Chemical Processes and Systems
A section of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717).
Section Information
The Chemical Processes and Systems section of the Processes journal is the ideal forum for publication of significant high-excellence and high-impact research, as well as reviews. What we mean by ‘Chemical Systems’ and what is expected in terms of content should be, to a certain extent, self-explanatory; nevertheless, it should be clarified that our definition is distinct from pure discipline and capacity-based chemical and chemical engineering papers in the following ways: Complexity might be the key asset. In this sense, papers submitted should embrace, for example, a systems view as given in chemical system engineering, a holistic view as given in process design development, or an interdisciplinary view as given when disciplines meet challenges by sustainability or green chemistry. The nature of the investigations is at best symbiotic and/or disruptive, which means they have the potential to transform science and industry. Both fundamental investigations and industrial showcases are of interest in this section. All manuscripts submitted for publication under this section will undergo the usual high-quality peer review process of the Processes journal and, if accepted, will be published rapidly online.
Advanced Equipment and Chemical Environments
- Smart chemical reactors and separators
- Smart actuation principles for chemical reaction
- Bionic reaction principles (e.g., cascades)
Sustainable Processes
- Sustainable process designs
- Novel process windows
- Novel process chemistry concepts
- Process intensification and process integration
- Multi-scale/system modelling
Green Chemistry and Engineering
- Advanced catalysts
- Green solvents
- Designer solvents
- Novel synthesis design concepts
Current and Future Processing Systems
- Environmental, cost, and social assessment of chemical technology
- Chain-related process technology (e.g., stages of pharma process development)
- End-to-end and modular process technology (future factories)
Industrial Transformation
- New windows of opportunity
- New resources and products (e.g. biomass)
- Distributed/mobile manufacturing
- New supply-chain models
New Opportunities
- Chemical systems off-earth (space manufacturing)
- Advanced functional chemical products (e.g., controlled-release fertilizers)
- Expanding businesses to profit from chemistry (e.g., nutrition)
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Research on Process System Engineering (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Carbon Storage in Carbonate Reservoirs: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Manufacturing Process on Solid State Electrolytes for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- How Important Are Ionic Liquids in Greener and More Sustainable Chemical Processes? (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Green Chemistry: Microwave Synthesis, Latest Approaches towards Sustainable Processes (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Raman Spectroscopy: New Perspectives and Future Directions (Deadline: 5 October 2023)
- Numerical Simulation of Heat and Mass Transfer in Multiphase Flows (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Green Technologies of Hydrogen and Ammonia Production as Energy Vectors (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Chemical Process Modelling and Simulation (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Recent Progress in Photochemical Processes (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Ligands and Corresponding Metal Complexes (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Modelling and Optimization of Chemical Reactors (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Technology and Regulatory Assessment of Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Chemical Sample Pre-treatment Processes for Spectroanalytical Techniques (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Applications of Membrane Technology in Hybrid Processes (Deadline: 17 October 2023)
- Computational Chemistry and Organic Process Research and Development (Deadline: 17 October 2023)
- Turbulent Combustion Modeling and Computational Fluid Dynamics (Deadline: 18 October 2023)
- Supramolecular Hosts: Design and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- New Insights into Porous Organic Polymers and Their Application in Contaminant Removal (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
- Multiphase Reaction Process Design and Optimization (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Recent Developments in Natural Gas Hydrates (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Fuels and Wastes (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Processes: Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Denitrification Process from Industrial Wastewater and Sewage Sludge Treatment Process (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- New Trends in Distillation and Absorption Technology (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Solid-State Electrochemical Devices: Materials, Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Nanomaterials for Green Hydrogen Production and CO2 Reduction Aiming at Sustainability (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Advances in Combustion Analysis and Carbon Capture of Emerging Combustors (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Recent Advances in Carbon Dioxide Capture, Conversion and Utilization (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Advances in Multi-Scale Methods in Fluid Mechanics for Bubble Columns and Fluidized Beds (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Techniques for Assaying Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Biomass Torrefaction: Processes, Applications and Challenges (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Petroleum Characterization and Bioprocesses: Numerical and Experimental Investigation (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Modelling of Fluidized Adsorption Beds (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Technology and the Green Development of Geological Energy (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Novel Processes for Emerging Contaminants Degradation: Current Research and Future Prospects (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Chemical Process Risk Assessment (Deadline: 25 November 2023)
- Graphene-Based Photocatalysts for Water Decontamination (Deadline: 28 November 2023)
- Latest Advances in Molecular Modeling Applied in Chemical Processes (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Design and Engineering of Microreactors for Flow Chemistry and Smart-Scaled Flow Processes (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- 10th Anniversary of Processes: Design of the Chemical Industry of the Future (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Novel Desulfurization Processes for Liquid Fuel (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Intelligent Safety Monitoring and Prevention Process in Coal Mines (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Recent Developments in Machine Learning for Product and Molecular Design, Mixture Design and Integrated Biorefineries (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Electrochemistry Research for Materials’ Corrosion, Mitigation and Protection in Industrial Applications and Energy Systems (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Advances in Lipid Chemistry: Extraction, Process and Analysis (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Dry and Steam Reforming Technologies, and Application in Chemical Engineering (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Research Progress of CO2 Capture and Utilization in Chemical Engineering (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Biomass Pretreatment for Thermochemical Conversion (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Chemical Process Simulations (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Selected Papers from the XXV Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Novel Synthetic Methods of Organic Chemical Synthesis Technology (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Emulsions and Emulsion Stability Analysis and Application in Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Industries (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Electrosynthesis of Metal–Organic Framework Membranes for Energy and Sensing Applications (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
- Erosion and Corrosion Mechanism and Control Method of Energy and Chemical Equipment (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
- Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization in Green Chemistry (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Exploration, Exploitation and Utilization of Coal and Gas Resources (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Biochemical Processes for Sustainability (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Process of CO2 Capture and Conversion (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Carbon Capture and Storage: Recent Progress and Future Challenges (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Adsorption Kinetics and Thermodynamics: Analysis and Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Selected Papers from the XXIV Brazilian Congress of Chemical Engineering (COBEQ 2023) (Deadline: 22 January 2024)
- Ionic Liquids: Solvent Properties and Organic Reactivity (Deadline: 24 January 2024)
- Advances in Nanomaterials Synthesis and Applications in Electrochemical Processes (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Chemical Product Design — Recent Advances and Perspectives (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Study on Novel Adsorption Processes for Catalysis, Environment and Energy Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Combustion of Low-Carbon or Carbon-Neutral Fuels in Flame Dynamics and Chemical Kinetics (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Integration, Modelling and Optimization of Sustainable Chemical Process (Deadline: 10 February 2024)
- Process Modeling, Simulation and Optimization in Chemical Reaction Engineering (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Non-equilibrium Processes and Structure Formation (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- 10th Anniversary of Processes: Feature Papers in Chemical Processes and Systems (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Theory and Technology of Intelligent Mining in Coal Mines (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Advances in Chemical Looping Technologies (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Recent Advances in Processing Technologies for Substance Extraction, Separation, and Enrichment (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Advances in Syngas Production, Purification and Application (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- New Trends in Electrochemical Detection (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Advances in High-Performance Photocatalytic Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Flow in Porous Media and CO2 Storage in Enhanced Oil Recovery (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Synthesis of Functional Organic Materials and Chemicals (Deadline: 21 February 2024)
- Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CECs): Emissions, Monitoring and Modeling (Deadline: 23 February 2024)
- Organic–Inorganic Interactions and Their Significance for Hydrocarbon Generation in Deep Formations (Deadline: 26 February 2024)
- New Technology and Application of Hydrogen Production, Storage Conversion and Fuel Cell (Deadline: 27 February 2024)
- Feature Papers on Chemical Processes and Systems (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Advances in Natural Gas Hydrate Exploitation, Hydrate Technology, Carbon Capture and Storage (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Plasma Science and Plasma-Assisted Applications (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Technological Processes for Chemical and Related Industries (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Advanced Thermodynamic Analysis of Chemical Systems (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics for Chemical Reaction Engineering (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- 2nd Edition of Innovation in Chemical Plant Design (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Recent Advances in CO2 Capture, CO2 Utilization, and Green Chemistry for Sustainability (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Microscale Processing with Non-thermal Plasma Discharges and Its Application (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Alternative Fuel Combustion Processes, Characteristics and Reaction Kinetics (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Chemical Engineering – Environment, Sustainability and the Future (Deadline: 5 March 2024)
- Edible and Non-edible Oil Extraction Processes, Modeling and Optimization (Deadline: 10 March 2024)
- Multiphase Flow, and Efficient Development Methodology and Technology in Unconventional Reservoirs (Deadline: 10 March 2024)
- Surface and Interface Reactivity and Energetics of Nanoscale Materials (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Continuous Production and Catalysis Optimization of Chemical Industry Processes (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Modeling of Thermochemical Processes for Efficient Feedstock Utilization (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Electrochemical Applications of Biomass Carbon (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Processes in Biofuel Production and Biomass Valorization (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Discussion on Fuel Combustion Dynamics Modelling (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- The Integrated Application of Mechanochemistry in Organic Synthesis and the Utilization of Organic Waste (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Advances in Enzyme Biotechnology and Applications in Industry and Environment (Deadline: 10 April 2024)
- Deep Eutectic Solvents: Green Solvents of the Future (Deadline: 12 April 2024)
- Modeling and Optimization of Gas-Solid Reaction Vessels (Deadline: 29 May 2024)
- Industrial Chemistry Reactions (3rd Edition): Kinetics, Mass and Heat Transfer in View of the Industrial Reactors Design (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Chemical Process Intensification: From Molecule to Process Scales (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Advanced Fracturing Technology for Oil and Gas Reservoir Stimulation (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- CO2 Capture and Utilization and Molecular Simulation (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Aerosol Formation Processes, Measurement Techniques and Related Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)