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Sustainable Bio- and Energy Polymers and Materials: Synthesis and Environmental Applications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalysts; polymerization; bio-based materials; sustainable polymers; biomass conversion; environmental applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Activated Carbon: Contaminant Removal for Environmental Sustainability submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24755 | Submission Open
Keywords: activated carbon; pesticides; pharmaceutical products; metals; biomass; wastewater treatment; regeneration; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Bioreactor Design and Optimization Process submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15390 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioreactor design; process intensification; CFD; mass transfer; innovative bioreactors; productivity; process optimization; solid-state bioreactors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Food Biochemistry and Health: Recent Developments and Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11912 | Submission Open
Keywords: food biochemistry; food composition; nutrients; healthy diets functional foods; novel foods; food supplements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Advances in Electromagnetic Energy Applications for Sustainable Processes submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4671 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic field and matter interaction and modelling; new chemical routes or intensified processes; electromagnetic field technologies aimed at sustainability; processes electrification; electromagnetic-driven processes for CO2 footprint reduction; electromagnetic processes with circularity; recycling; and wastes as a source; microwave-driven processes monitoring and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Energy Storage Planning, Control, and Dispatch for Grid Dynamic Enhancement
edited by and Wentao Jiang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3395 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage system; energy storage optimization and control; energy storage dispatch technologies; integrated source– grid– load– storage coordinated control; grid dynamic enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Natural Low-Cost Adsorbents in Water Purification Processes
edited by Leticia Nishi, Luis Fernando Cusioli, and Carolina Moser Paraíso
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2749 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorption; natural adsorbents; water treatment; low cost; sustainability; biomass; agro-industrial waste; alternative materials; heavy metals; organic pollutants; contaminant removal; natural clays; activated carbon; chemical modification; industrial effluents; waste reuse; filtration; water purification; porous materials; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Innovations in Carbon Capture and Storage/Utilization (CCS-CCU): Sustainable Engineering and Biotechnological Perspectives submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1669 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon dioxide capture; carbon dioxide utilization; carbon dioxide storage; emission reduction; sustainable practices; climate change mitigation; engineering strategies; biotechnological innovations; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Microalgae Technology in Wastewater Treatment: Applications and Prospects
edited by Jun Qian
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 925 | Submission Open
Keywords: microalgae; wastewater treatment; carbon neutrality; algae– bacteria interactions; resource recovery; bioreactor design; circular economy; carbon capture and utilization (CCU); sustainable biomass; high-value products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Advances in Biomass Pyrolysis Processes
edited by , Jiawei Wang and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 647 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass pyrolysis; reactor engineering and process intensification; autothermal pyrolysis systems; catalytic pyrolysis; reactive catalytic pyrolysis; catalytic hydropyrolysis; bio-oil hydrodeoxygenation; pyrolysis reaction kinetics; heat and mass transfer phenomena; feedstock preprocessing and co-pyrolysis; process optimization in pyrolysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Advances in Solar Energy and Heat Storage Systems
edited by and Min Xu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar energy; photothermal therapy; photothermal conversion; photothermal materials; photothermal catalysis; absorption/adsorption; thermal storage; solar evaporation; thermochemical energy; building-integrated solar energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Process Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Multi-Mode Complex Industry
edited by Diego Rodrigo Cabral Silva
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: process monitoring; fault diagnosis; multi-mode systems; Industry 4.0; machine learning; data analytics; sensor technologies; real-time monitoring; cyber– physical systems; predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Molecular Electronics and Nanoelectronics for Quantum Materials
edited by Vladimir Burtman and Dario Espinoza
submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular electronics; nanoelectronics; quantum materials; metal– molecule– semiconductor junctions; materials science; semiconductors; solid state
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Feature Review Papers in Section "Environmental and Green Processes"
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 51518 | Submission Open
Keywords: composting; anaerobic digestion; water and wastewater treatment; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; techno-economical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Design and Control of Complex and Intelligent Systems
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 22928 | Submission Open
Keywords: system design; nonlinear systems; robotics; modeling; parameter identification; kinematics; dynamics; simulation; control; optimization; automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Advances in Solid Waste Treatment Technology and Contamination Remediation
edited by Jie Hu, , and Wenjie Zhang
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6019 | Submission Open
Keywords: municipal solid waste; construction waste; industrial waste landfill; geoenvironment; contamination sites; in situ remediation; life cycle assessment; techno-economical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Chemical Engineering Towards Sustainable Development Goals submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4894 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable chemical engineering; clean energy technologies; green process design; resource efficiency; circular economy; environmental remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
New Insights into Enhanced Oil Recovery Process Analysis and Application, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3983 | Submission Open
Keywords: enhanced oil recovery; chemical flooding; thermal oil recovery; cold production; multiphase seepage flow; intelligent oil production optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Complex Fluid Dynamics Modeling and Simulation, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3601 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); complex fluids; multiphase flow; dispersion modeling; gas/liquid/solid modeling; chemical reaction engineering; mixing; process scale-up; multiphysics modeling; multiscale simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Green Solvent for Separation and Extraction Processes submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2130 | Submission Open
Keywords: green chemistry; green solvent; extraction; separation; purification; ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; bio-based solvent; supercritical solvent
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
Studies on Waste Resource Utilization and Its Processing Technologies submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1956 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste-to-energy; refuse-derived fuels; waste characterization; sustainability; recycling; waste resource utilization; waste management; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment; waste processing technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Small Molecule Organic Compounds: Synthesis and Medicinal Properties
edited by Srinivasulu Cherukupalli
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic synthesis; heterocyclic compounds; medicinal chemistry; molecular docking; biological evaluation; SAR studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advances in Monitoring and Control for Safe and Secure Industrial Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1161 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial process monitoring; industrial control systems; safety and security; cybersecurity in industrial processes; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence (AI) in process control; machine learning for monitoring; industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); fault detection and diagnosis; fault-tolerant and attack-resilient control; digital twins; human-in-the-loop systems; cyber-physical systems; resilient industrial systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Environment-Friendly Building Material: Modification, Emulsification, Structural Behavior and Performance Characterization
edited by Aghileh Khajeh
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; environmental behavior; mechanical behavior; construction materials; emulsification; performance characteristics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Heat and Mass Transfer Optimization in Efficient Energy Conversion and Thermal Management
edited by , and José Ângelo Peixoto Da Costa
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer enhancement; heat and mass transfer optimization; thermal management systems; energy conversion efficiency; heat exchangers; phase change materials; nanofluids; passive and active cooling; advanced thermal system modeling; machine learning in thermal engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring of Electrical Machines and Drives
edited by Chenghao Sun, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical machines; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; feature extraction; innovative sensors; interturn short circuit; faults of power devices; demagnetization; faults of bearings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Advances in Gasification and Pyrolysis of Wastes
edited by , and Nahieh Miranda
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5231 | Submission Open
Keywords: gasification; pyrolysis; waste to energy; biofuels; biomass; biorefineries; sustainability; renewable energy; thermochemical conversion; clean energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Application of Nanofibres in Sustainable Fashion and Textiles
edited by Asis Patnaik and
submission deadline 23 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6136 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofibres; sustainable fashion; sustainable textiles; applications; challenges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Advances in Adsorption of Wastewater Pollutants
edited by , Saeed Al-Meer, and Khalid Al-Saad
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15811 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorption for wastewater treatment; green adsorbents; nanosrobents; synthesis and characterization of sorbent materials; emergent contaminants; adsorptive removal of organics and inorganics; factorial designs and response surface methodology-based techniques; cost analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Multiscale Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems
edited by Vahid Rezania, and Yuncheng Du
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12743 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiscale modeling; control; mathematical modeling; biomedical systems; computational biology; pharmacokinetics; bioinformatics; tissue engineering; therapeutic interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Advances in Hydrogen Energy Systems Integration, Modeling and Optimization
edited by Yue Qiu, , and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8929 | Submission Open
Keywords: integration of hydrogen energy systems; multi-energy complementarity optimization; green hydrogen production technologies; low-carbon energy transition; applications of hydrogen energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Phase Equilibrium in Chemical Processes: Experiments and Modeling
edited by Ali Aminian
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8867 | Submission Open
Keywords: separation using crystallization; liquid– liquid biomolecular separation; experimental thermodynamics of supercritical fluids; chemical equilibrium in reacting systems; phase equilibrium calculations in aqueous and nonaqueous mixtures; density functional theory (DFT) studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advanced Natural Product Technology: Extraction, Separation, and Analysis submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5315 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural matrices; vegetal extracts; bioactive compound extraction; modern extraction techniques; analytical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Advances in Theory and Technology of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4043 | 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)
Emerging Studies of Solid Waste Management for Sustainable Environment
edited by Ana Paula Bortoleto and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid waste management; sustainable environment; waste prevention; recycling; waste treatment; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
Computational Biology Approaches to Genome and Protein Analyzes, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial neural networks; artificial intelligence methods; cancer development analysis; cell-fate and genome attractors; computational biology; computerized analysis of genomes (including sequences) and proteins; computerized identification and recognition of evolution; dot-matrix method; genetic semihomology; expert systems; evolutionary distances and trees; machine learning; multiple alignment; navigating cancer network attractors; neural networks; pattern recognition; phylogenetic trees; sequence– function relationship; sequence similarity; Protein contact networks (PCNs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Innovation of Heavy Metal Adsorption Process
edited by and Malcolm Watson
submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4934 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal adsorption; advanced adsorbent materials; nanocomposites; bio-based adsorbents; adsorption mechanisms; sustainable water treatment; adsorbent regeneration; environmental impact; real-world applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
Modeling and Optimization for Multi-scale Integration
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 19812 | 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)
Advanced Design, Analysis and Optimization Techniques of Fluid Machinery Systems for Renewable Energy Storage
edited by , Djordje Cantrak, and Xingcheng Gan
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8135 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluid machinery; renewable energy; CFD simulation; experimental measurement; energy storage system; design and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Recent Developments in Low-Carbon and Efficient Extraction Technologies of Deep Unconventional Reservoirs
edited by Haichao Wang, Zhenzhi Wang, and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5930 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep energy; coalbed methane; shale oil; CO2 displacement technology; geological carbon dioxide storage technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Process Detection and Control Technologies for Optimizing Food Processing submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5476 | Submission Open
Keywords: food processing; food detection; food safety; food quality; food Industry 4.0; thermal process; non-thermal process; fermentation; drying; food chemical; instrumental analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Advances in Synthesis and Applications of Supported Nanocatalysts submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4399 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocatalysts; synthesis; novel methods; environmentally
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Multiphase Flow and Optimal Design in Fluid Machinery
edited by Ning Qiu
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3731 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; optimal design; fluid machinery; power engineering; computational method; experimental techniques; theoretical model; ocean engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Modeling and Optimization for Green Energy Materials: Machine Learning, Conventional, and Hybrid Approaches
edited by and Viatcheslav Kafarov
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2188 | Submission Open
Keywords: green energy materials; machine learning; modeling and simulation of processes; sustainable process engineering; data-driven process engineering; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Combustion Characteristics and Emission Control of Blended Fuels
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1004 | Submission Open
Keywords: blending; combustion; emission control; combustion properties; combustion performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Towards Next-Gen Superconductors: Thin Film Design, Interface Control, and Integration
edited by Senthil Kumar Karuppannan and Aswin Kumar Anbalagan
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open
Keywords: superconducting thin film; material interface; quantum device; thin film deposition; etching process; patterning; dielectric
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Microplastics in Water: Monitoring, Removal and Control
edited by Josipa Papac Zjačić and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; environmental impact; monitoring; removal; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Cutting-Edge Process Strategies for Eliminating Pharmaceutical Pollutants: Mechanistic Insights into Adsorption and Photoelectrocatalysis
edited by , and Redouane Haounati
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorption; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; emerging pollutants; pharmaceuticals; organic pollutants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Recent Achievements in Biopolymer Adsorption in Waste and Water Treatment
edited by and Wei Wei
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open
Keywords: biopolymer; biopolymer nanocomposites; adsorption; water pollutant; resource recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
1st SUSTENS Meeting: Advances in Sustainable Engineering Systems
edited by , and Nikolaos A. Diangelakis
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 33980 | Submission Open
Keywords: process design; sustainability; machine learning; green technologies; biotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
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