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Correlations Between Performance and Structure of Catalytic Materials for Sustainable Process Design submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon-based nanomaterials; antibacterial activity; heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis; adsorption; water remediation; sustainability; pollutant degradation; biomass valorization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Machine Learning and Chemometrics for Complex Process Analysis and Control
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemometrics; machine learning; process analysis; control and optimization; applications  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Applications in Adsorption
edited by , , , Faridullah and Yasir Saeed
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); adsorption and mechanism; gas separation; CO2 capture; environmental remediation; energy storage; resource recovery; porous materials; MOFs composites; water purification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Properties and Influence of Recycled Concrete Aggregates in New Concrete Production Processes submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled concrete aggregate (RCA); sustainable construction; concrete production; material properties; mechanical performance; durability; environmental impact; concrete mix design; aggregate substitution; waste management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Research Progress of Chemical Flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery
edited by Luiz Carlos L. Santos and
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open
Keywords: alkalis; surfactants; polymers; chemical blends; adjusted water chemistry; interfacial dynamics; interfacial rheology; wettability alteration; interfacial tension; nanotechnology; bio-based chemicals reagents; techno-economic viability; foams; field projects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Research on Heat Transfer Processes: Numerical Simulation and Intensification
edited by and Sundararaj Senthilkumar
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer analysis; thermal engineering; heat energy system; thermo-fluids; heat energy conversion; electronic cooling; HVAC systems; space vehicles; heat exchangers; heat pipes; computational; experimental; theoretical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Physicochemical, Thermal, Sensorial, Nutritional, and Flow Properties During Food Processes submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open
Keywords: food processing; physicochemical features; thermal behavior; sensory properties; nutritional characteristics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Advances in Enzyme Identification and Biocatalytic Applications submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open
Keywords: enzyme identification; enzyme characterization; enzyme applications; biocatalytic applications; catalytic efficiency; reactor performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Innovative Strategies and Emerging Technologies in Wastewater Treatment submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); nanomaterials for water purification; membrane separation technologies; bioremediation and microbial treatment; electrochemical water treatment; photocatalysis for wastewater remediation; resource recovery and circular economy; process modeling and optimization; sustainable and decentralized treatment systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Synthesis, Characteristics and Applications of Nanoparticles for Photocatalysis
edited by , Sayonara Andrade Eliziario and
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 81 | 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)
Innovative Drug Delivery Through Chemically Synthesized Polymers and Terpenoids submission deadline 27 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug delivery; chemically synthesized polymers; Terpenoids; Bioavailability; controlled release; polymer-– terpenoid conjugates; pharmaceutical science; therapeutic efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Advances in Green Propulsion Engine and Environmental Pollution Control submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16001 | Submission Open
Keywords: green gas turbine technologies; variable cycle engines in civil aviation; advanced aero-engine technologies; hydrogen-fuel aero-engine; advanced pollutant emission measurements and control techniques; advanced thermal cycle technologies; aviation carbon emissions and climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Drilling Techniques
edited by , Chi Peng, Xianwei Dai, Gaosheng Wang and Yong Zheng
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 12896 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligence drilling; parameter optimization; risk pre-warning; wellbore multiphase flow; machine learning; well control; energy storage; multi-objective optimization; rock breaking; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Advances in Supported Nanoparticle Catalysts (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4707 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; nanocatalysts; metals; oxides; carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Advanced Strategies in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Technology
edited by , Mingchen Ding and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open
Keywords: enhanced oil recovery; water flooding; CO2 flooding; heavy oil reservoir; low-permeability reservoir; water shutoff; conformance control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials and Devices
edited by and Mesfin Abayneh Kebede
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: materials science; energy storage; supercapacitors; metal-ion batteries; capacitive deionization; metal oxides; carbon-based materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Process Control and Intensification in Chemical Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: process control; process intensification; industrial intelligence; optimal control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Advances in Decarbonization Processes in Industry
edited by Talieh Rajabloo
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon capture and utilization in heavy industries; processes for CO2 conversion to high-added-value chemicals; disruptive CO2 conversion technologies; laboratory-; pilot-; and industry-scale CO2 conversion processes; waste heat recovery in CO2 mitigation; renewable carbon resources; processes for the conversion of biomaterial and waste streams to added-value chemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Green Manufacturing and Low-Carbon Control of Mechanical and Electrical Products
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 46685 | 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)
Recent Advances in Sustainable Electrical Energy Technologies (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10265 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable electrification; renewable energy; electric mobility; energy storage; smart grid; sustainable energy technologies; electro-chemical energy conversion; electro-mechanical energy conversion processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances of Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy Engineering
edited by Yuting Zhuo and Tianyu Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6040 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational and experimental methods for multiphase flows; bubbly and droplet flows; particle-laden flows; turbulence in multiphase flows; DEM; multiphysics modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Modeling, Design, Optimization and Maintenance of Intelligent Manufacturing Towards Industry 5.0
edited by , , Yan Shi and Li Jia
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5219 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent monitoring and maintenance; prognostic and health management; reliability assessment; online soft measurement; intelligent management and control; Industrial Internet of Things
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Modeling and Simulation of Robot Intelligent Control System submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2968 | Submission Open
Keywords: robot control systems; intelligent robots; simulation; intelligent control systems; artificial intelligence; modeling of robotic systems; decision-making algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Control Process, Fault Detection and Classification in Power Systems and Industrial Machinery submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2828 | Submission Open
Keywords: control; embedded systems; power systems; monitoring; signal processing; intelligent systems; image processing; fractional calculus; industrial applications; deep neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Distributed Energy Systems
edited by Lei Sun, Xiaodong Yang and Yue Yang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2776 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed energy sources; modeling; optimization algorithms; control strategy; distributed energy systems; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Process Intensification and Application for Bioprocesses and Green Chemical Engineering
edited by , , Denis Luart and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2429 | Submission Open
Keywords: monolithic reactor; hybrid separation; ultrasound; micro wave; electric field; supercritical fluid; green solvents; catalytic processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Design and Numerical Simulation of Photo- and Electrochemical Degradation of Pollutants
edited by and Ever Peralta Reyes
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1668 | Submission Open
Keywords: design of photo- and electrochemical reactors; numerical solution; mathematical modeling; numerical optimization; pollutants; process control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Optimization of Complex Engineering Systems and Application of Advanced Digital and Intelligent Technologies
edited by Yaoyao Meng, , Jianyou Lu, and Linli Yu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1642 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex engineering systems; advanced digital and intelligent technologies; rock and concrete materials; challenging environments; microscopic failure mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)
Intelligent Decision-Making in Product Design and Industrial Manufacturing
edited by Yu Zhang, , Jiewu Leng and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent decision-making; artificial intelligence; multi-objective optimization; intelligent product design; intelligent product manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Novel Fuel Technologies: Synthesis, Production and Property Analysis
edited by and Zhichao Zhang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1040 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel; properties; fuel production; pollution; spray; combustion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Recent Advances in Wastewater Treatment Technology to Achieve Low Carbonization
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open
Keywords: low carbon; wastewater; energy recovery; energy efficiency; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Applications of Intelligent Models in the Petroleum Industry
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 830 | 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)
Control, Optimization and Energy Management in Fuel Cell Hybrid Systems
edited by and Abdellah Lassioui
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel cells; hybrid systems; energy management; optimization; renewable energy; sustainability; control strategies; performance evaluation; life cycle analysis; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Artificial Intelligence-Based Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making in Industrial Process Engineering
edited by , Jian Zhang and Dong-Qing Yuan
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open
Keywords: data analytics; decision-making; anomaly recognition; Intelligent monitoring systems; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI-Enabled Process Engineering)
Progress in Laser-Assisted Manufacturing and Materials Processing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser-matter interaction; ultrafast laser processing; additive manufacturing; laser-induced thermal effects; laser cutting and welding; surface modification; hybrid laser processing; process monitoring and optimization; high-performance materials; sustainable laser manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Research on Catalyst and Reaction Kinetics in Fossil Fuel Refining, Biofuels, Green Hydrogen and Petrochemicals
edited by and Florival R. Carvalho
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open
Keywords: kinetics and catalysis for oil refining; model-free kinetics; petrochemistry; fluid catalytic cracking; hydrocracking processes; hydrotreating processes: HDS; HDN; HDS; and HDO; catalyst deactivation and regeneration; biofuels and biorefinery; catalytic recycling of polymers and biomass; green hydrogen
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advanced Reservoir Simulation and Modelling in Oil and Gas-Related Processes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil and gas; simulation; multiphysics coupling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Design and Application of Microalgal Bioreactors submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open
Keywords: microalgae; biomass; photobioreactor; fermentation; mixtrophic; CFD; scale up; light; mass transfer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Advances in the Modeling, Optimization and Control of Renewable Energy Systems
edited by Mohammed Jama and Addy Wahyudie
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; modeling and simulation; control systems; energy systems; energy; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Emerging Technologies for the Valorization of Agro-Food Byproducts into Functional Ingredients and Foods submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 412 | 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 Biosorbents: Enhanced Strategies for Contaminant Adsorption
edited by , Biljana P. Dojčinovic and Vesna M. Vasić
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosorbents; adsorption; heavy metal; dyes; pharmaceuticals; pesticides; microplastic; bisphenol A; phthalates; parabens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Systems: Integration Challenges, Forecasting, and Grid Optimization for Sustainable Energy Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 320 | 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 Modifications Processes of Bitumen and Asphalt Mixtures submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open
Keywords: road infrastructure; asphalt; bituminous materials; surface layer; lab testing; strength; durability; chemical properties; rheological properties; field procedures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Understanding Antimicrobial Agents: Exploring Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions in the Context of One Health submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 307 | 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)
Extraction, Modification, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Natural and Biobased Polymer Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural polymers; cellulose; chitosan; chitin; starches; gums; PLA; biobased polymer; bioplastic; reinforced polymers; natural fiber; agro-residues; biodegradable polymers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Development of Materials and Processes for Integration of Reaction and Separation Operations
edited by and Hiroki Nagasawa
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: process integration; integrated processes; energy efficiency; optimization; enhanced reaction rate; enhanced separation efficiency; membrane reactors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advanced Technology for Food Engineering and Bioactive Compound Characterization
edited by Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; chemical characterization; foods; materials advanced technologies; food engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Advanced Biofuel Production Processes and Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 257 | 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)
Advances in Gas Hydrate: From Formation to Exploitation Processes
edited by Pengwei Zhang, Lele Liu and Lujun Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 253 | 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 Ionic Liquids in Chemical and Biological Engineering submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: green chemistry; green processes; green reactions; alternative solvents; ionic liquids; chemical engineering; biological engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
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