Processes

Feature Papers in the "Food Process Engineering" Section

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 26 articles | Viewed by 40293 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of food; innovations and new technologies; sustainable development; process and system design; trends in the food industry; food pretreatment; food engineering; byproduct of food processing

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

Advanced Technologies for Vegetable Oil Extraction

edited by

Philippe Evon

and

Evelien Uitterhaegen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 27980 | Submission Open

Keywords: oilseed processing; oilseed pre-treatment; thermomechanical pressing; single-screw press; twin-screw extruder; green solvents; supercritical and subcritical fluids; aqueous extraction; enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction; press cake

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

Process Systems Engineering-Incubating Sustainability for Industrial Revolution 4.0

edited by

Lee Tin Sin

and

Thomas S.Y. Choong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 22895 | Submission Open

Keywords: process dynamics; product and process design; process integration and optimization; artificial intelligence; big data; education; supply chain management; circular economy; sustainability; process safety

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

Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products (Volume II)

edited by

Raquel Rodríguez Solana

,

José Manuel Moreno-Rojas

and

Gema Pereira Caro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22290 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolics; antioxidant capacity; functional foods; plant foods; food processing; food preservation; emerging technologies

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

Modeling and Simulation of Complex Networks for Automation in Systems Engineering

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21620 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex networks; multi-agent systems; automation; decision support; systems engineering

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

Inhibition and Metabolic Pathway Analysis of Bioactive Substances on Diseases

edited by

Dae-Hun Park

and

Seung-Sik Cho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18217 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; biomarkers for new drug; functional food sources; in vitro and in vivo mechanistic studies of metabolic diseases; understanding immune disease on the basis of cells and animal models; functional analysis and analytical approaches for the study of natural products; inflammation; allergy; asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

New Frontiers in Chromatographic Separation Technology

edited by

Laurence Muhr

and

Laetitia Canabady-Rochelle

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11873 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography process development; multicolumn chromatography; selective stationary phase; electrodeionization; expanded bed chromatography; chromatography for downstream process; ion exchange in hydrometallurgy; chromatography column modeling; chromatography column design and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Overview, Challenges and Current Trends in H₂ Energy, Gasification, Waste and Biomass

edited by

Shahabuddin Ahmmad

and

M Akbar Rhamdhani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11235 | Submission Open

Keywords: H2 energy; gasification; waste; biomass; sustainability; environment; energy; emission; fuel cell; electrolysis; pyrolysis; inceneration; waste to energy; circular economy

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

Sustainable Hydrogen Production Processes

edited by

Fausto Gallucci

,

Orlando Palone

, Gabriele Gagliardi and Serena Agnolin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9259 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; green hydrogen; decarbonized hydrogen production; process intensification; catalysis; membranes; hydrogen conversion; hydrogen transport

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

Continuous Production and Catalysis Optimization of Chemical Industry Processes

edited by

Izabela Czekaj

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7927 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic processes optimization; biomass valorization; organic technology processes; continuous chemical processes; biorefining; process design; adsorption processes

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

Circular Economy on Production Processes and Systems Engineering

edited by

Lucian-Ionel Cioca

and

Elena Simina Lakatos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7817 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; resource efficiency; design for longevity; energy reduction; waste reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Design and Analysis of Adaptive Identification and Control

edited by

Weicun Zhang

and

Quanmin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7769 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive identification and control systems; design and analysis; adaptive identification and control system simulation; process modeling/identification; applications of adaptive identification and control system; stability and convergence of adaptive identification and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)

Combustion Processes and Emissions Assessment of Internal Combustion Engines

edited by

Cherng-Yuan Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7559 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion mechanism and processes; chemical composition and fuel properties; advanced injection or cylinder design; engine performance and emission characteristics; life cycle analysis for alternative fuel; techno-economic analysis for various applications; development prospects to meet carbon-neutral requirement; novel combustion technology for non-carbon alternative fuel

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

AI-Based Modelling and Control of Power Systems

edited by

Mohammad Reza Maghami

, Javad Rahebi and

Mehdi Zareian Jahromi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7066 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system; smart grid; renewable energy integration

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

Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer Processes

edited by

Cesar Nieto-Londoño

and William Quitiaquez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5283 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulent reacting flows; combustion and clean fuels; fluid– structure interaction with multi-physics and multi-scale models; nanofluids in microchannel heat sinks; applications in porous media; advancements in turbulence modeling; hybrid numerical methods; machine learning integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Innovation and Optimization of Production Processes in Industry 4.0

edited by

Changhee Kim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5121 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation efficiency; optimized production system; production process performance estimation; optimization in Industry 4.0; innovation in production processes

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

Recent Developments on Waste-to-Energy Conversion: Biomass, Waste Gasification, Pyrolysis and Combustion Processes

edited by

Luis Bernardo López-Sosa

, Mario Morales-Máximo,

Juan Carlos Corral-Huacuz

and

Victor Berrueta-Soriano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3757 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; biomass waste; sustainable energy; energy systems; bioenergy; pyrolysis; combustion; biorefinery; bioreactors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Applications

edited by

Chelliah Koventhan

, An-Ya Lo and

Yu-Cheng Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3752 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposites; porous materials; electrode materials; surface engineering; electrode modifications; ; electrochemical properties; charge/discharge kinetics; energy storage devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Development of Smart Materials for Chemical Sensing

edited by Ella Linganiso-Dziike, Siziwe Sylvia Gqoba and Katekani Shingange

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3541 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials deposition; materials characterization; nanomaterials; chemical sensors; environmental remediation; sensors for climate-smart agriculture; clean environment; clean water; health diagnostics; air quality monitoring

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

Applications of Non-Thermal and Thermal Technologies in Food Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Henrique Campelo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3468 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; cold plasma; pulsed electric field; high pressure; irradiation; pulsed light

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

Study on Solid Waste Characterization and Control, and Pollutant Transport Dynamics

edited by

Jesus Diaz-Curiel

, Jose Antonio Grande,

Lucía Arévalo-Lomas

and

Bárbara Biosca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3277 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; pollutant transport; environmental modeling; petrophysical properties; geophysical prospecting; geochemical prospecting; physicochemical processes; contaminant characterization; surface water; groundwater

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

Advanced Separation and Purification Processes

edited by

Cláudio da Silva Rocha

and

Miguel Angel Soria

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3207 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation techniques; membrane technology; adsorption processes; distillation methods; biotechnological separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Advances in Oil and Gas Reservoir Modeling and Simulation

edited by Fathi Boukadi, Talal Gamadi and

Abdulrazag Zekri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3111 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 sequestration; plume propagation; CO2 EOR; integration challenges; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Electrode Materials Design for High-Performance Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

edited by Shamim Ahmed Hira and

Antony R. Thiruppathi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2732 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; oxygen evolution reaction; green energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Chemical and Microbiological Analyses of Wastes, Effluents and Materials

edited by

Roberta Guzzinati

and Luigi Sciubba

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectrophotometry; mass spectrometry; chromatography; electrophoresis; green chemistry; contaminant of emerging concern; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); bioassay

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

Coalbed Methane Development Process

edited by Songhang Zhang, Qiulei Guo and Xinlu Yan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2455 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep coalbed methane; exploration and development; technological advancements; coal reservoir; gas content; water chemistry; CO2-enhanced coalbed methane; coalbed methane numerical simulation; dewatering optimization; production patterns and law of coalbed methane wells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Application of Multiphase Flow Separation Technology in Energy Engineering

edited by Wei Jiang, Naixing Yang and Xiangyuan Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy engineering; multiphase flow; simulation; turbomachinery; flow mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in the Composition and Extraction Process of Natural Extracts to Insects and Microorganisms Management

edited by

Miguel Angel Ramos-López

and

Juan Campos Guillén

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2204 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; entomology insecticide activity; bioactive compounds; molecular diagnostic; pathogenic microorganism in insect

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

Design and Performance Optimization of Heterogeneous Catalysts

edited by Dan Wu and Dandan Han

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2194 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysts; catalyst design; performance optimization; selectivity and stability; surface modification; reaction mechanisms; energy conversion; industrial catalysis; metal-oxide composites; computational modeling

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

Structure Optimization and Transport Characteristics of Porous Media

edited by Zhenlong Song, Tingting Wang and Kunpeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2169 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow in reservoirs; AI-optimized porous adsorbents; hybrid physics– AI frameworks; sorption– separation integrated pore architectures; AI for reservoir management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Optimal Design, Control and Simulation of Energy Management Systems

edited by Chutong Wang, Junhui Li, Wuqin Tang and Yubin Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2034 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management systems; advanced control strategies; integration of renewable energy sources; distributed energy resources; energy storage systems; simulation techniques; demand response and load forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy 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 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2024 | 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)

Bioethanol Production: Process, Technology and Sustainable Industrial Applications

edited by

Sean Michael Scully

and

Johann Örlygsson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1896 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethanol; waste valorization; consolidated bioprocessing; separation techniques; consolidated bioprocessing; simultanteous saccharification and fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes and Technologies

edited by

Dragana D. Vasić Anićijević

,

Miloš D. Milović

and

Marija Ječmenica Dučić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1834 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; green methods; pollutant removal; material design; nanomaterials; adsorption; advanced oxidation processes; catalysis

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

Power Electronics for Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Conversion Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Matías Díaz

and

Jose Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1254 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; energy transition; power converters; power systems; renewable energy technologies; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Advances in Electrochemical Biosensors: Applications, Challenges, and Prospect

edited by

Danhui Wang

and

Shiru Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1120 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical detection; biosensor; sensor; electrodes; materials

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

Control and Optimization of Smart Grids, Microgrid Systems and Active Distribution Networks

edited by Haidong Tao, Xiaojuan Zhu and Yi Zhou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 884 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling and simulation techniques for large-scale power electronic systems; damping analysis; control; and optimization techniques; power flow and power quality control and optimization techniques; impedance measurement and impedance matching techniques; broadband oscillation analysis and suppression techniques; grid-forming control and optimization techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Model Predictive Control in Industrial Power Systems

edited by

Shaohua Wu

, Hongpeng Xu and

Feiyang Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: model predictive control; energy storage; power system; machine learning; optimization; smart grid

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Molecular Simulation in Mineral Flotation Processes

edited by Wanzhong Yin and Yuan Tang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular simulation; flotation; mineral surfaces; adsorption; surface wettability; hydrophobicity; flotation reagents

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

Lignin Utilization: Depolymerization and Bioconversion Process

edited by Fang Deng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 647 | Submission Open

Keywords: depolymerization; bioconversion; enzyme; fermentation; metabolic engineering; process optimization

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

Advanced Processes for Bioenergy and Biofuel Production

edited by Messias Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; biofuel; biochemical conversion processes; thermochemical conversion processes; production optimization; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Chemistry of Zeolites: Synthesis, Structure and Crystallization

edited by

Claudia Belviso

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite; synthesis; structure; crystallization mechanisms; crystallization processes; sources; properties

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

Research Trends in Electrochemical Technology for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by Martín Muñoz-Morales and Ester López-Fernández

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; waste treatment; electrochemical techniques; novel electrodes; electrochemical sensors; pollutants; oxidation; reduction

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

New Advances in Cold Atmospheric Plasma Technologies

edited by Zhitong Chen and

Jamoliddin Razzokov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma technology; plasma applications; plasma physics; mechanisms; reactive species

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

Metal Catalysts in Organic Chemistry

edited by

Debabrata Sengupta

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metal; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; mechanistic investigation

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

Advances in Carbon Materials’ Thermal Analysis

edited by Daniel Lardizábal-Gutiérrez and Raul Perez-Bustamante

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoanalysis; mineral carbons; carbon nanotubes (CNTs); graphenes; turbostratic carbon; charcoal performance; pyrolysis of carbons; thermoanalysis of hybrid compounds and functional materials; carbonaceous materials; methodological advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Bioelectrochemical Systems for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Hyusein Yemendzhiev

, Lenia-Nezaet de Brito Gonsalvesh and

Ralitza Koleva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemically active microorganisms; microbial fuel cell; bio-electrochemical processes; anaerobic respiration; biosensors; electrode design and operation of catalysts; exocellular electric transfer; biological wastewater treatment

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

Process Design and Performance Analysis of Heat Pumps

edited by Tiago de Freitas Paulino, Luiz Machado and

Willian M. Duarte

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat pump ; design ; performance analysis ; renewable energy ; thermal energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Two-Phase Flows: Modeling and Simulation

edited by

Kai Wang

, Songbai Cheng, Wenhai Qu and

Xiaomeng Dong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-phase flow; interfacial dynamics; phase change; computational fluid dynamics; heat transfer; artificial intelligence; energy systems; experimental validation

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

Fly Ash Utilization, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Bilal El-Ariss

and

Said Elkholy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: fly ash; characterization; utilization; applications; waste management; durability; environmental impact; sustainability

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

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