Processes

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass/Organic Solid Wastes for the Promotion of Carbon-Based Materials and High-Value Substance Recovery

edited by

Tengfei Wang

and

Xiao Wei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermochemical conversion; biomass; organic solid wastes; carbon-based materials; biochar; pyrolysis; product valorization; hydrothermal carbonization; liquefaction

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

Light-Based Interventions in Food Processing: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Yuan Su

and

Fabiano André Narciso Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: light-based interventions; food processing; non-thermal technologies; food safety; process optimization

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

Design, Inspection and Repair of Oil and Gas Pipelines

edited by Wei Liang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8825 | Submission Open

Keywords: inherent safety design; load conditions and stress analysis; metal loss inspection techniques; crack; corrosion; or leak detection; intelligent monitoring and prognostics; pipeline and facility integrity; deepwater pipeline design; inspection; or repair; riser replacement or repairs; pipeline valve repairs or change-outs; deepwater maintenance and repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Development of Adsorbent Materials Through Waste Valorization

edited by

Katarina V. Trivunac

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste materials; adsorption; biosorption; material modification; inorganic/organic pollutants; water treatment; adsorption mechanisms; circular economy; resource recovery; sustainable waste valorization

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

Advances in (Photo)electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by

Li Shi

, Jingwen Sun and

Penghui Ji

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: (photo)electrocatalysts; single-atom catalysts; non-precious-metal catalysts; fuel/solar cells; active site regulation; in situ characterization; energy conversion and storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Enhancing Unconventional Oil/Gas Recovery, 3rd Edition

edited by

Tao Zhang

,

Zheng Sun

, Dong Feng and

Wen Zhao

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6537 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoir; EOR/EGR; fluid transport; simulation; experiment; CCUS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Hydraulic Fracturing Experiment, Simulation, and Optimization

edited by

Bo Wang

,

Jie Wang

and

Shiqian Xu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracturing optimization; geology– engineering integration; optimization of construction parameters; fracturing design; reservoir reconstruction; production optimization; integrated geological modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biorefining and Circular Economy: Innovative Processes for Waste Valorization

edited by

Cristiano E. Rodrigues Reis

and

Anqi Ji

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery; circular economy; waste valorization; process integration; process intensification; agro-industrial residues; techno-economic analysis (TEA); life cycle assessment (LCA); hybrid biocatalysis– thermocatalysis; digital twins and process modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Bed Reactors, Multiphase Flow, and CFD Simulation

edited by

Ali M. Sefidan

and

Albert Renken

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: bed reactors; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); multiphase flow; fluid– particle systems; adsorption; separation; reactor modeling; process simulation; numerical methods

(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 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 788 | 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)

Modeling and Advanced Control of Motor Drives and Power Systems

edited by

Zifan Lin

and

Herbert Ho-Ching Iu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: DC/AC inverter; DC-DC converter; AC/DC rectifier; machine drive; microgrid; advanced control; hardware-in-the-loop; power electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Novel and Sustainable Processing Technologies for Bioactive Compounds in Foods

edited by

Claudia Giovagnoli-Vicuña

,

Vilbett Briones-Labarca

and

Rafael Viteri

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; processing technologies; sustainable processing; functional foods; ultrasound-assisted extraction; high-pressure processing; agro-industrial resources; process optimization; food systems

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

Advanced Control, Management, and Diagnostics in Modern Energy Storage and Smart Grids

edited by Baoze Wei,

Tianqing Yuan

and

Sen Tan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery management systems (BMSs); diagnostics and prognostics; energy storage systems (ESSs); distributed energy storage; smart grid control; multi-agent and distributed control; applied industrial technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Joining and Integration of Ceramics with Dissimilar Materials for Advanced Components and Applications

edited by

Heloisa Ramlow

,

Gurdial Blugan

and

Stefan Niklaus Heinen

submission deadline 23 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: brazing; brittle phases; ceramic-metal joining; high-performance materials; hybrid joining techniques; interface design; joining of dissimilar materials; joining techniques; thermal expansion mismatch; thermal residual stress

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

Circular Economy Waste Conversion in Green Sustainable Chemistry

edited by

Pavlína Pustějovská

and

Edyta Kardas

submission deadline 24 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste conversion; green chemistry; sustainable chemistry; materials recovery

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

Recent Developments in Biomaterials and Biological Processes

edited by

Jasna Simonović Radosavljević

,

Dragica Spasojević

and

Ivanka Ćirić

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue regeneration; drug delivery; biofabrication; sustainable agriculture; agrowaste-derived biomaterials; cell– material interactions

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

Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Environmental Pollutants

edited by

Viviana Bressi

, Rayhane Zribi,

Angelo Ferlazzo

and Claudia Espro

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; carbon nanomaterials; sensors; pollutant detection; functionalization; electrochemical sensing; heavy metals; volatile organic compounds

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

Revolutionizing Smart Manufacturing: Cutting-Edge Technologies in the Industry's Future

edited by

Gangfeng Wang

and

Qichao Jin

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5513 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; artificial intelligence; precision machining; intelligent assembly; knowledge engineering; digital twin; optimization design; advanced robot; intelligent equipment

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

Stability and Optimal Control of Linear Systems

edited by

José Mario Araújo

and Carlos Eduardo Trabuco Dórea

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5376 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear systems; stability; optimization; control; filtering

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

Innovative Computational Approaches for Complex Multiphase Flow in Energy, Environment and Manufacturing

edited by Adefarati Oloruntoba,

Yongmin Zhang

and Hongliang Xiao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive flows; fluidized beds; bioenergy; carbon capture; mineral processing; advanced manufacturing; machine learning– CFD hybrid models; computational frameworks; LCA; CFD; process intensification; scale-up; validation with experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Particle Processes)

Advances in Decarbonization Processes in Industry

edited by Talieh Rajabloo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 420 | 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)

Modeling of Transport Processes in Porous Media and Particle Systems

edited by

Evangelos Tsotsas

,

Andreas Bück

,

Dyrney Araújo dos Santos

and

Zhaochen Jiang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: packed beds; mechanically agitated beds; fluidized beds; consolidated solid materials and (nano-)particle clusters; pore-scale modeling (CFD; lattice boltzmann); pore network models; CFD-DEM; scale transitions and continuum models; chemical; electrochemical and biological reactors; wetting; moisture migration; water management; drying of porous media and particles; production and formulation of porous materials; storage of heat and mass; pollutant sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Particle Processes)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Energy, Manufacturing and Automatic Control Processes

edited by

Honggang Chen

,

Yuan Li

and Junyu Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 31 articles | Viewed by 58821 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; energy; manufacturing; automatic control

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

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

edited by

Qianyi Liu

and Jiayan Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12785 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Processes in Mining Safety and Disaster Prevention: From Gas Extraction to Fire/Dust Control

edited by

Hao Xu

, Qing Ma,

Yipeng Song

and Qiang Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 8929 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock burst; coal; gas; coalbed methane; gas transport; crack propagation; discrete element method; fluid-solid coupling; dynamic disasters in mines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Technologies for Production, Processing, and Extraction of Natural Products, 3rd Edition

edited by

Pasquale Crupi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6620 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product chemistry; biological sources; leftovers; production methods; processing; non-conventional extractions; methods of analysis

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

Research on Water Pollution Control and Remediation Technology

edited by

Ahmed Moufti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6584 | Submission Open

Keywords: water pollution; remediation technology; new technologies in environmental; sciences; remediation; environmental waste

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

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

edited by

Dewei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4502 | 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)

Numerical Simulation and Application of Flow in Porous Media

edited by Chengyong Li,

Daobing Wang

and

Shaoyang Geng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4365 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous media flow; numerical simulation; computational modeling; multiphase flow; pore-scale modeling; multiscale simulation; applications in petroleum engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil and Water Remediation

edited by

Huihui Du

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4289 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; soil remediation; water pollution; phytoremediation; biochar; nanomaterials; contaminant immobilization; microbial remediation; risk assessment; environmental sustainability

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

Natural Bioactive Compounds: Methods for Extraction, Characterization and Application

edited by Mariela R. Michel and

Manuela Pintado

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3367 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; extraction methods; food applications; biotic products; functional foods; encapsulation technologies; analytical characterization; bioavailability and stability

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

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

edited by

Fatick Nath

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3191 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence in Process Innovation and Optimization

edited by

Leonardo Rosa Ribeiro da Silva

and Luiz Eduardo dos Santos Paes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3044 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; process optimization; machine learning; automation; decision-making systems; predictive analytics; digital twins; industrial processes; sustainability

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

Process Safety and Control Strategies for Urban Clean Energy Systems

edited by

Zhilei Wang

,

Qingxin Ba

and

Congliang Ye

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2639 | 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)

Advances in Green Process Systems Engineering

edited by

Fei Zhao

and

Michael Short

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2523 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemical engineering; renewable energy; smart manufacturing; process simulation and optimization; process intensification; multi-scale simulation; carbon capture and utilization; safety and environmental protection

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

Environmentally Friendly Production of Energy from Natural Gas Hydrates, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qingchao Li

,

Qiang Li

and Yandong Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1410 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural gas hydrate; production strategy; additives; inhibitors; wellbore stability; sand production; reservoir damage; geothermal; economic and technical evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Its Engineering Applications

edited by Xiaoxing Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1234 | Submission Open

Keywords: discrete element method (DEM); granular materials; particle-scale mechanics; contact force models; particle morphology; DEM development; engineering processes; multiscale modeling; granular rheology; particle mixing; particle packing; particle transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Particle Processes)

Advances in Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes

edited by

Murali Venkata Basavanag Unnamatla

, Marco A. García-Eleno and

Erick Cuevas-Yañez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogenous catalysis; nonmetallic catalysts; monometallic catalysts; biocatalysts

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

Process Control and Intensification in Chemical Engineering

edited by

Anjan K. Tula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open

Keywords: process control; process intensification; industrial intelligence; optimal control

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

Sustainable Development of Coal Mining and Environment Impact Assessment

edited by

Hao Li

, Zhenghe Liu and Pengfei Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open

Keywords: roof disaster; tunnel damage; water inrush from floor or roof; rock burst; energy storage related to coal mines; such as pumped storage; hydrogen storage; etc.; mining induced surface subsidence; ecological damage caused by mining; underground reservoir in coal seam goaf; efficient exploitation of coalbed methane; underground coal gasification; CO2 coal seam storage; other efficient; low-carbon; and sustainable ways to utilize coal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Engineering of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: From Powder to Power

edited by Keqing Zheng and

Li Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cell; powder synthesis; electrode manufacturing; stack assembly; system integration; modeling and simulation; industrial scale-up

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

Risk Monitoring and Control Theory for Chemical Processes and Energy Systems

edited by

Chi-Min Shu

, Yih-Wen Wang and

Yun-Ting Tsai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry; safety; management; prevention; disasters; technology

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

Single Particle Dynamics in Granular Systems

edited by

Vivek Garg

and

Jan Nečas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-particle dynamics; granular materials; discrete element modelling; energy dissipation; collision processes; continuum descriptions; particle transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Particle Processes)

Advances in Biomass Fuel: Production, Upgrading, and Applications

edited by Xiangping Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-oils; renewable energy; pyrolysis; upgrading; sustainability; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Natural Gas/Hydrogen Liquefaction Processes and Refrigerating System

edited by Heng Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquefaction process; specific energy consumption; natural gas; hydrogen; ortho-para hydrogen conversion; operation simulation; process optimization; control strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Design and Optimization of Chemical Sensors

edited by Ignacio Llamas-Garro and

Jung-Mu Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical sensors; sensor optimization; electrochemical detection; nanomaterials; gas sensing; biosensors; signal processing; sensor design; sensitivity and selectivity; environmental monitoring; wearable sensors; sensor miniaturization; real-time sensing; analytical chemistry; data-driven sensor design

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

Advanced Study and Application of Geothermal Energy and the Underground Thermal Energy Storage

edited by

Yuejin Zhou

, Zhengzheng Cao,

Yi Xue

and Teng Teng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy; underground thermal energy storage (UTES); enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs); aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES); borehole thermal energy storage (BTES); THMC coupling; renewable energy systems; building energy efficiency; decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Zeolites and Porous Composites from Wastes: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Arthur Abinader Vasconcelos

and José Arnaldo Santana Costa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite; porous material; mesoporous silica materials; eco-friendly synthesis; mineral wastes; carbon-based wastes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Emerging Technologies for Unconventional Reservoir Development and Geothermal Resource Utilization

edited by

Chao Yu

,

Wei Luo

,

Wenjun Xu

and Qiang Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional energy; geothermal energy; reservoir characterization; artificial intelligence; multi-physics modeling; numerical simulation; production optimization; enhanced oil recovery; shale oil and gas; techno-economic analysis

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

Advances and Challenges in Green Extraction and Sustainable Processing of Natural Products

edited by Paola Galletti and

Gonzalo Adrián Ojeda

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

Keywords: green extraction; sustainable processing; natural products; waste valorization; bioprocesses; green solvents; eco-friendly technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

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