Processes

Development and Implementation of Digital Twins for Industrial Processes

edited by

Jose Carlos Pinto

,

Maurício B. de Souza Jr.

,

Marcellus G. F. De Moraes

and

Maurício M. Câmara

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3710 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; modeling; simulation; monitoring; control; optimization; machine learning; real-time; industrial process; industrial digitalization

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

Artificial Intelligence: An Innovative Solution to the Optimization and Discovery of Functional Materials

edited by Cheng Zeng and Menghao Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2612 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; artificial intelligence; materials informatics; data-driven approach; Bayesian optimization; inverse materials design; high-throughput screening; machine learning force-field; automated experimentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

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

edited by Abeer Al Mohtar and Georges Mouchaham

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 899 | 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)

Evaluation, Decision-Making and Market Simulation of a New Type of Power System, 2nd Edition

edited by Yuqing Wang, Liying Wang and Houqi Dong

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: new type of power system; performance evaluation; power system planning; operation optimization; investment decision; electricity– carbon market; power system resilience; power enterprise management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Chemical Insights into Food Antioxidants

edited by

Márcio Vargas-Ramella

and

Carmen Sílvia Favaro-Trindade

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 776 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; food chemistry; chemical characterization; degradation kinetics; food processing; shelf life; bioactive compound; functional food

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

Applications of Microorganisms in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Amrita Ranjan

and

Luqman Chuah Abdullah

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 755 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; bioremediation; microbial cultures; consortium; valorization; microbial biochemistry; kinetic and modeling study; statistical optimization; circular economy; sustainability; industrial microbiology

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

Biomass Pretreatment for Thermochemical Conversion—2nd Edition

edited by

Carmen Branca

and

Antonio Galgano

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass pretreatments; pyrolysis; gasification; combustion; bio-oil and biochar upgrading emissions

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

AI-Driven Automation for Industrial Transformation: Innovations in Smart Systems, Machine Learning and Sustainable Processes

edited by Mohieddine Jelali

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; data engineering; computer vision; machine learning; deep learning; cognitive computing; AI-driven modeling; monitoring; or control; industrial IoT; AI-based design or engineering for sustainability

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

Chemical Analysis and Risk Assessment of Toxic Elements in Marine Environment

edited by

Katya Peycheva

and

Veselina Panayotova

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; pollution; food safety; marine species; risk assessment; target hazard quotients; hazard index

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

Intelligent and Low-Carbon Manufacturing: Performance Assessment, Condition Inspection, Process and Product Design

edited by

Qingdi Ke

and Lei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; low-carbon manufacturing; performance assessment; condition monitoring; product design; data-driven; artificial intelligence; digital twins

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

Porous Hybrid Structures for Gas Adsorption and Separation

edited by

Elvin Aliyev

and

Begum Tokay

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas adsorption; separation; and storage; mixed-matrix membranes; hybrid materials; property modeling and simulation; carbon capture; hydrogen storage; biogas upgrading; molecular sieving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

New Applications of Membrane in Separation Processes

edited by

Cláudio da Silva Rocha

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; advanced membrane materials; process intensification; sustainable separation technologies; hybrid membrane processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Research Advances and Applications of Isotopic and Spectroscopic Analysis in Foods and Beverages

edited by

Maria Tarapoulouzi

and

Ioannis Pashalidis

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6131 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotopic analysis; spectroscopic analysis; sensory evaluation; food processing; food engineering; food science and technology; food authenticity; food authentication; food safety; food quality

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

Natural Biosorbents Applied to the Treatment of Contaminated Soils and Water

edited by

Juan Fernando Cardenas González

, J. Felix Gutiérrez Corona and

Araceli Tomasini Campocosio

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; environmental microbiology; environmental chemistry; biotechnology; biosorption; heavy metals; agrochemicals; phytoremediation; biotransformation; agricultural biotechnology

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

Development, Application and Prospects of Hydrogen Production from Renewable Energy

edited by

Felipe Galleguillos

and

Norman Toro

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; renewable energy; water electrolysis; electrode materials; solar-driven hydrogen; seawater splitting; energy systems integration; process optimization; sustainability; hydrogen economy; brine valorization; corrosion and degradation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Improve Industrial Energy Efficiency

edited by

Alejandro Espinosa Calderón

and Horacio Rostro-Gonzalez

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 866 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; industrial energy efficiency; process optimization; predictive maintenance; intelligent control systems; energy consumption forecasting; digital twins; industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); data-driven decision making; anomaly detection in industrial systems; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

AI-Driven Reservoir Characterization and Predictive Simulation in Shale Plays

edited by

Hongyan Qu

,

Dongqi Ji

, Zhiye Gao,

Jie Zeng

and Yan Peng

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale; artificial intelligence (AI); pore structure; numerical simulation; fracture propagation; enhanced oil recovery; fluid migration

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

Synthesis and Extraction Processes of Biotechnological Drugs of Plant Origin (2nd Edition)

edited by

Sylwia Zielińska

and

Marijana Zovko Končić

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosynthesis; biosynthetic pathways; extraction procedures; medicinal plant; plant biotechnology; plant cell cultures; plant metabolitesbiosynthesis; biosynthetic pathways; extraction procedures; medicinal plant biotechnology; plant cell cultures; plant metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Thermal Fluid Systems in Mechanical Engineering

edited by

Chang Zhai

, Weidi Huang and

Hongliang Luo

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal fluid systems; thermal energy storage; heat exchangers; heat transfer; thermodynamics; combustion; fuel evaporation; numerical simulation; thermal management; wall heat transfer

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

Computational Modeling and Data Analysis in Biological and Health-Related Processes

edited by

Zuyi (Jacky) Huang

and Yunyun Zhou

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2146 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational modeling; systems biology; artificial intelligence (AI); data analysis; bioprocess optimization; multi-modal data integration; biomarker discovery; sensitivity analysis; decision-support systems

Advances in Process Detection and Control Technologies for Optimizing Food Processing

edited by

Emmanuel De Jesús Ramírez‐Rivera

,

José Andrés Herrera Corredor

,

Jesús Rodríguez-Miranda

and

Adán Cabal-Prieto

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9233 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; food detection; food safety; food quality; food Industry 4.0; thermal process; non-thermal process; fermentation; drying; food chemical; instrumental analysis

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

Applications of Microorganisms in Wastewater Treatment Processes

edited by Yunmeng Pang, Yanan Yin and Zhenguo Chen

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2867 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial-wastewater biological treatment; nutrient (N and P) removal; heavy-metal removal; emerging-contaminant biodegradation; bioflocculants; microbial immobilization; microbial fuel cells; wastewater biorecovery

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

Recent Advances in Industrial Applications of Photo/Electrocatalysis

edited by Mohamed A. Abdellah

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; industrial processes; catalytic materials; reactor design

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

Advanced Photocatalytic Material Surface Treatment Technology

edited by

Irene T.S. Garcia

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysts; environmental applications; hydrogen production; carbon dioxide reduction; nanomaterials; surface technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Feature Review Papers in Section “Pharmaceutical Processes”

edited by

Paolo Trucillo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 36368 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; plants for drug delivery; materials for drug delivery; liposomes; niosomes; biocompatible polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)

Processes in Agri-Food Technology

edited by

Jingfeng Huang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 28452 | 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)

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

edited by

Tesfaye Bedane

and

Long Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18414 | 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)

Synthesis, Characterization and Computational Modeling of Nanostructured Materials

edited by Abdennaceur Karoui, Shizhong Yang and

Bijandra Kumar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14712 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductors; heterostructures; quantum dots; nanosensors; high-entropy materials; photocatalysts; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; ion implantation; high-performance computing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)

Innovations in Manufacturing Processes and Systems for Sustainable Practices (2nd Edition)

edited by

Raul D. S. G. Campilho

and Flávia Barbosa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13220 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing processes; sustainable manufacturing; process optimization; automation; robotics; green manufac-turing; additive manufacturing (3D printing); energy-efficient processes; waste reduction; circular economy; chemical manufacturing; biological processes; material processing; pharmaceutical production; food engineering; Industry 4.0; digitalization; smart manufacturing systems; bio-based materials; green chemistry; advanced recycling methods

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

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

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12066 | 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)

Natural Low-Cost Adsorbents in Water Purification Processes

edited by

Leticia Nishi

, Luis Fernando Cusioli,

Rosângela Bergamasco

and Carolina Moser Paraíso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7609 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; natural adsorbents; water treatment; low cost; sustainability; biomass; agro-industrial waste; alternative materials; heavy metals; organic pollutants; contaminant removal; natural clays; activated carbon; chemical modification; industrial effluents; waste reuse; filtration; water purification; porous materials; environmental impact

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

Advances in Reservoir Development and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

edited by

Zhijie Wen

and Jian Tao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6540 | Submission Open

Keywords: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR); reservoir characterization; geomechanics in reservoir development; hydrocarbon extraction; unconventional reservoirs; sustainability in oil recovery; reservoir modeling and simulation; data-driven reservoir management

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

Advances in Water Resource Pollution Mitigation Processes

edited by

Hugo Valdés

and Aldo Saavedra

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6350 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; wastewater treatment; modelling; simulation; sustainable process; NBS; innovation; water pollution; membrane processes; valorization; nanotechnology

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

Advances in Bioprocess Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francesca Raganati

and

Alessandra Procentese

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5754 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocess engineering; fermentation; upstream processing; downstream processing; biomass valorization; bioreactors; bio-based products

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

Resource Utilization of Food Industry Byproducts

edited by

Christian Cravotto

, Manuel Salgado Ramos and

Federica Turrini

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5751 | 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)

Advanced Separation and Extraction Processes for Effective Resource Utilization

edited by Ahmed Sobhy

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5723 | 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)

Recent Advances in Heavy Oil Reservoir Simulation and Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Farshid Torabi

and Kamran Foroutan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5311 | 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)

Clean Combustion and Emission Control Technologies

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

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4659 | 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)

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

edited by

Rui Deng

,

Xuyang Guo

and Meng Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3528 | 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)

Emerging Technologies in Solid Waste Recycling and Reuse

edited by Ruan L. S. Ferreira,

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

and Saraiva Pereira Jéssyca Emanuella

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3483 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste recycling; waste reuse technologies; circular economy; waste valorization; sustainable waste management; resource recovery; smart waste management systems; life cycle assessment (lca); Industry 4.0 in waste processing; waste-to-energy conversion

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

Development and Simulation of Coalescing Technology in Efficient Separation Processes

edited by

Cheng Chang

and Lei Xing

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3204 | Submission Open

Keywords: coalescing; aerosol; oil– water separation; filter media; fiber; wettability; surface modification; structural optimization; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)

Sustainable Bioprocesses for Valorization of Food Industry Waste: Microbial and Enzymatic Innovations and Reactor Design

edited by

Pedro Fernandes

and

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3128 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable bioprocesses; bioprocess engineering; microbial and enzymatic processes; waste valorization strategies; valuable products; reactor design

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

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

edited by

Santiago Laín

,

Aldo Benavides-Moran

and

Juan Ricardo Vidal Medina

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2646 | 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)

Machine Learning Models for Sustainable Composite Materials

edited by

Celal Cakiroglu

,

Zong Woo Geem

and

Gebrail Bekdaş

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2176 | 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)

Advanced Technology in Food Processing

edited by

Hande Demir

,

Levent Aydemir

and

Biljana Loncar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging food technologies; sustainable food production; non-thermal food processing; process optimization; green extraction; food safety; food quality; food engineering

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

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics in Energy Systems

edited by

Shengquan Zhou

, Junyu Tao and

Zhiwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2073 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamics; fluid mechanics; energy systems; biomass conversion; solid waste utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

High-Effective Energy Conversion for Sustainable Environment

edited by

Jamil Toyir

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials; processes; energy efficiency; decarbonization; renewable energies; sustainable environment; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)

Advanced Application of Photoelectrocatalysis for Energy Conversion

edited by Juan Manuel Mora-Hernández and Jesús Adrián Díaz-Real

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1975 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoelectrochemistry; watersplitting; hydrogen generation; CO2 photoelectroreduction; photoelectrodes; semiconductors; photocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Clean Thermal Utilization of Solid Carbon-Based Fuels

edited by

Qiangqiang Ren

and Hao Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1942 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid carbon-based fuels; composition; clean thermal utilization; products utilization; process; economic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)

Advanced Materials for Marine Energy and Environment

edited by Chen Zhang and Xunliang Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; energy conversion and storage; marine environmental remedition; seawater splitting; desaltination

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

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