Processes

Evaluation, Decision-Making and Market Simulation of a New Type of Power System

edited by Yuqing Wang, Houqi Dong and Liying Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 25 articles | Viewed by 27271 | Submission Open

Keywords: new type of power system; performance evaluation; power system planning; operation optimization; investment decision; electricity– carbon market; power system resilience; power enterprise management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Applications of Chromatographic Separation Techniques in Food and Chemistry—Second Edition

edited by

Alina Pyka-Pająk

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 26043 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatographic techniques (GC; HPLC; TLC; TLC-densitometry); food components; food quality; chemical analysis; analysis of bioactive compounds; pharmaceutical analysis; separation techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Monitoring, Detection and Control of Food Contaminants

edited by

Luis M. Carrillo-López

and Rosa Isela Ventura Aguilar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20803 | Submission Open

Keywords: food contaminants; decontamination; additives; residues; food safety

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

Fault Diagnosis, Fault Tolerant Control and Process Simulation of Nonlinear Systems

edited by

Gloria Lilia Osorio-Gordillo

and Marouane Alma

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13389 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; simulation; health processes; fault diagnosis; fatult tolerant control; stability analysis

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

Recent Advances in Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse

edited by Adolph Anga Muleja,

Mukuna Patrick Mubiayi

,

Gcina Mamba

,

Adewale Adewuyi

and Charmaine Sesethu Tshangana

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11343 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorbents; nanotechnology; pollutants; water and wastewater treatment; emerging pollutants; PFAS

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

Monitoring, Process Control and Prevention Measures for Safety Problems in Coal Mining

edited by

Yangyang Guo

,

Yingfeng Sun

, Jian Chen and Hao Xu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 10204 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanisms and preventions; coal seams; gas extraction technology; coal bed gas adsorption; coal mine gas explosions; process control

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

AI-Supported Methods and Process Modeling in Smart Manufacturing

edited by Minghai Yuan and

Fengque Pei

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9370 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; predictive maintenance; process modeling; dynamic scheduling; real-time process control and optimization; autonomous decision-making; manufacturing optimization; adaptive manufacturing systems

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

Advances in Chemical Systems: Catalysis, Green Processes, and Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Carlos Eduardo Santolalla-Vargas

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8482 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis and catalytic materials; green chemistry and sustainable processes; environmental monitoring technologies; renewable resources and waste valorization; process modeling and optimization; life cycle assessment (LCA); pollution control and mitigation; interdisciplinary chemical engineering; sustainable development in industrial processes; clean energy integration

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

Insights into Hydrogen Production Using Solar Energy

edited by

Mahmoud Eltaweel

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3078 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar-to-hydrogen conversion; photoelectrochemical water splitting; photocatalysis for hydrogen generation; thermochemical hydrogen production; renewable energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Metal Material, Coating and Electrochemistry Technology

edited by Xianze Meng, Xinran Li and Qinhao Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals and alloys; surface treatment; gradient nanocrystallization; electrochemical testing technology; electric double layer; corrosion and protection; coating design and performance; electrochemical reaction; computer aided design; theoretical calculation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Innovative Processes and Technologies for Energy Applications Towards Sustainability

edited by Jorge Ivan Silva Ortega

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1740 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy storage solutions; smart processes; waste-to-energy conversion; energy processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in the Production and Application of Environmentally Friendly Polymers

edited by

Miljana Mirković

and

Milena Pantic

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco technolodgies; polymers; cosmetics; environmental protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Finite Element Method and Computational Techniques for Industrial Processes

edited by

Zhanshu He

,

Shen-Haw Ju

, Shusen Zhao and

Peizhuo Wang

submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite element simulation; computational techniques; digital design; industrial processes; intelligent manufacturing

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

Micro–Nano Bubble Technology and Its Applications

edited by

Soon-Thiam Khu

and

Tianzhi Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 16810 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro– nano bubble; hydroxyl radical; advanced oxidation; biofilm; pollutant degradation; crop respiration

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

Application of Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology

edited by Alireza Zendehboudi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13225 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat pump; refrigeration; air conditioning; environmentally friendly refrigerants; heat exchanger design; energy storage; waste heat recovery; integrated system design and application of renewable energy in HVAC& R

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Renewable Energy Grid Integration and Carbon Reduction Strategies in Modern Power Markets

edited by

Kai-Hung Lu

and

Chih-Ming Hong

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8929 | Submission Open

Keywords: power markets; carbon trading markets; carbon reduction technologies; FACTS devices; renewable energy grid integration stability; carbon emission control mechanisms; energy system transformation; low-carbon economy; optimal power flow and dispatch; low-carbon policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Waste Treatment, Bioremediation and Decarbonization Research

edited by

Yong Wei Tiong

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8095 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste treatment; decarbonization; anaerobic digestion; aerobic composting; bioprocess; microbial biotechnology; gas fermentation; bioaugmentation; environmental pollution control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Research of Bioactive Synthetic and Natural Products Chemistry

edited by

Athanasia Varvaresou

,

Spyros Papageorgiou

and Panagoula Pavlou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7013 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic chemistry of bioactive compounds; chemistry and Isolation of natural products; innovative bioactive formulations; quantification assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Advanced Biomass Analysis and Conversion Technology

edited by Shengyu Xie

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3517 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; hydrothermal treatment; pyrolysis; gasification; process optimization; biofuels; chemical feedstocks; biochar

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

Recent Advances in Fuel Cell Technology and Its Application Process

edited by

Minda Zou

, Zehua Pan and

Xingyi Shi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2038 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell technology; electrochemical energy conversion and storage; additive manufacturing; techno-economic analysis; process integration; solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); alkaline fuel cell (AFC); molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC); phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC); microbial fuel cell (MFC)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sustainable Bioprocesses for Valorization of Food Industry Waste: Microbial and Enzymatic Innovations and Reactor Design

edited by

Pedro Fernandes

and

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable bioprocesses; bioprocess engineering; microbial and enzymatic processes; waste valorization strategies; valuable products; reactor design

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

Advances in Antimicrobial Biomaterial Processes

edited by

Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijó

, Carlos Eduardo Moura and Caio Sérgio Santos

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 245 | 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)

Application of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) in Chemical and Life Sciences

edited by Konstantinos I. Chatzipanagis and Dimitrios Palles

submission deadline 21 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface plasmons; metallic nanostructures; Raman signal enhancement; high detection sensitivity

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

Innovations in CO₂ and Hydrogen Storage: Emerging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Sabina Alexandra Nicolae

submission deadline 23 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; hydrogen adsorption; clean energy; sustainable materials; solid sorbents

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

Separation Processes for Environmental Preservation

edited by Maria Angélica Simoes Dornellas De Barros and

Thiago Peixoto De Araújo

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20098 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorbents; membranes; green technology; novel wastewater processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Research on Biomass Energy and Resource Utilization Technology

edited by

Carlos Alberto Guerrero-Fajardo

and Fabio Emiro Sierra Vargas

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4903 | Submission Open

Keywords: valorization technologies; processes simulation; pretreatment design; biorefinery; biomass valorization; energy processes; chemical analysis; software; design; process systems design

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

Research Advances and Applications of Isotopic and Spectroscopic Analysis in Foods and Beverages

edited by

Maria Tarapoulouzi

and

Ioannis Pashalidis

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4901 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotopic analysis; spectroscopic analysis; sensory evaluation; food processing; food engineering; food science and technology; food authenticity; food authentication; food safety; food quality

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

Design, Modeling, and Optimization of Adsorption Process for Pollutant Removal

edited by

Mercedes Salazar Hernández

and

Jose Hernandez

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1246 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; materials adsorbent; bioadsorption process; new adsorbent

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

Advances in Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Fluorescence Sensing

edited by Rana Dalapati

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal organic frameworks (MOFs); fluorescence sensing; sensing mechanism; host– guest interactions; post-synthetic modification

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

Advancements in Photocatalytic Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Giane Gonçalves Lenzi

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; nanostructures; synthesis; characterization; applications; solar energy utilization; water treatment; air purification; CO2 reduction; materials science; environmental remediation; catalyst design; advanced materials

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

Control of Environmental Conditions and Technological Advances in Probiotic Fermentation

edited by

Slavica Vesković Moračanin

and

Bojana Danilović

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2835 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotic fermentation; environmental conditions; process optimisation; bioreactors; encapsulation; omics approaches; stress adaptation; mathematical modelling

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

Physical and Chemical Removal of Recalcitrant Pollutants Using Novel Solids: Nanomaterials, Biochar, and Waste-Derived Biomaterials

edited by

Alejandro Regalado-Méndez

,

Reyna Natividad

and Rubi Romero

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13198 | Submission Open

Keywords: new and innovative nanomaterials; novel biochar; physical removal; chemical removal; waste-derived biomaterials; circular economy; reduction in fossil-derived plastics; reduction in waste-derived biomaterials; simulation and modeling; techno-economic analysis

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

Advances in Unconventional Reservoir Development and CO₂ Storage

edited by Xiukun Wang,

Junrong Liu

and Kerui Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12471 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoir; CO2 storage; hydraulic fracturing; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 -EOR; fluid– rock interaction; multiphase flow mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

The Science and Technology of Energy, Materials, and Environment: Convert Waste into Resources

edited by

Yang Guo

, Yixin Zhang and Shiling Yuan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10348 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource recycling; waste treatment; waste management; advanced material; valuable metal extraction; catalyst; molecular simulation; sustainable energy production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Evaluation, Development, Simulation and Utilization of Geo-Energy Resources and Underground Space

edited by Zhixue Sun

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 7294 | Submission Open

Keywords: geo-energy resources; quantitative evaluation; efficient development; underground space utilization; underground gas storage (UGS); seepage flow simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Energy Systems: Smart Grids, Homeostatic Control, and Distributed Resource Optimization

edited by

Franco F. Yanine

and

Sarat Kumar Sahoo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5591 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; microgrid on-grid; small means of distributed generation (PMGD); electrical energy distribution; distributed energy resources (DER); service quality standards; energy homeostasis; sustainable energy systems (SES)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Reservoir Development and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

edited by

Zhijie Wen

and Jian Tao

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4997 | Submission Open

Keywords: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR); reservoir characterization; geomechanics in reservoir development; hydrocarbon extraction; unconventional reservoirs; sustainability in oil recovery; reservoir modeling and simulation; data-driven reservoir management

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation-Driven Innovations in Chemical Engineering

edited by

Dewei Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3351 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); automation; process optimization; sustainable systems; carbon capture and utilization (CCU); waste processing

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

Biomass Treatment and Pyrolysis Processes

edited by

Vladimir M. Dodevski

and Milan Z. Momčilović

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2990 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; biomass; pyrolysis; porous carbon; hydrothermal process; environmental and green processes

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

Heat Transfer and Computational Fluid Dynamics in Thermofluids/Microfluidics

edited by

Juan P. Escandón

,

René O. Vargas

and

Alejandro Zacarías

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1841 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied computational fluid dynamics; microfluidics; fluid mechanics; heat transfer; thermofluids; nanofluids; numerical simulation; compressible flows; energy storage; multiphase flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Applications of Microorganisms in Wastewater Treatment Processes

edited by Yunmeng Pang, Yanan Yin and Zhenguo Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1510 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial-wastewater biological treatment; nutrient (N and P) removal; heavy-metal removal; emerging-contaminant biodegradation; bioflocculants; microbial immobilization; microbial fuel cells; wastewater biorecovery

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

Optimizing Metal Extraction Processes: Recent Advances in Leaching Technology

edited by

Mizraim U. Flores

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaching; metals; extraction; metallurgy; novel processes; sustainable processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Hydrogen–Carbon Storage Technology and Optimization

edited by

Abubakar Isah

and Arshad Raza

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen storage; carbon storage; energy transition; decarbonization; rock– fluid interactions for H2 and CO2; injectivity and withdrawal; sustainability; power-to-gas-to-storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in the Effects of Thermal Processes on Alloy Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

edited by Milica Vasić and Qingmin Yu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloys; heat treatment; thermal stability; microstructure; phase transformations; precipitation strengthening; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Progress on Solid Fuel Combustion, Pyrolysis and Gasification

edited by Xinyu Wang and Yang Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal; biomass; organic solid waste; pyrolysis and gasification; combustion; radiation spectrum; single-particle char combustion; ash melting

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

Recent Advances in Industrial Applications of Photo/Electrocatalysis

edited by Mohamed A. Abdellah

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; industrial processes; catalytic materials; reactor design

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

Inhibition and Metabolic Pathway Analysis of Bioactive Substances on Diseases

edited by

Dae-Hun Park

and

Seung-Sik Cho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26056 | 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)

Oil and Gas Well Engineering: Experimental and Numerical Investigation

edited by

Zhengming Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 16389 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow modeling; drilling technology; high-temperature high-pressure (HTHP) wells; well integrity and risk management; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); oil and gas production optimization; real-time monitoring and control; enhanced well performance; reservoir engineering simulations; wellbore stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Processes Development for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Mohamed A. Dawoud

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16328 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater management; treatment technologies; wastewater reuse; biosolids production; managed aquifer recharge

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

Comprehensive Evaluation and Utilization of Coal Measure Mineral Resources

edited by

Junjian Zhang

,

Yang Wang

and Junqiang Kang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 15962 | Submission Open

Keywords: coalbed methane; coal measure minerals; critical elements; resource evaluation

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

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