Processes

Sustainable Hydrogen Technologies and Their Value Chains

edited by

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10666 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; life cycle assessment; solar PV; wind turbine; water electrolysis; waste biomass; hydrogen storage materials; CCUS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

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

edited by

Qianyi Liu

and Jiayan Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9854 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Fluid Dynamics and Processes of Heat Transfer Enhancement

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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9843 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; convective nanofluids; phase change materials; heat exchanger; turbulator; computational fluid dynamics; flow characteristics; thermal heat storage; porous media; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Multiscale Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flow

edited by

Yupeng Xu

,

Xiaogang Shi

and

Lei Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8961 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; particle; numerical simulation; heat and mass transfer; multiscale models

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

Process Intensification for Waste Valorization

edited by

Vincenza Calabrò

and

Catia Giovanna Lopresto

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8008 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel; wastewater treatment; waste biomass

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

Sediment Contamination and Metal Removal from Wastewater

edited by Yahya El Hammoudani, Khadija Haboubi and Fouad Dimane

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7473 | 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)

Biomass Energy Conversion for Efficient and Sustainable Utilization

edited by

Maginot Ngangyo-Heya

and

Artemio Carrillo-Parra

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6465 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; biomass transformation technologies; biomass pretreatment; waste revaluation; advanced biofuels; hybrid biofuels.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamic Studies in Gas Turbine

edited by

Juan C. García Castrejón

and Laura Lilia Castro Gomez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5878 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; FEM; thermodynamics; cooling blades; heat transfer; optimization; NOx; CO2 capture

(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 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5786 | 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)

Innovative Techniques for the Control of Linear and Nonlinear Systems and Processes

edited by

Jaime González-Sierra

, Víctor Estrada-Manzo,

Mario Ramírez-Neria

and

Yair Lozano-Hernández

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4164 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear and nonlinear control; robotics; manufacturing processes; fault-tolerant control; extended state observers; underactuated systems; discrete-event systems; sustainability; process control

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

Advanced Separation and Extraction Processes for Effective Resource Utilization

edited by Ahmed Sobhy

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3743 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation processes; resource recovery; extraction technologies; sustainable engineering; process intensification; hydrometallurgy; waste valorization; circular economy; critical minerals

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

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

edited by

Wen-Chang Chang

and

Ping-Hsiu Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3593 | 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)

Clean Combustion and Emission Control Technologies

edited by Renjie Zou, Yang Xu, Xuelei Duan and Lin Cui

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3197 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion; pyrolysis; gasification; pollutant; biomass; hydrogen/ammonia; DeNOx/SO2; adsorption/absorption; catalysis; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Applications of Multifunctional Materials and Novel Engineering Techniques

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

Ching-Ho Tien

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2029 | 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)

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 1873 | 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)

Safety Monitoring and Intelligent Diagnosis of Mining Processes

edited by Biao Xie and

Dexing Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 1724 | 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)

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 1444 | 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 879 | 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 626 | 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 391 | 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 367 | 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 299 | 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 275 | 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 267 | 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 259 | 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 183 | 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 176 | 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 140 | 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 123 | 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 35092 | 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 559 | 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 547 | 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 120 | 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 15419 | 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 9666 | 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 8237 | 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 Martínez Delgadillo

and Alejandro Alonzo-Garcia

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4546 | 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 3605 | 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 2491 | 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 2186 | 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 1894 | 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 1036 | 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 469 | 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 429 | 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 243 | 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 182 | 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 114 | 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 111 | 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