Processes

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 2747 | 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 554 | 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 8663 | 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 6618 | 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 5627 | 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 2929 | 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 2884 | 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 2577 | 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 660 | 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 381 | 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 366 | 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 283 | 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 169 | 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 100 | 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 10725 | 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 11492 | 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 6877 | 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 3140 | 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 2610 | 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 539 | 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 157 | 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)

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 95 | 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)

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 94 | 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)

Modeling, Control and Optimization of Food Fermentation Processes

edited by

María Victoria Mestre Furlani

and Paola Maturano

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 62 | 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 10200 | 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 17943 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12834 | 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 10580 | 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,

Ping Wang

, Bosen Wang and Weijia Qian

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9628 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; fluid dynamics; heat transfer; reacting flows; numerical modeling; experimental diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in Wastewater Treatment Technology to Achieve Low Carbonization

edited by

José de Anda

and

Harvey Shear

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5976 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; wastewater; energy recovery; energy efficiency; circular economy

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

Advances in Synthesis and Applications of Supported Nanocatalysts

edited by

Rafael Huirache-Acuña

,

José Escobar Aguilar

and

Antonia Infantes-Molina

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5136 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocatalysts; synthesis; novel methods; environmentally

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

Geological and Engineering Problems in the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs (2nd Edition)

edited by Mohamed I. Abdel-Fattah

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4452 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; hydraulic fracturing; reservoir characterization; seismic and well log analysis; basin modeling and petroleum systems; machine learning and AI applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Antaryami Mohanta

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3808 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; two-dimensional materials; self-assembly; sensing; cloud seeding; nanotoxicology and safety; energy conversion; water purification; air filtration; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Photocatalytic Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes

edited by

Bruno Ramos

, Mohamed Gar Alalm and Antonio Carlos Silva Costa Teixeira

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3303 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; water treatment; wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation processes; environmental remediation; photocatalytic degradation; photocatalytic reactors; life cycle assessment of wastewater treatment processes; solar-driven water treatment

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

Biological and Pharmacological Activity of Natural Products

edited by

Hassan Laaroussi

,

Pedro Ferreira-Santos

and

Driss Ousaaid

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1552 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; functional foods; green extraction; bioactive molecules; bioavailability; medicinal chemistry; combinatorial medicine; pharmacological activities; health disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Advances in Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite Catalysts for Sustainable Applications

edited by Bruno O. Dalla Costa, Griselda Alejandra Eimer and María Soledad Legnoverde

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1189 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite catalysts; acidic/textural properties modification; characterization; hierarchical zeolites; mesoporous materials; biomass conversion; sustainable catalysis

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

Green and Scalable Bioprocess Engineering: Enzymatic Systems, Process Intensification and Sustainable Applications

edited by

Carlos Ocampo-López

,

Margarita Ramirez-Carmona

and

Leidy Rendón-Castrillón

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymatic bioprocessing; biopharmaceutical processes; biocatalysis; downstream processing; scale-up; process intensification; green chemistry; bio-based products; circular bioeconomy; biomass valorization

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

Recent Advances and Technologies in Internal Combustion Engines: Combustion Analysis and Emission Control

edited by

Salih Özer

and Erdinç Vural

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines (ICEs); combustion analysis; emission control technologies; alternative fuels (hydrogen; HHO; biodiesel; ammonia); computational fluid dynamics (CFD); engine performance and optimization; NOx and soot reduction; fuel injection strategies; sustainable combustion systems; energy and exergy analysis

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

Extraction, Analysis and Applications of Bioactive Natural Products

edited by Ba Vinh Le

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product chemistry; phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; secondary metabolites; pharmacological effect; underlying mechanisms; NMR; GC-MS; LC-MS; quantitative analysis; inflammation; anti-cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Synthesis and Functional Applications of Organochalcogen Compounds

edited by

Vanessa Nascimento

,

Pâmella Cordeiro

and Luana da Silva Gomes

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: organochalcogens; synthetic methodologies; redox activity; catalysis; functional materials

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

Advances in Drilling and Excavation Theories and Technologies for Petroleum, Coal Seam and Sustainable Resources

edited by

Zhihui Ye

and

Tongqiang Xia

submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open

Keywords: well trajectory design; drilling operation; coal seam excavation; wellbore stability; fluid flow in porous media; permeability evolution; machine learning model; geothermal energy; carbon sequestration and storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Numerical Simulation of Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation

edited by Xu Sun,

Xiaoben Liu

and Zitao Jiang

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6132 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas pipelines; oil and gas tanks; oil and gas underground storage; numerical simulation; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Novel Techniques in Natural Product Extraction to Improve Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity in Foods

edited by

Luz Hermila Villalobos Delgado

,

Rogelio Valadez Blanco

,

Paula Cecilia Guadarrama Mendoza

and

Guadalupe Virginia Nevárez-Moorillón

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3357 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technologies; extraction; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; functional components; bioactive compounds

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

Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Processes

edited by Atiq Ur Rehman and Fawad Ali

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3066 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; predictive modeling; manufacturing processes; process optimization; smart manufacturing; deep learning; reinforcement learning; predictive maintenance; process control; defect detection; feature engineering; explainable AI; data-driven manufacturing; Industry 4.0; digital twins; sustainable and smart manufacturing; heuristic optimization methods

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

Metal Complexes: Design, Properties and Applications

edited by Lidia Zapała, Elżbieta Woźnicka and

Małgorzata Kosińska-Pezda

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1818 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complexes; design and synthesis; structural and spectroscopic properties; catalysis; biological and medicinal applications; green and sustainable chemistry; enzyme mimetics; drug development; bioinorganic chemistry; coordination chemistry; functional materials; environmental and toxicological studies; photocatalysis; molecular magnetism; supramolecular chemistry; electrochemical applications

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

Manufacturing Processes and Thermal Properties of Composite Materials

edited by

Juana Isabel Méndez

,

Mariel Alfaro-Ponce

, Claudia Hernández-Aguilar and Flavio Arturo Domínguez-Pacheco

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1574 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; advanced manufacturing; thermal conductivity; heat resistance; phase change materials; bio-based composites; additive manufacturing; thermal degradation; smart materials; energy-efficient buildings

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

Preparation, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of Functional Materials

edited by Apoorva Chaturvedi

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1301 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; synthetic routes; structure– property relationships; multi-functional materials; stimuli-responsive systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Laser-Assisted Manufacturing and Materials Processing

edited by Linda Viviana García-Quiñonez and

Cristian Gómez Rodríguez

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser; materials; laser-assisted; additive manufacturing; laser sintering; thin films

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

Advances in Numerical Modeling and AI Optimization for Marine and Geothermal Energy Systems

edited by Jianxin Shi,

Baozhi Sun

, Xiang Yu and Wanze Wu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine energy; geothermal energy; simulation for energy system; system modeling in extreme environments; AI application in energy system; optimization for energy system; energy storage; digital operation and maintenance; remote unattended operation

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

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