianguo Liu

,

Shihang Li

and Chaohang Xu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 73 | 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)

Advances in Enzymatic Biotechnology and Biological Systems for Sustainable Bioeconomy

edited by

Igor Polikarpov

,

Tonderayi Matambo

and

Samkelo Malgas

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; enzymes; plant biomass valorization; prebiotics; microbial biofilms; elicitors; bioinspired nanotechnology

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

Smart Process Optimization for Sustainable Waste-to-Energy Systems

edited by

Linda Zikhona Linganiso

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: municipal waste-to-energy processes; artificial intelligence and machine learning; carbon capturing and sequestration (CCS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Modeling and Simulation of Complex Networks for Automation in Systems Engineering

edited by

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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 27715 | Submission Open

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

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

Quality of Plant Raw Materials and Their Processing

edited by

Renata Różyło

and

Monika Wójcik

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18094 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; plant material; functional food; food quality

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

Microbial Biofilms: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Mayron Alves de Vasconcelos and Edson Holanda Teixeira

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11593 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm detection techniques; biofilm resistance; biofilm-related infections; biofilm eradication strategies; biotechnological applications; biofilms in natural and engineered ecosystems; advanced biofilm imaging

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

Sustainable Development of Energy and Environment in Buildings

edited by

Dimitra Papadaki

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9604 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Systems: Integration Challenges, Forecasting, and Grid Optimization for Sustainable Energy Management

edited by

Ali S. Alghamdi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8003 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; grid optimization; sustainable energy management; renewable energy forecasting; flexibility resources; smart grid technologies; energy storage systems; distributed energy resources; microgrids; AI in energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in the Modeling, Optimization and Control of Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Mohammed Jama and Addy Wahyudie

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4102 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; modeling and simulation; control systems; energy systems; energy; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Food Processing and Ingredient Analysis

edited by

Suphat Phongthai

,

Saroat Rawdkuen

and

Lovedeep Kaur

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3121 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel food processing; innovative processes; functional ingredients and foods; ingredient analysis and stability; bioactive compounds

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

Application of Advanced Technologies in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing

edited by

Agustín Corral Luna

,

Monserrath Felix-Portillo

and Martha Arévalos-Sánchez

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 2979 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; bioprocess; synthetic biology; sustainability; microbiology; sequencing; artificial intelligence

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

Environmental Sustainability in Deep Mining: Controlling Dynamic Disasters and Mineral Resource Development

edited by

Liming Qiu

, Leilei Si and

Hang Long

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2959 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep mining; environmental sustainability; dynamic disasters; disaster prevention and reduction; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Wastewater and Waste Treatment: Overview, Challenges and Current Trends (3rd Edition)

edited by

Dimitris Zagklis

and

Georgios Bampos

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2481 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated systems; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; life cycle assessment; technoeconomic analysis; emerging pollutants; policy implementation; hybrid technologies; nanotechnology; sustainable waste management

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

Understanding Antimicrobial Agents: Exploring Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions in the Context of One Health

edited by

Nora Mestorino

and

Gonzalo Suárez

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1693 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; pharmacokinetics (PK); pharmacodynamics (PD); PK/PD modeling; phytotherapy; natural antimicrobial compounds; drug interactions; microbiota modulation; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Advanced Biofuel Production Processes and Technologies

edited by

Abhijeet Singh

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation biofuels; sustainable biofuels; advanced processing technologies; life cycle analysis; mathematical modelling; biomass characterization; climate change mitigation

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

Progress in Analysis of Elements in Water Environment and Pollution Process Control

edited by

Otman El Mountassir

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: water pollution assessment and remediation; artificial intelligence in water pollution monitoring; hydrological and hydrogeochemical modeling of contaminants; groundwater contamination and sustainable management; isotope hydrology for tracing pollution sources; machine learning applications in water quality prediction; remote sensing for water pollution detection; emerging pollutants in aquatic systems; decision support systems for water pollution control

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

Material Design and Characterization Analysis for Sustainable Next Generation Solar Cells

edited by

Edwin T. Mombeshora

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar; energy storage; transforming energy access; end-of-life; sustainability; renewable; electrolytes; perovskite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technologies for Achieving Carbon Neutrality

edited by

Bowen Lu

, Xiaoyu Zhang and

Ge Gao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: Carbon Capture; Utilization and Storage (CCUS); carbon neutrality/net-zero emissions; CO2 mineralization and sequestration; integrated CO2 capture– conversion; CO2 conversion to fuels/chemicals; industrial flue gas treatment; negative emission technologies; chemical looping/calcium looping; Direct Air Capture (DAC); oxy-fuel combustion (O2/CO2)

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

Technologies, Applications and Challenges of Pectin in Industrial Processes

edited by

Rodrigues Barbosa Jhonatas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; covalent and non-covalent interaction; extraction; pectin-based gels; pectin fermentation; coating; nanoparticles with pectin; modified pectin

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

Synthesis, Performance and Applications of Cementitious Materials

edited by

Qinglong Qin

,

Weiwei Wu

and

Xue-Sen Lyu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious materials; synthesis and preparation; performance regulation; microstructure; durability; green and low-carbon; resource utilization of solid waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

CFD Simulation of Fluid Machinery

edited by

André Luiz Amarante Mesquita

and

José Gustavo Coelho

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbomachinery; multiphase flow; CFD modeling; hydropower; cavitation; slurry pump; hydraulic turbines; hydraulic machinery

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

Energy Conversion Processes with Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines

edited by

Habib Gürbüz

,

Hüsameddin AKÇAY

and

Selim Demirtürk

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen engine; alternative ICE fuels; environmental issues of ICEs; alternative combustion strategies in ICEs; dual fuel combustion; combustion control in ICEs; hydrogen-assisted jet ignition; energy and exergy analysis in ICEs; CFD simulation in ICEs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Process Engineering and Theoretical Advances in Emission Reduction and Carbon Storage in Coal Mining

edited by Zhongbei Li, Xianfeng Liu and

Tao Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: emission mitigation; carbon storage; coal mining; CO2 mineralization; coal-gas interactions; process engineering optimization; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Design, Inspection and Repair of Oil and Gas Pipeline

edited by Hong Zhang, Dong Zhang and

Xiaoben Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas pipeline; design; inspection; repair; safety evaluation; NDT; integrity management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances and Applications of Fluidized Bed Technology

edited by

Yangfan Song

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluidized beds; multiphase flow; process intensification; reactor engineering; scale-up; biomass conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sustainable Waste Valorization and Green Materials: Innovations in Water Treatment and Environmental Remediation Nexus

edited by Qunshan Wei and Charles Nzila

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorbents; biobased materials; bioenergy; circular economy; environmental remediation; green materials and water treatment innovations; integrated low-cost water purification; resource recovery; sustainable waste valorization; waste– water nexus

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

Advanced Hydrogen Energy Systems and Hybrid Energy Storage

edited by

Alpaslan Atmanli

and

Nadir Yilmaz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hydrogen; hydrogen production; application and strategy; storage; infrastructure; distribution; hybrid systems; environmental impact; drop-in fuel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Intelligent Operation, Maintenance, and Scheduling of Industrial Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Bin Hu

,

Jiacun Wang

and Xiwang Guo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; human– robot collaboration; disassembly line optimization; artificial intelligence and machine learning; smart sensing and control; real-time scheduling and operation; sustainable manufacturing; digital twin and system simulation; energy-efficient production; heuristic and evolutionary optimization

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

Conversion of Solid Waste into Green Materials: Innovations in Synthesis Processes and Valorization Options

edited by

Salah Jellali

and

Mejdi Jeguirim

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis processes; biochar; hydrochar; ash; detailed characterization; pollutant adsorption and oxidation; nutrient recovery; bioremediation; reuse in agriculture; reuse for energy recovery

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

Development of Microwave Food Processing Technology

edited by

Nantawan Therdthai

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave processing; microwave-assisted drying; microwave-assisted baking; microwave-assisted extraction; microwave-assisted pasteurization; microwave-assisted sterilization; microwave-assisted thawing; novel processing technology; process development; process efficiency

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

Biomass Gasification: Thermal Behaviour and Kinetic Modelling

edited by

An-Chi Huang

and

Juan Zhai

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: gasification; biomass; kinetics; modeling; thermal behavior; syngas; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and 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 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 30 | 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)

Phenolic Compounds in Food Science, Technology, and Circular Bioeconomy

edited by Ignacio Cabezudo and Ana Elizabeth Cavalcante Fai

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolic compounds; bioactivity; sustainability; green extraction; food application; active packaging; food chemometrics

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

Advanced Technologies for Bioenergy Recovery from Organic Waste and Wastewater

edited by

Şakir Yılmaz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy recovery; organic waste valorization; wastewater treatment; anaerobic digestion; photocatalysis; renewable energy; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Innovative Applications of Machine Learning in Advanced Materials Property Modeling

edited by

Hyundo Park

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; property prediction; data-driven modeling; materials discovery; high-throughput screening; model interpretability

(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 May 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Progress in Biosorption, Membrane Separation, and Advanced Oxidation Processes for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Dragana Lukić

,

Vesna M. Vasić

and Sanja Panić

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; adsorption; biosorption; membrane technologies; advanced oxidation processes; catalysis; inorganic pollutants; organic pollutants; micropollutants

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

Processing and Analysis of Dairy Products

edited by

Dajana Vukić

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy processing; analytical methods; fermentation; quality control; rheology; probiotic and functional dairy products; non-thermal technologies; compositional analysis; predictive modelling; sustainability; dairy innovation

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

Advanced Control, Removal, and Resource Recovery Processes in Wastewater Systems

edited by

Mohammed J.K. Bashir

and Salem S. Abu Amr

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6280 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; membrane separation; bioenergy production; water– energy nexus; resource recovery; wastewater treatment

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

Carbon Capture, Transportation, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Process Optimization (CCUSPO)

edited by

Dongya Zhao

and

Shijian Lu

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1983 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCUS process modelling; CCUS optimization; CCUS parameter sensitivity analysis; CCUS energy consumption and carbon emission assessment; CCUS economic evaluation; CCUS process dynamic modelling; CCUS process dynamic optimization

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

Advanced Carbon Nanomaterials from Biomass for Energy Storage and Environmental Applications

edited by

Reinier Abreu Naranjo

, Alain Ricardo Picos Benítez and Oscar Manuel Rodríguez Narváez

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-derived carbon nanomaterials; energy storage applications; environmental remediation; thermochemical conversion; biochar and activated carbon; sustainability and circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Green and Sustainable Food Technologies: Innovations in Processing and Preservation

edited by

Newton Carlos Santos

, Thaisa Abrantes Souza Gusmão and Rennan Pereira de Gusmão

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; green technologies; eco-friendly preservation; process intensification; energy-efficient operations; food quality and safety; valorization of food by-products; novel preservation techniques; resource-efficient technologies; agro-food sustainability

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

Biological and Biotechnological Applications of Natural Products: Development, Chemical Analysis, Structure Determination, Bioactivity

edited by

Ana Yanina Bustos

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactivity; structural elucidation; biotechnological applications; biosynthesis

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

Advances in Electrodes, Electrolytes and Electrochemistry for Next-Generation Energy Technologies

edited by Asad Ali and

Tariq Bashir

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrodes; electrolytes; electrochemistry; energy storage; energy conversion; batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; solid-state electrolytes; interface engineering; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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