Processes

Safety Monitoring and Intelligent Diagnosis of Mining Processes

edited by Biao Xie and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 1899 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine fire detection; mine water inrush warning; gas disaster monitoring and prevention; mine dust control; strata pressure behavior analysis; mine intelligent ventilation; microseismic monitoring technology; real-time risk assessment; disaster evolution simulation; intelligent fault diagnosis

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

Innovative Robotic Process Control in Agriculture: Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability

edited by Jingyao Gai and Jiqing Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; agricultural automation; autonomous equipment; precision agriculture; human– robot collaboration; field robotics; smart farming; sustainable farming technologies

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

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

edited by

Fatick Nath

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1460 | 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)

Machine Learning Models for Sustainable Composite Materials

edited by

Celal Cakiroglu

,

Zong Woo Geem

and

Gebrail Bekdaş

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven modeling; composite materials and structures; machine learning; reinforced concrete; optimization; composites in armor design; thin-walled structures; lightweight structures; artificial intelligence; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

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

edited by

Edyta Kudlek

,

Waldemar Studziński

and

Maciej Przybyłek

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 629 | 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)

Research on Seawater Desalination and Water Treatment Using Membrane Materials

edited by

Ying Xu

,

Lingling Zhong

and

Lei Shi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; seawater desalination; membrane materials; anti-fouling; renewable energy-driven systems

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

Recent Advances in Thermodynamic Modeling of Ionic Liquids for Energy Applications

edited by Luis A. Follegatti-Romero and Murilo Leite Alcantara

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamic modeling; phase equilibria; electrostatic interaction; intelligent design and simulation; properties of ILs; separation processes; CO2 capture and conversion; biofuel production; electrochemical energy storage; heat transfer and storage

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

Process Control and Modeling of Welding

edited by

Maricruz Hernández-Hernández

and

Victor Hugo Mercado-Lemus

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: process control; modeling welding; real-time sensing; machine learning; melt-pool dynamics; adaptive welding control; welding intelligence

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

Process Safety and Control Strategies for Urban Clean Energy Systems

edited by

Zhilei Wang

,

Qingxin Ba

and

Congliang Ye

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 281 | 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)

Optimization and Analysis of Energy System

edited by Iván García Kerdan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy systems optimization; renewable energy integration; grid resilience; machine learning in energy systems; artificial intelligence for energy management; digital twins in energy; energy systems analysis; sustainable energy

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

Emerging Processes in the Design, Modeling, Application and Control of Permanent Magnet Electrical Machines

edited by

Massimo Caruso

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet machines; electrical PM drives; multiphase PMMs; winding design; efficiency enhancement; finite element analysis; power loss minimization

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

Optimised Pathways for Biomass Conversion into Value-Added By-Products

edited by

Rasmina Halis

,

Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff

and

Arniza Ghazali

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass by-products; bio-based materials; biorefineries; circular bioeconomy; process optimisation; sustainable development; biomass valorisation; biofuels; green technologies; waste to wealth

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

Waste Biorefinery Technologies for Sustainable Energy Processes

edited by Marco Antonio Garzón-Zúñiga and Denisse Serrano-Palacios

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste (water) to byproducts; lignocellulosic compounds breakdown; anaerobic digestion in two steps; dark fermentation; anaerobic digestion; biogas; VFA; volatile fatty acids; bioenergy; biohydrogen; biomethane; biohythane; bioethanol; biodiesel; biomass pretreatment; biomass conversion; biopolymers; polyhydroxyalkanoates; ethanol; microalgae production; microalgae production from wastewater; life cycle assessment; urban organic waste; organic waste (liquid and solid); organic waste fermentation

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

Microelectronics Processing Technologies: Current Status and Prospects

edited by

Vengudusamy Renganathan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: microelectronics; semiconductor processes MEMS/NEMS integration; fabrication; thermal management; process modeling; packaging; yield and reliability; advanced materials

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

Hybrid Propulsion Systems: Design, Power Management and Control

edited by

Yu Ding

, Congbiao Sui and La Xiang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid propulsion; design and optimization; energy efficiency; operational safety; power management; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in Renewable Energy Systems (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ferdinando Salata

, Virgilio Ciancio and Jacopo Dell’Olmo

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 35177 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative energy sources; eco-compatible energy end uses; availability of renewable energy systems; economic impacts of renewable energy; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Spectrometric and Electronic Determination Technology in Food and Biochemical Analysis

edited by

Juan Francisco García Martín

and

Weijie Lan

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 568 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality; hyperspectral imaging; near-infrared spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance; process control; Raman spectroscopy

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

Recycling and Reusing of Various Spent Batteries

edited by Marcos B.J.G. Freitas and Éric Marsalha Garcia

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; batteries; lithium-ion batteries; nickel– metal hydride batteries; zinc– manganese oxide batteries; nickel– cadmium battery; green recycling; circular economy

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

Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Carbon Nanocomposites

edited by Wenqian Chen

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanocomposites; material synthesis; advanced characterization; properties; functional material; sustainable applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Environmental Pollution Control and Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies

edited by Da Cui

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous media; condensation heat and mass transfer; energy storage; renewable energy conversion; CFD; LBM; artificial intelligence in energy and environment; sustainable process engineering

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

Non-ferrous Metal Metallurgy and Its Cleaner Production

edited by

Leiting Shen

and

Changhong Wang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15461 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonferrous metallurgy; green metallurgical processes; resource recovery; waste recycling; sustainable practices; thermodynamics; kinetics

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

Drug Carriers Production Processes for Innovative Human Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Paolo Trucillo

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9705 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanocapsules; nanospheres; liposomes; foams; carbon nanotubes; dendrimers; cubosomes; niosomes; hydrogels; conventional processes; drug delivery systems; modeling of drug delivery; high-pressure systems; supercritical processes; economic analysis; environmental impact of processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Extraction, Separation, and Purification of Bioactive Compounds

edited by Martina Jakovljević Kovač and

Stela Jokić

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8271 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

New Trends in Hydrodynamics of Industrial Processes: Energy Efficiency and Optimization

edited by

Sergio Alejandro Martinez-Delgadillo

and Alejandro Alonzo-Garcia

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4567 | Submission Open

Keywords: mixing; reactors; photocatalysis; computational fluid dynamics; wastewater treatment; porous media

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

Electrochemical Sensors for Environmental and Food Sample Detection

edited by

Durgasha Poudyal

and Sasya Madhurantakam

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3616 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensor; heavy metal; pesticides; PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances); pathogens; toxins; microplastics; environmental contaminants

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

Bioactive Compound Function Characterization in Biochemical Engineering

edited by

Noroska Gabriela Salazar-Mogollón

and

Karel Dieguez Santana

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2556 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; functional characterization; biochemical engineering; omics technologies; in silico analysis; natural product-based therapeutics; computational modeling

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

Supercritical Fluid Technology and Its Applications in Separation Processes

edited by

Leandro Ferreira Pinto

and

Lúcio Cardozo Filho

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2195 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Process Safety and Monitoring of Intelligent and Green Mining Technology (2nd Edition)

edited by Yang Li, Guanglei Zhou and Feiyue Liu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1921 | 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)

Water Treatment Technology Based on Chemical Processing

edited by

Ana I. Zárate-Guzmán

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); chemical water treatment; adsorption and ion exchange; electrochemical processes; photocatalysis; nanomaterials and catalysts; hybrid treatment systems; reaction kinetics and modeling; life cycle assessment (LSA); emergent pollutants

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

Control and Removal of Heavy Metals in the Environment

edited by Gordana Dević,

Sanja Sakan

and

Stanislav Frančišković-Bilinski

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; terrestrial and aquatic environments; environmental impact and protection; methods; monitoring

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

Process Control and Intensification in Chemical Engineering

edited by

Anjan K. Tula

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Decarbonization Processes in Industry

edited by Talieh Rajabloo

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 244 | 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)

Progress in Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Photovoltaic Systems

edited by

Furkan Dinçer

and Ahmet Serdar Yilmaz

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic systems; performance evaluation; optimization techniques; solar energy; efficiency improvement; energy storage integration; degradation analysis; environmental impact; real-time monitoring; predictive analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Experimental and Numerical Study of Flame Propagation of Biofuels/Oxidizers/Inert Mixtures (Third Edition)

edited by

Maria Mitu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion of fuels; explosion; biofuels; explosion parameters; burning velocities; simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Catalysis in Sustainable Fuel Production

edited by Jialu Li

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable fuel production; home and heterogenous catalysis; biomass conversion; CO2 utilization; water splitting; hydrogen economy; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

The Application and Prospect of Multiphase Flow Technology in Oil and Gas Exploitation

edited by

Abderraouf Arabi

,

Nabil Kharoua

and

Abdelkader Filali

submission deadline 13 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; flow assurance; multiphase flow metering; multiphase flow pumping; experimental investigation; CFD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Separation and Extraction Techniques in Food Processing and Analysis

edited by

Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak

,

Magdalena Ligor

and

Tomasz Grześkowiak

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 30151 | 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)

Process Intensification in Chemical Reaction Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Vincenzo Russo

,

Pasi Tolvanen

and

Stefan Haase

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12421 | Submission Open

Keywords: process intensification; chemical reaction engineering; microreactors; microwaves; sonochemistry; reactive chromatography; reactive distillation; structured reactors; static mixers; microfluidics

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

Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Sustainable Plastic Materials

edited by

Stefania Pragliola

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12052 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; biodegradable polymers; plastic recycling; microplastic analysis; fluorescent polymers; renewable resources; absorption and emission spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Power System Optimization for Energy Storage: Methods and Applications

edited by Hejun Yang, Ning Yan and

Sen Tan

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9296 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy system; methods; application; market and commercial mode; planning; assessment; operation and maintenance; dispatching and control; stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Process Safety Technology for Nuclear Reactors and Power Plants

edited by

Ming Yang

, Jipu Wang and Sijuan Chen

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8024 | 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)

Progress in Design and Optimization of Fault Diagnosis Modelling

edited by Xiaoyong Gao, Maoyin Chen, Chaodong Tan and

Yi Liu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4160 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-based diagnosis; data-driven diagnosis methods; process supervision; active fault diagnosis methods; statistical methods for fault diagnosis; soft computing methods for fault diagnosis

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

Application of Multiphase Flow Separation Technology in Energy Engineering

edited by Wei Jiang, Naixing Yang and Xiangyuan Zhu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3684 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biopolymer Processing, Utilization and Applications

edited by

Selestina Gorgieva

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3048 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymeric nano- and micro particles; biopolymers in composites; bacteria-derived biopolymers; biopolymers in packaging; biopolymers in energy; biopolymers in medicine; biopolymers as adsorbents; degradation of biopolymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Oil Shale Mining and Processing

edited by

Wentong He

, Chao Yang and Jian Yi

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 793 | Submission Open

Keywords: in situ conversion of oil shale; micro-migration of shale oil; enrichment mechanisms of organic matter in oil shale; pyrolysis process of oil shale; analysis of oil shale oil products; high-temperature and high-pressure simulation experiments; isotopes and biomarker compounds; AI-based analysis of oil shale pyrolysis process; evaluation of semi-coke organic carbon; co-pyrolysis of oil shale and coal

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

Design and Optimization of Chemical Sensors

edited by Ignacio Llamas-Garro and

Jung-Mu Kim

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 137 | 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)

Advances in Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Javier Martínez-Gómez

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change materials (PCMs); thermal energy storage (TES); latent heat storage; thermal conductivity enhancement; encapsulation techniques; shape-stabilized PCMs; thermal and chemical stability; fire safety and flammability; health and environmental impacts; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Processes in Agri-Food Technology

edited by

Jingfeng Huang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 20601 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food productivity; sustainable and climate-resilient food systems; precision agriculture; IoT and AI-enabled urban farming; food resiliency and security; food innovation and sustainability; waste valorisation for a circular food economy

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

Sustainable Management of Wastewater and Sludge

edited by Zhetai Hu, Zhiqiang Zuo and

Bo Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12000 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable biotechnology; wastewater treatment; sludge treatment; low greenhouse gas emission; resource recovery; nitrogen removal; integrated wastewater management; use of digestate; bioplastics

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

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes and Technologies

edited by

Dragana D. Vasić Anićijević

,

Miloš D. Milović

and

Marija Ječmenica Dučić

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7831 | 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)

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