Processes

Application of Plasma Technology for Nanomodeling and Nanofabrication

edited by William Chiappim Junior and Felipe de Souza Miranda

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma technology; nanofabrication; nanomodeling; thin films; plasma spray; atomic layer deposition (ALD); surface modification; plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECV); reactive ion etching (RIE); biocompatible coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Preparation and Application of Intelligent Hydrogel Composites

edited by Rasool Nasseri and Amir Jangizehi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli-responsive hydrogels; anisotropic hydrogels; hydrogel nanocomposites; fast-actuating hydrogels; microporous hydrogels; multi-layered hydrogels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Process Optimization, Diagnosis, and Control for Complex Industrial Processes

edited by

Dapeng Zhang

, Yuanhong Liu and

Shumei Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control technology; process monitoring; fault diagnosis; optimization; emerging technologies; complex industrial systems

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

Nanocomposites in Electrochemical Reactions: Catalytic Analysis and Applications

edited by Kapil Dhaka

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposites; electrochemical catalysis; CO2 reduction; alcohol oxidation; electrochemical in situ techniques; operando electrochemistry; free energy diagrams; density functional theory (DFT); active site dynamics; sustainable energy catalysis

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

Industrial Applications of Modeling Tools

edited by

Jose Carlos Pinto

,

Tahyná Barbalho Fontoura

,

Tiago Lemos

and

André Domingues Quelhas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19073 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical modeling; process simulation and control; process monitoring; process intelligence and machine learning; industrial applications

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

Electrochemical and Photocatalytic-Based Degradation Technologies for the Treatment of Emerging Contaminants

edited by Wei Wang and

Ying Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6360 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; advanced oxidation process; energy system; environmental functional materials; emerging contaminants; degradation technologies

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

Advanced Technologies for the Production, Processing, and Extraction of Biorefinery Products from Microalgae

edited by

Motasem Alazaiza

and Salem S. Abu Amr

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3820 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae biorefinery; biofuel production and extraction microalgae; cultivation techniques; algae-based biofuels; renewable energy from algae

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

Advanced Technologies of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs)

edited by

Bonginkosi A. Thango

, Katleho Moloi and Agha F. Nnachi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2889 | 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)

Integrated Biorefineries for Sustainable Production of Biofuel and Bioproducts

edited by

Deepak Kumar

, Ankita Juneja,

Anuj Kumar Chandel

and

Obste Therasme

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated biorefinery; fermentation; lignin conversion; high-value bioproducts; biofuel; techno-economic analysis; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Welding and Additive Manufacturing Processes of Metallic Materials

edited by

Yixun Wang

, Qian Wang and Qiudong Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1969 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; additive manufacturing; metallic material; formation mechanism; microstructure characterization; mechanical behavior; fracture; fatigue; modeling and simulation

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

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

edited by

Wen-Chang Chang

and

Ping-Hsiu Huang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1102 | 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)

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

edited by

Edyta Kudlek

,

Waldemar Studziński

and

Maciej Przybyłek

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 487 | 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)

Semiconductors Design, Synthesis and Applications in Energy/Environmental Photocatalysis

edited by Jianfeng Ye

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: material design; interfacial interaction; heterostructures; solar water oxidation; photocatalytic water splitting

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

Cutting-Edge Approaches for the Plastic Recycling

edited by

Ajmir Khan

, Zhaohan Yu and Shehla Mushtaq

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficient; plastic pollution; pyrolysis; thermal recycling; chemical and mechanical recycling; downcycling and upcycling; waste management; pyrolysis; depolymerization; circular plastic economy

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

Recent Advances in the Effects of Thermal Processes on Alloy Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

edited by Milica Vasić and Qingmin Yu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloys; heat treatment; thermal stability; microstructure; phase transformations; precipitation strengthening; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advancements in Photocatalytic Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by Giane Gonçalves Lenzi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; nanostructures; synthesis; characterization; applications; solar energy utilization; water treatment; air purification; CO2 reduction; materials science; environmental remediation; catalyst design; advanced materials

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

Process Safety and Monitoring of Intelligent and Green Mining Technology

edited by Yang Li, Guanglei Zhou and Feiyue Liu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12850 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining technology; mine safety technology; rock mass stability; ground pressure disaster; mine monitoring and early warning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Stability and Optimal Control of Linear Systems

edited by

José Mario Araújo

and Carlos Eduardo Trabuco Dórea

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open

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

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

Process Safety Technology for Nuclear Reactors and Power Plants

edited by

Ming Yang

, Jipu Wang and Sijuan Chen

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear safety; passive safety systems; digitalization in nuclear power; risk-informed decision making; AI in nuclear lifecycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Supercritical Fluid Technology and Its Applications in Separation Processes

edited by

Leandro Ferreira Pinto

and

Lúcio Cardozo Filho

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical fluids; extraction; gasification; phase equilibrium; chromatography; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Design, Modeling and Optimization of Solar Energy Systems

edited by

Rohit Salgotra

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy system; hybrid solar energy systems; mathematical modeling; efficiency enhancement techniques; optimization; performance; and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Synergetic Applications of Machine Learning and Chemical Engineering

edited by

Brahim Benyahia

,

Zhenguo Gao

,

Seyed Soheil Mansouri

and Yiming Ma

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; chemical engineering; crystallization processes; process modeling and simulation; advanced control strategies; predictive maintenance; process optimization; deep learning and neural networks; process intensification; sustainability

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

Synthesis, Applications, and Optimization of Composite Materials in Industry and the Environment

edited by

Jerzy Z. Piotrowski

,

Anna Stepien

, Iga Jasińska and Michał Breszka

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; recycling; sustainable economy; industry; construction; aviation; electrical engineering; building materials; ecology.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Fluorescence Sensing

edited by Rana Dalapati

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal organic frameworks (MOFs); fluorescence sensing; sensing mechanism; host– guest interactions; post-synthetic modification

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

Upcycling of Polymeric Materials, Carbon Dioxide and IT-Enabled Innovations

edited by Fan Zhang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling and upcycling; CO2-based materials; carbon dioxide utilization; process control; circular economy; digital twins; IT-driven optimization and innovations in recycling and upcycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Separation and Extraction Techniques in Food Processing and Analysis

edited by

Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak

,

Magdalena Ligor

and

Tomasz Grześkowiak

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18030 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation; extraction; food processing; food quality; new sorbents; green solvents; materials and technologies; sample preparation

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

Advanced Electrocatalysts for Clean and Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Processes

edited by

Jadranka Milikić

and

Aldona Balčiūnaitė

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3900 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; bifunctional electrocatalysts; metal-air batteries; water-splitting cells; alkaline fuel cells; low-cost electrocatalysts

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

Advances in Chemical Looping Technologies

edited by

Xudong Wang

and Jingchun Yan

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2806 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical looping technologies; oxygen carrier; carbon capture and utilization; clean energy; thermochemical energy storage

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

Chemometrics in Food Quality Control: New Challenges and Cutting-Edge Approaches

edited by

Strahinja Kovačević

and

Milica Karadžić Banjac

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2262 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemometrics; food; food analysis; quality control; modeling

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

New Trends in Smart Grid and Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Fernando Yanine

and

Sarat Kumar Sahoo

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2012 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; microgrid on-grid; small means of distributed generation (PMGD); electrical energy distribution; distributed energy resources (DER); service quality standards; energy homeostasis; sustainable energy systems (SES)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Theoretical Progress in the Exploration and Development of Deep Coal-Measure Gas

edited by

Junjian Zhang

,

Fangkai Quan

and Xuanxuan Chu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 24 articles | Viewed by 24261 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep coal seam; coal reservoirs; physical properties; development technology; predictive evaluation

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

Non-thermal Technologies in Food Science, 2nd Edition

edited by

César Ozuna

,

Sueli Rodrigues

and

Fabiano André Narciso Fernandes

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23782 | 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)

Manufacturing Processes: Enhancements through Smart and Sustainable Approaches

edited by

Diane Mynors

and Qingping Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 21179 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing processes; smart process enhancements; sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chains; environmental impact assessment; additive manufacturing

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

Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena in Energy Systems

edited by

Shumpei Funatani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 16330 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat exchanger fundamentals; heat transfer enhancement; combined heat and mass transfer; natural and mixed convection; refrigeration and air conditioning; renewable energy components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Transport and Energy Conversion at the Nanoscale and Molecular Scale

edited by

Kun Wang

and

Han Hu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16120 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; nanostructures; molecules; charge transport; heat transfer; energy conversion; electrochemical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Condition Monitoring and the Safety of Industrial Processes

edited by

Jie Zhang

,

Zhe Zhou

and

Dong Gao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14602 | Submission Open

Keywords: process monitoring; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault prognosis; safety; multivariate statistical process monitoring; principal component analysis; predictive maintenance

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

New Technologies and Processing of Photoelectric Functional Materials and Devices

edited by

Zhesheng Chen

,

Wei Zhang

and

Zailan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12494 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; low-dimensional materials and heterostructures; organic materials; quantum dots; light-emitting diodes (LEDs); photodetectors; photovoltaic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Clean and Efficient Technology in Energy and the Environment

edited by

Limo He

and

Song Hu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11463 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean and efficient technology; combustion; pyrolysis; gasification; hydrogen production; VOCs purification; heavy metals treatment

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

Advances in Process Systems Engineering: Selected Papers from China PSE Annual Meeting

edited by

Yufei Wang

and

Lei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11006 | Submission Open

Keywords: process design; artificial intelligence; process control; supply chain; optimization; carbon neutrality; sustainable development

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

Recent Advances in Hydrocarbon Production Processes from Geoenergy

edited by

Lufeng Zhang

, Fengrui Sun and

Jie Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9267 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrate; unconventional reservoir; hot dry rock; coalbed methane reservoir; EOR; geo-engineering; reservoir stimulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by Giulia Monteleone and

Vinod Kumar Sharma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8884 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; renewable energy; bioenergy; advanced biofuel; biorefinery; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Technology and the Green Development of Geological Energy

edited by

Liang Zhang

,

Yukun Du

and

Hongbin Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8766 | Submission Open

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

Modeling and Optimization for Multi-scale Integration

edited by

Marco Vaccari

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5327 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; optimization; multi-scale; digital twin; simulation; data-driven modeling; scale-up

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

Design and Optimisation of Solar Energy Systems

edited by Manuel Jesús Rodríguez-Pérez,

David Meneses Rodríguez

and Felipe Noh Pat

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 3212 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic technologies; solar thermal energy collectors; storage; and conversion; energy system modeling and optimization; renewable energy modeling and optimization; passive; active; and hybrid solar thermal systems; photoelectrochemical processes; sustainable energy solutions; solar energy harvesting; advanced solar materials; solar energy materials: synthesis and characterization; nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications; characterization and structure– property relations of new energy materials

(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 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 2736 | 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)

Extraction, Separation, and Purification of Bioactive Compounds

edited by Martina Jakovljević Kovač and

Stela Jokić

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2425 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction; purification; bioactive components; solvents; chromatography; optimization; innovative techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Recycling and Value-Added Utilization of Secondary Resources

edited by Jiawei Wen, Wenhao Yu and

Shiyuan Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2243 | Submission Open

Keywords: value-added utilization; secondary resources; recovery; critical metal; upcycling; lifecycle assessment

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

Experiments and Numerical Simulations for Heat Transfer and Flow of Supercritical Fluids

edited by Qian Li, Jue Wang and Wenke Zheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1869 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical fluids; testing technology; numerical simulation method; flow and heat transfer; system; equipment; CO2 brayton cycle; natural gas liquefaction and gasification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing

edited by

Irshad Khilji

and Jagannadh Satyavolu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 871 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing technologies; hybrid nanocomposites; biobased materials; biocompatible materials; multi-material printing; aerospace applications; sustainable manufacturing; large-scale 3D printing; advanced manufacturing techniques

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

Clean Energy Systems—Current State and Future Perspectives

edited by Jiale Yan and

Xiao Gu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy use and consumption; development of clean energy technologies; clean energy transmission and conversion; optimization of clean energy supply networks; clean energy and economic policy; clean energy and regional development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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