Processes

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

edited by Zhongbei Li, Xianfeng Liu and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 168 | 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)

Recent Progress in Thin Film Processes and Engineering

edited by

Juraij Kandiyil

,

Akmal Nazir

and

Chingakham Chinglenthoiba

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; electrospun nanofibrous membranes; polymer membranes; composites; blends; water filtration; oil/water separation; dye adsorption; micro/nanoplastics separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and 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 156 | 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)

Developing Tendency of New Materials in Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering

edited by

Rupa Kasturi Palanisamy

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical applications; nanostructured materials; carbon-based materials; 2D materials; sustainable & eco-friendly materials; CO2 capture and conversion; biomimetic and bio-derived materials; green synthesis and organic liquids; structure– property– performance relationships; AI-assisted materials design; corrosion protection and durability; industry-oriented material innovation; innovative materials for electrochemical applications

(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 139 | 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)

Advanced Hydrogen Energy Systems and Hybrid Energy Storage

edited by

Alpaslan Atmanli

and

Nadir Yilmaz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 118 | 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)

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 106 | 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)

Development of Microwave Food Processing Technology

edited by

Nantawan Therdthai

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 106 | 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)

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 99 | 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)

Advances and Applications of Fluidized Bed Technology

edited by

Yangfan Song

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biomass Gasification: Thermal Behaviour and Kinetic Modelling

edited by

An-Chi Huang

and

Juan Zhai

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Technologies for Bioenergy Recovery from Organic Waste and Wastewater

edited by

Şakir Yılmaz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 87 | 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)

Processing and Analysis of Dairy Products

edited by

Dajana Vukić

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 77 | 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)

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 76 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Wind Energy Resource Modelling and Forecasting

edited by

David Carvalho

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; machine learning; artificial intelligence; NWP models

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

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 75 | 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)

Multiphase Flow Separation: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Applications

edited by Yubin Wang

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

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Innovative Applications of Machine Learning in Advanced Materials Property Modeling

edited by

Hyundo Park

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 69 | 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)

Advances in VOC Degradation by Adsorption/Catalytic Oxidation

edited by

Slimane Merouani

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: VOC removal; adsorption; catalytic oxidation; advanced adsorbent materials; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); metal oxide catalysts; MOFs; reaction mechanisms; hybrid processes; air pollution control; sustainable remediation

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

Intelligent Operation and Optimal Control of Energy Power Systems

edited by Muhammad Mahbubur Rashid

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent power systems; optimal control; artificial intelligence in energy systems; smart grid operation; renewable energy integration; data-driven optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Applications

edited by Carlos Eduardo Molina-Guerrero and

Ivan Salmerón Ochoa

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2708 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass residues; circular economy; green chemistry; reactor design; sustainable energy

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

Synthesis, Characterization and Functional Properties of Green Nanocomposites

edited by

Sehrish Habib

and

Abdul Shakoor

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; characterization; nanocomposites; biopolymers; sustainability; functionalization; performance; degradation; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8405 | 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)

Polymer Nanocomposites for Smart Applications

edited by Sakrit Hait

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6557 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer nanocomposites; polymer nano biocomposites; renewable micro-nanoparticles; carbon materials; structure– property relationship; physicomechanical characterization; smart applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Theory and Technology of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs

edited by

Hui Han

and

Haifeng Gai

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5409 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale oil and shale gas; coalbed methane; oil shale; tight oil and tight gas; gas hydrate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sustainable Energy Technologies for Industrial Decarbonization

edited by

Hanmin Yang

and Hai Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2869 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial decarbonization; sustainable energy system; carbon-neutral fuels; waste heat recovery; carbon capture; utilization; and storage (CCUS); thermal energy storage; electrification of industry; renewable energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biogas Upgrading, Utilization, and Storage: Latest Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Kamil Witaszek

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2863 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogas upgrading; anaerobic digestion; methane production; gas purification technologies; waste-to-energy systems; biogas storage solutions

(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 2542 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | 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)

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

edited by

Ana Yanina Bustos

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

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

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 341 | 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)

Multiphase Flow and Reactive Processes of CO₂ in Wellbore–Reservoir Systems During Drilling, Completion and Production

edited by Peng Xu, Lei Pu,

Jianjian Song

, Wei Lv and Lin Du

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2– wellbore– reservoir interactions; multiphase flow; drilling and completion fluids; reactive transport; CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR); geological CO2 storage and containment; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Intelligent Robotics for Advanced Industrial Processes

edited by

Ravendra Singh

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; robotics; modelling; simulation; control; AI; ML; ANN; CNN; DNN; LSTM; RF

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

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 96 | 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)

Advanced Strategies in Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Technology

edited by

Hong He

, Mingchen Ding and

Long Yu

submission deadline 11 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10603 | 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)

Advanced Technology in Unconventional Resource Development

edited by Xiuyu Wang and

Xiao Wang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 11279 | Submission Open

Keywords: tight oil reservoir; seepage law; spontaneous imbibition; CO2 flooding; chemical flooding

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

Metal Oxides and Their Composites for Photocatalytic Degradation

edited by Jaideep Malik, Surjeet Chahal and Parmod Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6797 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxides; semiconductor photocatalsysis; composite materials; photocatalyst; wastewater treatment; dye degradation; hetrojunction; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); environmental remediation; nanomaterials; solar catalysis

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

Process System Engineering of Gas Hydrate: Multiple Processes, Scales, Physics Fields and Senarios

edited by

Lanchang Xing

,

Guozhong Wu

and Jinxiu Yang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3117 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate; dynamic processes of hydrates (accumulation; formation; decomposition; monitoring); multiphase scales (molecular; core; well; formation); multiple senarios (simulation; experiment; field trial and testing); multiphase flows in porous media and pipelines; multiple physics fields (thermal; hydraulic; mechanical; chemical); fluid migration; seabed methane seepage; global warming

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

Petroleum Characterization and Bioprocesses: Numerical and Experimental Investigation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dicho Stratiev

,

Ivelina Kostova Shishkova

and

Aijun Guo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open

Keywords: petroleum; crude oil; fuel; nonlinear least square regression methods; meta-heuristic methods; energy; biofuel; bioprocesses

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

Advances in Bioenergy and Sustainable Biomaterial Production Processes

edited by

Shu-Yii Wu

and Guang-Way Jang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-based hydrogen; biofuels; waste to energy; bioeconomy; nanotech catalysts; genetically engineered; sustainable biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Towards Advanced and Sustainable Bio-Based Materials for Green Technologies

edited by

Dongkun Yu

and

Qiaoling Liu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; green technologies; sustainable polymers; chitosan and cellulose; green solvents; functional coatings; nanocomposites; circular economy; sustainable process design

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

Process Innovation and Intensification in Photobioreactors for Enhanced Biomass and Bioenergy Production

edited by

Alessandro Cosenza

,

Giuseppe Caputo

and

Francesca Scargiali

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: photobioreactor design and optimization; microalgae and cyanobacteria cultivation; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); light distribution and photon management; bioprocess engineering; techno-economic feasibility; biofuel conversion; scale-up strategies; CO2 fixation and utilization; upstream and downstream processing

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

Microstructural Evolution, Corrosion, and Performance of Metallic Materials

edited by Gláucio Soares Da Fonseca and Elivelton Alves Ferreira

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructural evolution; phase transformations; corrosion behaviour; metallic materials performance; stainless steels; residual stress and inspection; magnetic Barkhausen noise (MBN); non-destructive testing/inspection

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

Modeling, Control and Optimization of Food Fermentation Processes

edited by

María Victoria Mestre Furlani

and Paola Maturano

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentative process; modeling; control process; design; microorganisms; bioprocess; optimization; food; beverage

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

AI-Driven Innovations for Enhancing Power System Stability and Operational Efficiency

edited by

Thair Mahmoud

submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10067 | Submission Open

Keywords: inverter-based resources (IBRs); dispatch optimization; battery energy storage systems (BESSs); power systems stability; distributed energy resources (DERs); transmission and distribution planning; artificial intelligence (AI); electricity markets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Rheology, Biodegradability and Mechanical Properties of Polymers

edited by

Mónica Elvira Mendoza-Duarte

and Bruno Felipe Urbano Cantillana

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17788 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheology; dynamic mechanical analysis; biodegradable polymers; biodegradability; viscosity; soft matter; hydrogels; nanocomposites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Artificial Intelligence-Based Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making in Industrial Process Engineering

edited by

Xiaojun Jin

, Jian Zhang and Dong-Qing Yuan

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12610 | 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)

Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Chemical and Process Engineering

edited by

Gade Pandu Rangaiah

,

Andrew Hoadley

and

Zhiyuan Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10449 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision making; multi-criteria analysis; process selection; process design; multi-objective optimization; chemical processes; sustainable chemical engineering; sensitivity analysis

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

Data-Driven Modeling and Applications for Flow, Heat Transfer, and Combustion

edited by Songbai Yao,