Processes

Advanced Studies of Oil and Gas Flow in Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoir

edited by

Adebayo Abdulrauf

,

Liwu Jiang

and Ahmed Al-Yaseri

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventionals; petrophysics; geomechanics; oil; gas; carbondioxide; hydrogen storage

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

Research on Conversion and Utilization of Waste Biomass

edited by

Marcos Alberto Coronado Ortega

and

José Ramón Ayala Bautista

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; bioenergy; biofuels; bioproducts; biochemicals; biorefinery; conversion processes

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

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Their Application in Storage, Adsorption and Separation Processes

edited by Abeer Al Mohtar and Georges Mouchaham

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open

Keywords: MOFs application; adsorption processes; separation processes; gas storage; liquid purification; volatile organic compound capture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Renewables Integration and Hybrid System Modelling

edited by Dallia Ali

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable generation; grid integration; hybrid renewable– hydrogen energy systems; optimal system design and sizing; hybrid system cost and life-cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Production, Purification and Applications of Carbon Nanomaterials

edited by Viviany Geraldo, Edelma Eleto da Silva, Evandro Augusto de Morais and Fabrício Vieira de Andrade

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; production of nanomaterials; application in composites; in situ methodology; dispersion of nanomaterials; purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Transfer Learning Methods in Equipment Reliability Management

edited by Lei Wang, Xin Zhang and Xixing Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16982 | Submission Open

Keywords: equipment reliability; transfer learning; domain adaptation; domain generalization; interpretability; fault diagnosis; fault prediction

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

Municipal Solid Waste for Energy Production and Resource Recovery

edited by

Md. Salatul Islam Mozumder

, Rajan Kumar Thapa, Surajbhan Sevda and

Nabin Aryal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11599 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy technologies; life-cycle analysis of MSW; application of circular economy to MSW; production of new materials from MSW; recycling; recovery; and valorisations of waste; development of new technology for resource recovery from MSW; novel and environmental friendly MSW management systems

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

Analysis and Optimization Control of Active Distribution Networks and Smart Grids

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10165 | Submission Open

Keywords: active distribution network; smart grid; renewables; analysis and control; uncertainty; forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Developments in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Processes

edited by

Alireza Kazemi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7417 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart water flooding; nanotechnology; CO2 injection; microbial EOR; low-salinity flooding; shale EOR; AI in EOR; hybrid techniques; heavy oil EOR; environmentally friendly EOR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Sustainable Management of Wastewater and Sludge

edited by Zhetai Hu, Zhiqiang Zuo and

Bo Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6228 | 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)

Geophysical Methods and Processes for Unconventional Reservoir Exploration and Characterization in Petroleum System

edited by

Zhiqi Guo

, Feng Zhang and Yang Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5931 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale gas and oil; tight gas and oil; volcanic gas and oil; heavy oil; oil shale; coalbed methane; seismic data processing; seismic inversion; seismic numerical and physical modeling; quantitative seismic interpretation; rock physics; petrophysics; well-log; gravity and magnetic methods; electrical and electromagnetic methods; porosity; fluids; fractures; pore pressure; geostress; interbedded strata

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Non-ferrous Metal Metallurgy and Its Cleaner Production

edited by

Leiting Shen

and

Changhong Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4988 | 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)

Production and Industrial Engineering in Metal Processing

edited by Ronaldo Câmara Cozza

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4722 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallurgical processes of manufacturing; mechanical processes of manufacturing; plastic deformation of metals; machining; additive manufacturing; wear; lubrication

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

Recent Advances in Environment and Energy Related Processes in Offshore Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Xiang Sun

, Lujun Wang, Yuze Wang and

Zhixiang Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4656 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore geotechnical engineering; environmental geomechanics; energy geomechanics; wind turbine foundations; structure– environment interaction; ocean engineering; offshore energy engineering; offshore environmental engineering; offshore mining; island and reef engineering

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

Metal–Organic Frameworks for Separation, Catalysis and Energy Applications

edited by

Christos Argirusis

,

Pavlos K. Pandis

and Georgia Sourkouni

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3421 | Submission Open

Keywords: MOFs; catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; separation processes; energy storage; supercapacitors; chemical gas storage; electrochemical conversion and storage; environmental and biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Production, Processing and Quality Assessment of Livestock Meat Products

edited by

Ignacio Arturo Domínguez Vara

,

Gabriela Maria Grigioni

and

J. Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth performance; carcass traits; meat quality; processing technologies; nutrient metabolism; welfare; additives; greenhouse gases mitigation

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

Advances in the Analysis of Emerging Organic Contaminants

edited by Ana Paula Peron, Regiane Da Silva Gonzalez and Débora Cristina de Souza

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2344 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; wastewater; environmental safety; water quality; sustainable environment

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

Innovations in Solar Cell Technology: Materials, Efficiency and Sustainability

edited by Mohammad Istiaque Hossain,

Brahim Aïssa

and Amith MD. Abdullah Khandakar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1751 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy innovations; emerging photovoltaic materials; perovskite and tandem solar cells; organic photovoltaics; energy conversion efficiency; sustainable solar cell technologies; material lifecycle and recycling; industrial scalability; renewable energy technologies; advance characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Traditional Energy and New Energy

edited by Tianhang Zhou, Qilei Liu and Xin Peng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1535 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in energy; low-carbonization of traditional energy; energy system optimization; smart grids and energy management; data-driven material design; renewable energy technologies; AI-driven monitoring and maintenance; sustainable energy systems; innovative machine learning techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Waste Management and Biogas Production Process and Application

edited by

KeChrist Obileke

and Nwabunwanne Enebe

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; energy efficiency; energy sustainability; waste to energy process; biogas digesters; techno-economic feasibility and waste environmental impact assessment

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

2nd Edition of Natural Products for Drug Discovery and Development

edited by

Antony Kam

,

Shining Loo

and Lee Simon Ming-Yuen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product; discovery; structure– activity relationship; herbal medicine; molecular mechanism; high-throughput screening; target identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Recent Advances in Heavy Oil Reservoir Simulation and Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Farshid Torabi

and Kamran Foroutan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy oil reservoir; fluid dynamics; simulation techniques; thermal recovery processes; reservoir heterogeneity; improved/enhanced oil recovery (I/EOR); computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Trends in Biochemical Processing Techniques

edited by Alberto Ordaz, Juan Silvestre Aranda-Barradas and Claudia Guerrero–Barajas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1370 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical processing; fermentation technologies; biocatalysis; biomolecule purification; biotechnological systems; process optimization; interdisciplinary approaches; modeling and simulation; process efficiency; sustainability in bioprocessing

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

Transport Processes in Single- and Multi-Phase Flow Systems

edited by

Aleksandar Milićević

and Nenad Crnomarković

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open

Keywords: single- and multi-phase flow systems; transport processes; fluid mechanics; heat transfer; chemical reactions; experiments; modeling and simulation; artificial intelligence; process control

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

Carbon Capture, Transportation, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Process Optimization (CCUSPO)

edited by

Dongya Zhao

and

Shijian Lu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 866 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCUS process modelling; CCUS optimization; CCUS parameter sensitivity analysis; CCUS energy consumption and carbon emission assessment; CCUS economic evaluation; CCUS process dynamic modelling; CCUS process dynamic optimization

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

Ionic Liquid Applications in Sustainable Biomass Processing

edited by

Pedro Y. S. Nakasu

and

Jason P. Hallett

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; pretreatment; fractionation; fermentation; cellulose; lignin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Applications of Multifunctional Materials and Novel Engineering Techniques

edited by Jih-Hsin Liu, Chia-Hao Chen and

Ching-Ho Tien

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional materials; advanced manufacturing; hybrid systems; computational modeling; energy applications; nanotechnology; biomedical engineering; environmental applications; process optimization; novel fabrication techniques

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

Advanced Methods of Metal Recycling

edited by Laurence Dyer

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal recovery; secondary metal recovery; waste; sustainability; process development

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

Recent Advances in Food Fermentation Technology

edited by

Wendy Franco

and

Alejandra Urtubia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; innovation; process; microbial diversity; sustainability; sensory; applications; new technologies

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

Graphene Oxide: From Synthesis to Applications

edited by Sonja Jovanović and Zoran Jovanović

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene oxide; synthesis; functionalization of graphene oxide; graphene-based composites; energy storage and conversion; catalysis; sensing; optoelectronics; environmental applications; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Structure Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Nanoporous Materials

edited by María Luisa García-Betancourt, Magallón Cacho Lorena and Ramírez Aparicio Jeannete

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoporous materials; structure design; synthesis techniques; characterization methods; surface functionalization; computational modeling; adsorption phenomena; diffusion studies; catalysis applications; energy storage; gas separation; environmental remediation; biomimetic synthesis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; sustainability; green synthesis; hierarchical structures; hybrid materials; advanced characterization techniques; regulatory and safety considerations; industrial-scale production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Synthesis and Characterization of Various Nanomaterials Based on Graphene Derivatives

edited by

Masoud Khaleghiabbasabadi

and

Daniele Silvestri

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene derivatives; graphene oxide; synthesis and preparation of graphene derivatives; chrecrectrization of graphene derivatives; functionalization graphene derivatives; doping; catalytic applications; sensor applications; electronic applications; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

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

edited by

Qianyi Liu

and Jiayan Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Design, Optimization and Evaluation of Solar Energy Systems

edited by

Moussaoui Haytem

and Azim Doğuş Tuncer

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy systems; system design; optimization techniques; energy efficiency; photovoltaic (PV) systems; solar thermal systems; renewable energy integration; energy storage solutions; techno-economic analysis; exergy evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biochar-Based Materials for the Removal of Organic Pollutants

edited by Delai Zhong and Zhonghao Wan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar-based materials; organic pollutants; material stability; green and sustainable remediation; carbon footprint; environmental processes

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

Application of Mesoporous and Nanomaterials for Environmental Adsorption and Catalytic Degradation

edited by Fernando Dal Pont Morisso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesoporous materials; nanomaterials; physisorption and chemisorption; heterogeneous catalysis; catalytic degradation of pollutants; water treatment; air purification; soil remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

New Additive Manufacturing Techniques in Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Francisco Werley Cipriano Farias

and

Valdemar Rebelo Duarte

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: processes development; processes variants; hybrid processes; pre- and post-processing technologies; numerical simulations; nondestructive testing; in situ monitoring; functional material grading; materials characterization; mechanical properties

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

Advances in the Application of Biotechnology in Environmental Remediation

edited by

Mouna Fahr

and

Abdelaziz Smouni

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental biotechnology; bioremediation; phytoremediation; microbial degradation; pollutant removal; sustainable remediation; genetic engineering in remediation; soil and water restoration; eco-friendly technologies; mining pollution management

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

Smart Optimization Techniques for Microgrid Management

edited by

Zineb Cabrane

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrid management; smart optimization techniques; artificial intelligence; multi-objective optimization; stochastic optimization; distributed optimization; energy resilience; renewable energy integration; resource allocation; multi agent systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Application of Environmentally Friendly Technologies in Green Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hayet Djelal

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmentally friendly processing; wastewater; advanced oxidation processes; biological processes; phytoremediation processes; green catalysts; biochar; biobased materials; bioenergy; energy efficiency

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

Reliability and Engineering Applications (Volume II)

edited by

Hongyun So

,

Jong-Won Park

and

Sunghan Kim

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15988 | Submission Open

Keywords: reliability; manufacturing; materials; health management

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

Electrochemical Sensors for Trace Analysis

edited by

Maša Buljac

and

Josip Radić

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; trace analysis; composite materials; carbon nanomaterials

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

Advanced Technologies for the Remediation of Wastewater and Air Pollution

edited by Jia Wang, Zhihua Chen, Yuanyao Ye,

Jun Wan

and

Huabin Wang

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4490 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; remediation of atmospheric pollution; advanced biomass-based materials; organic contaminants; heavy metals; advanced oxidation processes; adsorption processes; reduction of high-valent metals; biological treatment; pilot and practical applications

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

Turbulence Models for Turbomachinery

edited by Djordje Cantrak and Jelena Svorcan

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3688 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulence; turbomachinery; RANS; LES; hybrid RANS-LES; DNS; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Biomass, Coal and Other Solid Fuels: Thermal Conversion, Emission and Pollutant Control

edited by Hengda Han, Zhifeng Hu, Shuai Guo and Mohamed Moustafa Saad

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; coal; solid waste; conversion; emission

(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 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1086 | 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)

Carbon Nanomaterial Synthesis, Functional Modifications and Applications in Catalytic Processes

edited by Sanja Panic and Željko Čupić

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanomaterial synthesis; functionalization/modification of carbon nanomaterials; carbon-based nanocatalysts; structured carbocatalysts; catalytic application of carbon nanomaterials

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

Control, Optimization and Scheduling of Smart Distribution Grids

edited by

Mauricio Eduardo Samper

,

Marcelo Gustavo Molina

,

Maximiliano Martinez

and Gastón Orlando Suvire

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open

Keywords: planning and operation; distribution networks; smart grids; microgrids; modeling and simulation; optimization; distributed energy resources; power electronics and electric drives; renewable energy and energy storage; electric vehicles; demand response; reliability and resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advances in the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

edited by

Muhammad Tawalbeh

,

Amani Al-Othman

and Tabbi Wilberforce

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; hydrogen fuel cells; novel materials; modeling and simulation; performance and durability; water and thermal management; automotive; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Applications of Natural and Synthetic Derivatives in Pharmaceutical Industries

edited by

Jefferson Romáryo Duarte Da Luz

and

Gabriel Araujo Silva

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural derivatives; synthetic derivatives; pharmaceutical applications; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; extraction and synthesis processes; natural product chemistry; synthetic methodologies; sustainable practices; drug development and formulation; therapeutic innovation; industrial pharmaceutical processes; analytical technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

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