Processes

Two-Dimensional Materials as Electrocatalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

and Biljana Šljukić

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; electrocatalysis; energy conversion; environmental applications; hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); oxygen evolution/reduction reactions (OER/ORR); carbon dioxide reduction (CO₂RR); transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs); MXenes; defect engineering

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

Recent Trends in Extractive Metallurgy

edited by

Francisco Raul Carrillo Pedroza

,

Jesús Leobardo Valenzuela-García

and

Eleazar Salinas-Rodríguez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28577 | Submission Open

Keywords: extractive metallurgy process; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; flotation; remedation; green processes

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

Non-thermal Technologies in Food Science, 2nd Edition

edited by

César Ozuna

,

Sueli Rodrigues

and

Fabiano André Narciso Fernandes

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 28573 | Submission Open

Keywords: high hydrostatic pressure; ozone; plasma; pulsed electric fields; pulsed light; supercritical; carbon dioxide; ultrasound; UV-C irradiation

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

Machine Learning, Control, and Optimization in Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

edited by

Xiaosong Du

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25559 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; mechanical engineering; engineering design optimization; optimal control; aerospace engineering; design under uncertainty; reinforcement learning; surrogate modeling; manufacturing

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

Research on Battery Energy Storage in Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Jilei Ye

and

Zhuoyuan Zheng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15097 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Drying Kinetics and Quality Control in Food Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Won Byong Yoon

,

Meng-I Kuo (Marie)

and

Huai-Wen Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12911 | Submission Open

Keywords: drying; kinetics; dehydration; rehydration; modeling; simulation; texture; shelf life; mass transfer; transport phenomena

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

Green Technologies for Food Processing

edited by

Mustafa Mortas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10628 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technologies for food processing; zero waste-based food processing; alternative proteins; processing of edible insect products; plant-origin foods; 3D food printing processes; cannabis processing; unconventional food plant PANCs; non-thermal food processes

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

Unconventional Energy, Clean Energy and Carbon Sequestration: Progress in Technology

edited by

Lei Qin

, Quangui Li,

Xu Yu

and Guanhua Ni

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10261 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional energy resources; coalbed methane; shale gas; reservoir stimulation technology; geo-carbon sequestration; clean energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Multiscale Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flow

edited by

Yupeng Xu

,

Xiaogang Shi

and

Lei Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8181 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; particle; numerical simulation; heat and mass transfer; multiscale models

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

Process Intensification for Waste Valorization

edited by

Vincenza Calabrò

and

Catia Giovanna Lopresto

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7297 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel; wastewater treatment; waste biomass

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

Modeling, Operation and Control in Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7091 | Submission Open

Keywords: stability analysis and control in power system; renewable integrated energy system; PV/wind turbine application technologies; electricity/carbon markets; carbon capture; utilization and storage; fuel cell systems; high-voltage technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Flow Mechanisms and Enhanced Oil Recovery

edited by

Lei Li

, Hailong Zhao and

Long Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7055 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas flow mechanisms; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); multiphase flow; reservoir simulation; water-alternating-gas (WAG); gas injection; chemical flooding; porous media

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Fluid Dynamics and Processes of Heat Transfer Enhancement

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6921 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; convective nanofluids; phase change materials; heat exchanger; turbulator; computational fluid dynamics; flow characteristics; thermal heat storage; porous media; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Technologies of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs)

edited by

Bonginkosi A. Thango

, Katleho Moloi and Agha F. Nnachi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6781 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; solar power; wind energy; biomass conversion; energy storage solutions; geothermal energy; smart grid integration; sustainable energy systems; energy efficiency; hybrid renewable systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sustainable Hydrogen Technologies and Their Value Chains

edited by

Yehia F. Khalil

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6571 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; life cycle assessment; solar PV; wind turbine; water electrolysis; waste biomass; hydrogen storage materials; CCUS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Analysis and Control of New Power System with Multiple Types of Flexible Resources

edited by

Qianyi Liu

and Jiayan Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5448 | Submission Open

Keywords: new power systems; power quality; distributed generation; energy storage; flexible resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sediment Contamination and Metal Removal from Wastewater

edited by Yahya El Hammoudani, Khadija Haboubi and Fouad Dimane

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4873 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment contamination; heavy metal removal; wastewater treatment; environmental remediation; sustainable technologies

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

Biomass Energy Conversion for Efficient and Sustainable Utilization

edited by

Maginot Ngangyo-Heya

and

Artemio Carrillo-Parra

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4640 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; biomass transformation technologies; biomass pretreatment; waste revaluation; advanced biofuels; hybrid biofuels.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Trends in Biochemical Processing Techniques

edited by Alberto Ordaz, Juan Silvestre Aranda-Barradas and Claudia Guerrero–Barajas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3530 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical processing; fermentation technologies; biocatalysis; biomolecule purification; biotechnological systems; process optimization; interdisciplinary approaches; modeling and simulation; process efficiency; sustainability in bioprocessing

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

Innovative Techniques for the Control of Linear and Nonlinear Systems and Processes

edited by

Jaime González-Sierra

, Víctor Estrada-Manzo,

Mario Ramírez-Neria

and

Yair Lozano-Hernández

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2301 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear and nonlinear control; robotics; manufacturing processes; fault-tolerant control; extended state observers; underactuated systems; discrete-event systems; sustainability; process control

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

High-Value-Added Utilization of Food and Food By-Products

edited by

Wen-Chang Chang

and

Ping-Hsiu Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2146 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutraceutical compounds; vegetable and fruit by-products; circular bioeconomy; eco-efficiency; food wastage; novel methodologies; food safety; sustainability; traceability; waste fermentation; product valorize

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

Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamic Studies in Gas Turbine

edited by

Juan C. García Castrejón

and Laura Lilia Castro Gomez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1613 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; FEM; thermodynamics; cooling blades; heat transfer; optimization; NOx; CO2 capture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Modern Machine Learning Applications in Control and Optimization of Energy Power and Storage Systems

edited by

Wentao Ma

and

Tengpeng Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1611 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning models; energy power system; energy storage management system; grid management and control; renewable energy integration; energy consumption prediction; power system state estimation; cybersecurity in energy systems; sustainable energy solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Applications of Multifunctional Materials and Novel Engineering Techniques

edited by Jih-Hsin Liu, Chia-Hao Chen and

Ching-Ho Tien

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1445 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional materials; advanced manufacturing; hybrid systems; computational modeling; energy applications; nanotechnology; biomedical engineering; environmental applications; process optimization; novel fabrication techniques

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

Clean Combustion and Emission Control Technologies

edited by Renjie Zou, Yang Xu, Xuelei Duan and Lin Cui

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion; pyrolysis; gasification; pollutant; biomass; hydrogen/ammonia; DeNOx/SO2; adsorption/absorption; catalysis; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Separation and Extraction Processes for Effective Resource Utilization

edited by Ahmed Sobhy

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation processes; resource recovery; extraction technologies; sustainable engineering; process intensification; hydrometallurgy; waste valorization; circular economy; critical minerals

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

Innovative Robotic Process Control in Agriculture: Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability

edited by Jingyao Gai and Jiqing Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; agricultural automation; autonomous equipment; precision agriculture; human– robot collaboration; field robotics; smart farming; sustainable farming technologies

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

Environmental Fate, Ecological Impact and Treatment of Emerging Organic Pollutants (EOPs)

edited by

Edyta Kudlek

,

Waldemar Studziński

and

Maciej Przybyłek

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging organic pollutants (EOPs); pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs); transformation products; disinfection by-products; wastewater treatment; chlorination; advanced oxidation processes; micropollutants; toxicity; environmental protection; sorption on microplastics; endocrine disruptors

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

Machine Learning Models for Sustainable Composite Materials

edited by

Celal Cakiroglu

,

Zong Woo Geem

and

Gebrail Bekdaş

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven modeling; composite materials and structures; machine learning; reinforced concrete; optimization; composites in armor design; thin-walled structures; lightweight structures; artificial intelligence; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Recent Advances in Thermodynamic Modeling of Ionic Liquids for Energy Applications

edited by Luis A. Follegatti-Romero and Murilo Leite Alcantara

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamic modeling; phase equilibria; electrostatic interaction; intelligent design and simulation; properties of ILs; separation processes; CO2 capture and conversion; biofuel production; electrochemical energy storage; heat transfer and storage

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

Process Control and Modeling of Welding

edited by

Maricruz Hernández-Hernández

and

Victor Hugo Mercado-Lemus

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: process control; modeling welding; real-time sensing; machine learning; melt-pool dynamics; adaptive welding control; welding intelligence

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

Research on Seawater Desalination and Water Treatment Using Membrane Materials

edited by

Ying Xu

,

Lingling Zhong

and

Lei Shi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; seawater desalination; membrane materials; anti-fouling; renewable energy-driven systems

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

Safety Monitoring and Intelligent Diagnosis of Mining Processes

edited by Biao Xie and

Dexing Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine fire detection; mine water inrush warning; gas disaster monitoring and prevention; mine dust control; strata pressure behavior analysis; mine intelligent ventilation; microseismic monitoring technology; real-time risk assessment; disaster evolution simulation; intelligent fault diagnosis

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

Process Safety and Control Strategies for Urban Clean Energy Systems

edited by

Zhilei Wang

,

Qingxin Ba

and

Congliang Ye

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban clean energy safety; renewable energy risk assessment; battery storage hazards; hydrogen infrastructure safety; safety simulation frameworks; failure mode prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Emerging Processes in the Design, Modeling, Application and Control of Permanent Magnet Electrical Machines

edited by

Massimo Caruso

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet machines; electrical PM drives; multiphase PMMs; winding design; efficiency enhancement; finite element analysis; power loss minimization

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

Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS): Advances in Exploration, Thermal Storage, and Energy Utilization

edited by

Fatick Nath

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineered geothermal systems (EGS); subsurface energy storage; geothermal reservoir stimulation; geothermal energy modeling; rock mechanics; Reservoir Geomechanics; hot dry rock; heat extraction; heat utilization; energy transition; machine learning in geothermal systems; sustainable geothermal development; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Optimization and Analysis of Energy System

edited by Iván García Kerdan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy systems optimization; renewable energy integration; grid resilience; machine learning in energy systems; artificial intelligence for energy management; digital twins in energy; energy systems analysis; sustainable energy

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

Computational Modeling and Data Analysis in Biological and Health-Related Processes

edited by

Zuyi (Jacky) Huang

and Yunyun Zhou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational modeling; systems biology; artificial intelligence (AI); data analysis; bioprocess optimization; multi-modal data integration; biomarker discovery; sensitivity analysis; decision-support systems

Advanced Technology in Food Processing

edited by

Hande Demir

,

Levent Aydemir

and

Biljana Loncar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging food technologies; sustainable food production; non-thermal food processing; process optimization; green extraction; food safety; food quality; food engineering

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

Optimised Pathways for Biomass Conversion into Value-Added By-Products

edited by

Rasmina Halis

,

Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff

and

Arniza Ghazali

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass by-products; bio-based materials; biorefineries; circular bioeconomy; process optimisation; sustainable development; biomass valorisation; biofuels; green technologies; waste to wealth

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

Microelectronics Processing Technologies: Current Status and Prospects

edited by

Vengudusamy Renganathan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: microelectronics; semiconductor processes MEMS/NEMS integration; fabrication; thermal management; process modeling; packaging; yield and reliability; advanced materials

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

Advances in Alternative Fuel Engines and Combustion Technology

edited by Pengbo Dong, Dongsheng Dong and Fuxing Wei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuel; combustion; emission; engine

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

Electronic Structure and Magnetic Control in Novel Quantum Materials

edited by

Manish Mani Sharma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: topological materials; 2D magnetic materials; electronic structure; dirac semimetals; magnetic topological insulators

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

Hybrid Propulsion Systems: Design, Power Management and Control

edited by

Yu Ding

, Congbiao Sui and La Xiang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid propulsion; design and optimization; energy efficiency; operational safety; power management; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Catalytic Materials for Oxidation and Reduction Processes in Environmental Systems

edited by

Fernanda Miranda Zoppas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; advanced oxidation processes; environmental remediation; water treatment; pollutant degradation; green chemistry; catalyst reusability; sustainable catalysis

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

Advances in Carbon Capture Processes and Energy-Production Alternatives

edited by Gretta Ferrufino and Carlos Manuel Romero Luna

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture processes; post-combustion; pre-combustion; pyrolysis; CO2 sorbent; biomass and industrial wastes; calcium looping; chemical looping; energy storage; gasification and hydrogen; ACV; BECCS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Renewable Energy Systems (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ferdinando Salata

, Virgilio Ciancio and Jacopo Dell’Olmo

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 26535 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative energy sources; eco-compatible energy end uses; availability of renewable energy systems; economic impacts of renewable energy; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Spectrometric and Electronic Determination Technology in Food and Biochemical Analysis

edited by