Processes

Advances in Coal Processing, Utilization, and Process Safety

edited by

Feng Du

, Leilei Si,

Chaojun Fan

and Qiming Zhuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 21 articles | Viewed by 21837 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; mineral utilization; mine safety engineering; coal seam gas flow dynamics; coal rock dynamic disasters; safety and emergency management; predictive modeling; process safety in mining; intelligent mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Environmentally Friendly Production of Energy from Natural Gas Hydrates

edited by

Qingchao Li

and

Qiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 21 articles | Viewed by 19738 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural gas hydrate; production strategy; additives; inhibitors; wellbore stability; sand production; reservoir damage; geothermal; economic and technical evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Operation and Control of New Power System with Large-Scale Renewable Energy Integration

edited by

Dawei Zhao

, Junyi Zhai, Shengyuan Liu and Wangqianyun Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 18496 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; modeling; control; stability analysis; forecasting; operation optimization; restoration; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Clean Combustion and Emission in Vehicle Power System, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiaqiang E

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15747 | Submission Open

Keywords: reaction kinetics; clean combustion and emission; after-treatment system; diagnostic techniques; laminar and turbulent flames; heat and mass transfer; novel combustion concepts; technologies; and systems; clean combustion instability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

New Frontiers in Chromatographic Separation Technology

edited by

Laurence Muhr

and

Laetitia Canabady-Rochelle

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14706 | 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)

New Trends in Fuzzy Control System Applications in Complex Industrial Processes and Energy Systems

edited by Hua Chen, Gang Wang and

Yunfeng Ji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13499 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy control; nonlinear systems; robot; USV; time delay; predetermined performance index; LLM; video data; algorithms

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

Data-Driven Modeling and Applications for Flow, Heat Transfer, and Combustion

edited by Songbai Yao,

Ping Wang

, Bosen Wang and Weijia Qian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8119 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; fluid dynamics; heat transfer; reacting flows; numerical modeling; experimental diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Preparation, Characterization and Application of Heterogeneous Catalysts

edited by

Wladimir Reschetilowski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8103 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic catalysts; intermetallics in catalysis; supported metallic catalysts; oxide and mixed oxide catalysts; zeolite catalysts; acid– base catalysis; bifunctional catalysis; environmental catalysis; biocatalysis; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; catalysts for hydrogen production; catalysts for C1 chemistry; kinetic modelling of heterogeneously catalysed reactions

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

Fault Diagnosis of Equipment in the Process Industry

edited by Heng Zhang, Chuanjiang Li and Yuhang Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8043 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; process industry; anomaly detection; prognosis and health management; AI technology

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

Emerging Thermal and Non-Thermal Technologies for Food Preservation and Sustainable Food Processing

edited by

Tesfaye Bedane

and

Long Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8018 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; preservation; sustainable processing; food safety; food quality; minimal processing; thermal processing; non-thermal processing

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

Advanced Technology in Unconventional Resource Development

edited by Xiuyu Wang and

Xiao Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7961 | Submission Open

Keywords: tight oil reservoir; seepage law; spontaneous imbibition; CO2 flooding; chemical flooding

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

Multiphase Flow Process and Separation Technology

edited by Zhiyi Xiong and Xinwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7458 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow process; separation equipment strengthening; new design; research method; gas– liquid– solid separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Environmental Protection and Remediation Processes

edited by Jemmyson Romário de Jesus and Cícero Alves Lopes Junior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7113 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; pollutant monitoring; green technologies; environmental chemistry; advanced analytical methods; decontamination processes; environmental sensors; effluent treatment; sample preparation

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

Turbulence Models for Turbomachinery

edited by Djordje Cantrak and Jelena Svorcan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6312 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

High-Temperature Behavior of Polymers and Composites

edited by

Antonio Galgano

and

Carmen Branca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5894 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; composites; fire testing; thermal degradation; combustion; flammability; small-scale experimentation; mathematical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Simulation, Modeling, and Decision-Making Processes in Manufacturing Systems and Industrial Engineering, 2nd Edition

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5377 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; modeling; innovation in decision-making; machine learning; artificial intelligence; multi-objective optimization; simulation; data-driven decision insights; industrial engineering; soft computing; adaptive decision support; manufacturing systems; sustainability; cybersecurity; process optimization; smart factories; industrial automation; production planning; operations research; other processes

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

Advances in Electrocatalysts for the OER, HER and Biomass Conversion

edited by Mingpeng Chen, Huachuan Sun and Yuxiao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5347 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; biomass conversion; selective electrooxidation; electrocatalyst design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advances in Computer Vision and Image Processing for Industrial Processes

edited by

Changsoo Je

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4994 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; industrial automation; quality control; predictive maintenance; smart manufacturing; machine learning; deep learning; robotics; Industry 4.0

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

Advanced Research on Marine and Deep Oil & Gas Development

edited by Jianbo Zhang, Xiaohui Sun and Wenqiang Lou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4690 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas development; marine; deep strata; drilling; multiphase flow; flow assurance; pressure control; production increase; intelligence development; environmental safety

Advances in Remediation of Contaminated Sites: 3rd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4560 | Submission Open

Keywords: site contamination; survey and assessment; remediation technology; remediation strategy; site management; heavy metals; organic pollutants; emerging contaminants; soils and groundwater; water and sediments; environmental processes; environmental behaviors; environmental effects; environmental engineering

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

Green Conversion Processes of Waste and Biomass Materials

edited by

Marija Koprivica

,

Jelena T Petrović

and

Marija Simić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4444 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling of solid waste and biomass; conversion of waste into new and useful products; biological conversion; thermochemical conversion; other eco-friendly processes

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

Electrospray Drying and Freezing Technology in Food Processing

edited by

Chang Joo Lee

,

Seung Hyun Lee

and Taiyoung Kang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3939 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospray drying; freeze drying; infrared radiation drying; hybrid processes; microwaves drying; electric field drying; vacuum drying; emerging drying technologies; quality characteristics according to drying

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

Waste-Activated Sludge Treatment

edited by Yanlin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3767 | Submission Open

Keywords: activated sludge; biotransformation; thermochemical transformation; resource utilization; pollutant reduction; system optimization; life cycle assessment

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

Antimicrobial Food Packaging: Materials and Technologies

edited by

Anka Trajkovska Petkoska

and Aleksandra Bužarovska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3589 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial polymers/antimicrobial bio-based polymers; broad-spectrum antimicrobial strategy; natural extracts in food packaging and preservation; food packaging: active and smart packaging and novel technologies; edible films and coatings; polymer nanocomposites with antimicrobial properties; consumer awareness/acceptance for antimicrobial platforms; applications of antimicrobial packaging

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

Exploring the Antibacterial, Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Development

edited by

Ankanahalli N. Nanjaraj Urs

and Mohammad Fahim Kadir

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3007 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; herbal medicines; phytochemicals; small molecule drugs; antioxidants; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Studies of the Dosage Form and Stability of the Drug by Various Techniques, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alina Pyka-Pająk

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug analysis; drug stability; dosage form; analytical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Advanced Water Monitoring and Treatment Technologies

edited by Jie Gao and Zhuofan Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2417 | Submission Open

Keywords: water environmental monitoring; water purification technologies; heavy metal and emerging pollutant removal; adsorption; separation processes; sediment and contaminated water treatment

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

Resource Utilization of Food Industry Byproducts

edited by

Christian Cravotto

, Manuel Salgado Ramos and

Federica Turrini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2324 | Submission Open

Keywords: food industry byproducts; process optimization; novel valorisation strategies; green technologies; biorefinery; bioactive compounds; functional ingredients; sustainable processing

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

Biological Methods of Diagnosis in the Microbiology

edited by

Sazzad Hossen Toushik

and

Md. Furkanur Rahaman Mizan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2230 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological techniques; microbial culture; microscopy; biochemical tests; molecular diagnostics; hybridization techniques

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

Multi Dimensional Value Driven Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Innovation

edited by

Conghu Liu

, Xiaoqiao Wang and

Shitong Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1641 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidimensional value driven innovation; sustainable manufacturing; intelligent manufacturing; technical innovation; value creation; management innovation; green supply chain management; process optimization; multiobjective optimization; circular economy

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

Recent Advances in Coagulant Technologies and Applications for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Faiçal El Ouadrhiri

and

Amal Lahkimi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

Keywords: coagulation; wastewater treatment; coagulant technologies; novel materials; organic coagulants; inorganic coagulants; bio-based coagulants; industrial wastewater; environmental impact; Design of Experiments (DoE) ; Machine Learning (ML) Applications

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

Oil and Gas Drilling Processes: Control and Optimization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rui Deng

,

Xuyang Guo

and Meng Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1362 | Submission Open

Keywords: drilling; completion; rock mechanics; multiphase flow; well log; formation evaluation; MWD and LWD; experimental study; numerical study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Experiments and Diagnostics in Reacting Flows

edited by Tao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1293 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser diagnostics; thermo-chemcial process; combustion; flame

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Recent Advances in Conductor Materials for Energy Storage and Electrocaloric Applications

edited by Marisa A. Frechero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1227 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy storage; ceramic and glassy ionic conductors; impedance/dielectric spectroscopy; ceramic and glassy structural characterization; electrode/electrolyte interfaces; grain boundary; solid state bateries; supercapacitors; traditional and cold sintering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Multiphase Flows in Industrial and Environmental Applications

edited by

Santiago Lain

,

Aldo Benavides-Moran

and

Juan Ricardo Vidal Medina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; machine learning; particles; bubbles; and droplets; multiscale modeling; heat and mass transfer; reactive and non-reactive multiphase flows; turbulence

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

Microencapsulation of Food Antioxidants

edited by

Tafadzwa Kaseke

,

Berta Nogueiro Estevinho

and

Matheus Boeira Braga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open

Keywords: food antioxidants; nanoencapsulation; microencapsulation techniques; bioactive compound stability; biopolymers; shelf-life; functional foods; nutraceuticals; food fortification; food preservation; micro- or nanocapsule characterization; controlled release; release kinetics; bioaccessibility

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

AC and DC Power Grids System Technologies: Analysis, Control and Practical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Chang-Hua Lin

,

Shiue-Der Lu

and

Hwa-Dong Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open

Keywords: AC and DC power grids; power converter; HVDC; energy management systems; energy storage technologies; smart grid and microgrid; machine learning; sustainable electrical energy systems; renewable energy technologies; energy storage system; vehicle-to-grid; grid-to-vehicle; energy saving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry in Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

edited by Yassine Beldjoudi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; composites; hydrogels; nanofibers; polymers; self-assembly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Advanced Biobased Polymers: From Composites Production to Drug Delivery and Oil Industry Applications

edited by María Eugenia Taverna, Yurany Andrea Villada and Carlos Alberto Busatto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: biobased polymers; sustainable materials; composites production; natural fibers; drug delivery systems; biodegradability; controlled release; oil industry applications; renewable resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Preparation of Semiconductor Materials and Their Application in Photoelectronic Devices

edited by Weixin Ouyang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor materials; photoelectronic devices; charge carriers; material preparation; device assembly; solar cells; photodetectors; LEDs; lasers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Extraction, Analysis of Natural Products and Their Applications in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Hanae El Monfalouti

,

Taoufiq Benali

and Nada Kheira Sebbar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 674 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural products; green extraction; analytical characterization; drug discovery; pharmacological evaluation; target-based drug design; phytochemistry; computational screening

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

Cutting‐Edge Strategies in Zeolite Synthesis, CO₂ Utilization and Machine Learning-Driven Catalysis

edited by

Faisal Zafar

and Juan J. Villora-Picó

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite synthesis; CO2 utilization; machine learning; catalysis; catalyst design; high-throughput screening; carbon capture conversion; process intensification; hierarchical zeolites

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

Advances in Multifunctional Natural and Synthetic Biomaterials

edited by

Mariana Chelu

and Hermine-Maria Stroescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; natural and synthetic polymers; bioactive ceramics and glasses; active metals and their alloys; bone cements; biomedical applications; tissue engineering; 3D printing; regenerative medicine and plastic surgery; biosensors; hydrogels; membranes; thin films; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Processes in Sustainable Waste Management and Environmental Protection

edited by

Marija Šljivić-Ivanović

and Ivana Jelic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable waste management; waste treatment processes; waste-to-energy; resource recovery; circular economy; waste valorization; pollution control; environmental protection; enzymatic waste processing; recycling technologies

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

Innovative Drilling and Extraction Techniques for the Future of Oil and Gas

edited by

Jialin Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: drilling; extraction; optimization; energy; process systems engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Processes: Current Status and Prospects

edited by

Tarik Ainane

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical chemistry; synthetic methodologies; process optimization; biopharmaceuticals; cosmetic formulations; medicinal plants; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Innovative Drying Technologies for Food Processing

edited by

Tarik Hadibi

and

Yunfeng Wang

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

Keywords: food processing; spray drying; microwave drying; electrohydrodynamic drying; intermittent drying; food quality; nutritional retention; intelligent drying systems; IoT in drying; mechanical dewatering of food products; sustainable drying techniques

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

Novel Biosynthesis of Natural Products and Their Biotechnological Applications

edited by

Claudio Parra

and

Héctor Aguilar Bolados

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; chemistry and isolation of bioactive compounds from natural products; extremophile biotechnology; plant biotechnology; innovative bioactive formulations; biotechnological applications; biomaterials; natural and synthetic biopolymers

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

Extraction and Application Process of Bioactive Substances

edited by

Miguel A. Medina Morales

, Jesús Alejandro Claudio-Rizo and

Priscilla Barbosa Sales De Albuquerque

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecules; bioprocessing; green processes; bioactivities; extraction strategies; biorefinery; hydrogel encapsulation; microencapsulation; nanoencapsulation; biological efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Multiscale Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flow and Heat and Mass Transfer

edited by

Linyong Cui

and

Min Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; heat and mass transfer; multiscale modeling; numerical simulation; porous media; thermo– hydro– mechanical– chemical modeling; geological disposal; interface tracking methods; upscaling techniques; machine learning in computational mechanics

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

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