Special Issues

Processes publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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State-of-the-Art Energy Conversion and Storage
edited by , , Xijie Song and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8799 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; wind energy; solar energy; hydro energy; biomass conversion; nuclear energy; pumped storage; renewable energy technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Smart Wearable Technology: Thermal Management and Energy Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7347 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal and moisture management; phase change materials; thermal comfort; energy harvesting; energy conversion; energy storage; evaporation and condensation; evaporation-induced electricity generation; thermoelectric effects; piezoelectricity; triboelectricity; solar energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Research on Thermal and Catalytic Reaction Mechanism in Petrochemical Process
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5394 | Submission Open
Keywords: crude oil; hydroconversion; olefin; heavy oil; refining; zeolite; intergration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Controllable Preparation and Application of Metal Compounds
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4999 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal compounds; catalysts; batteries; detectors; ceramics; detectors; clean energy; energy conversion and storage; water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
New Research on Transition Metal Catalysis and Green Synthesis
edited by , and Liang-An Chen
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4661 | Submission Open
Keywords: transition metal; cross-coupling; C-H functionalization; green synthesis; sustainable chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Computational Biology Approaches to Genome and Protein Analyzes
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4485 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial neural networks; artificial intelligence methods; cancer development analysis; cell-fate and genome attractors; computational biology; computerized analysis of genomes (including sequences) and proteins; computerized identification and recognition of evolution; dot-matrix method; genetic semihomology; expert systems; evolutionary distances and trees; machine learning; multiple alignment; navigating cancer network attractors; neural networks; pattern recognition; phylogenetic trees; sequence– function relationship; sequence similarity; protein contact networks (PCNs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Production of Energy-Efficient Natural Gas Hydrate
edited by , , , Pengfei Wang and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4059 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural gas hydrate; production technology; environmental impact; energy-efficient; flow assurance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Innovations in Food Processing and Preservation Methods
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3980 | Submission Open
Keywords: food preservation; food processing; food products; food packaging; food safety and quality; biotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Process Automation and Smart Manufacturing in Industry 4.0/5.0
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2011 | Submission Open
Keywords: process control; automation; smart factory; smart manufacturing; virtual engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Integrated Process Design and Development of Biorefinery
edited by , Oscar Fernando Herrera Adarme and Aline Gomes de Oliveira Paranhos
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1796 | Submission Open
Keywords: biorefinery; circular bioeconomy; agro-industrial wastes; integrated biorefinery; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment; bioenergy; value added products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Metal-Based Formulations for Eco-Sustainable Processes in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal-based catalyst; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; organometallic complexes; supported metal catalysts; computational/theoretical approaches; sustainability; environmental catalysis; air and water pollution prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Latest Research on Synthesis and Characterization of Flexible Electronic Materials and Devices submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1150 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible electronics; strain management in electronic devices; additive manufacturing; ; reliability of flexible circuits; 1-D and 2-D materials for flexible electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Advances and Applications of Sustainable Nanotechnology in Agricultural Industrial Processes submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth and nutrition; protection; induced and acquired systemic resistance  ; field and in vitro bioassays  ; vegetables; fruits and cereals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Advanced Electrocatalysts for Clean and Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Processes submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; bifunctional electrocatalysts; metal-air batteries; water-splitting cells; alkaline fuel cells; low-cost electrocatalysts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis Enhanced Processes)
Application of Products from Thermochemical Conversion on Biomass and Wastes
edited by , Işıl Işık-Gülsaç and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; wastes; residues; conversion; non-energetic thermochemical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Extraction, Exploitation and Application of Algae Biomass submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 38369 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alga; applications; biomass; biotechnology; bioremediation; cultivation; downstream processes; macroalgae; microalgae; production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Advances in Green Manufacturing and Optimization submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21782 | Submission Open
Keywords: green manufacturing; remanufacturing; demanufacturing; process industry; production planning and scheduling; modeling and optimization; intelligent manufacturing; smart paradigms; sustainable materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
Advances in Nonlinear and Stochastic System Control
edited by , Xuejun Xie, , and Zhenguo Liu
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 16655 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear systems; stochastic systems; process control; nonlinear modeling and optimization; process supervision and fault detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
The Amazing World of Peptide Engineering
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11099 | Submission Open
Keywords: peptide; drug; materials; enzyme; analytical system; molecular machine; synthesis; phage display; self-assembly; pharmaceutics; engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Recent Advances in Functional Materials Manufacturing and Processing
edited by Qiong Cai
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7043 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; fuel cells; polymeric materials and compounds; thermodynamics; sustainability; biomaterials; biomedical polymers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Phase Change, Interphase Coupling, and Multiphase Transport in Porous Structures
edited by , Haitao Zhang, and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5542 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change; interphase coupling; multiphase transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Ligands and Corresponding Metal Complexes submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open
Keywords: new aspects of design of different natural ligands and the corresponding metal complexes; methodology of the synthesis of ligands and the corresponding metal complexes; methodologies; experimental procedures and characterization of ligands and the corresponding metal complexes; methods of computational research in the field of design of ligands and the corresponding metal complexes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Thermal Energy Storage with Phase Change Materials submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change materials; thermal energy storage; nanomaterials; heat transfer enhancement; waste heat recovery; thermal management; artificial intelligence; computational fluid dynamics; metal– organic framework; metal fins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Fault Diagnosis Process and Evaluation in Systems Engineering
edited by Shaoke Wan, and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 664 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault diagnosis; fault prediction; system engineering; feature extraction; system security and reliability; multi-source information fusion; reliability analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
Biomass Resource/Energy Utilization and Microbial Transformation Technology submission deadline 23 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofilters; anaerobic bioreactors; photobioreactors; photobioabsorbers; acoustic walls and elements; degradation of organic matter; photoelectrochemical biofuel cells; reduction of CO2 emissions; reduction of water pollution; electrochemical processes in biomass transformation; green gas technologies; transformation of biomass; biodegradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Power Interaction Control Methods among Main Grid, Charging Station and Electric Vehicles
edited by , and
submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6545 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; charging method; power interaction control; distributed generators; vehicle– station– grid interaction; mutual energy exchange
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
New Trends and Perspectives on In Vitro Digestion Processes and Applications submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive substances; lipid-soluble substances; water soluble substances; dietary fibre; carbohydrates; faecal bacteria; in vitro digestion; bioavailability; digestibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
Process Optimization and Technology Development of Water Pollution Control
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: water pollution control; physical treatment; biological treatment; chemical treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
High-Value Products from Biomass and Wastes
edited by
submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass conversion; waste utilization; bio-fuel; biopolymer; biological chemical; sustainable technology technical analysis; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Sustainable Chemical Engineering Processes and Intensification
edited by , Julián Cabrera Ruiz and Yuhe Tian
submission deadline 28 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open
Keywords: process intensification; computer modeling; optimization; sustainable processes; SDGs; heat integration; carbon neutral; environmental impact; green processes; green chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Advanced Oxidation Processes in Water Treatment
edited by , Dorian Prato-Garcia and
submission deadline 28 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); wastewater treatment; sustainable water treatment; homogeneous and heterogeneous AOPs; hydroxyl radical; Fenton-like processes; photo-Fenton-like processes; combination of AOPs; optimization strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Recycling and Evaluation of Environmental Waste submission deadline 29 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11891 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental waste; energy systems; energy efficiency; energy saving technologies; emission estimation systems; renewable energy sources; waste to hydrogen; green information systems; environmental issues; waste to energy; waste to product; anaerobic digestion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Oil and Gas Well Engineering Measurement and Control
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 33 articles | Viewed by 53275 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil and gas well drilling; completion; logging; and stimulation; oil and gas well engineering mechanics; intelligent or closed-loop drilling; intelligent completion; drilling and completion safety; oil and gas well monitoring; wellbore integrity; HTHP sensors and MWD/LWD; advanced down-hole tools; application of big data; machine learning; and artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Chemical Process Modelling and Simulation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 33945 | Submission Open
Keywords: model identification; process analysis; process design; process control; model reliability; numerical solution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
10th Anniversary of Processes: Recent Advances in Food Processing Processes submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 26260 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging technologies; sustainable food processing; energy-saving technologies; food quality; waste reduction; food by-products processing; minimally processed food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Recent Advances in Processing Technologies for Substance Extraction, Separation, and Enrichment submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 18091 | Submission Open
Keywords: modelling extraction processes; green solvents for extraction; new materials for SPE; hydrometallurgy; natural products; environmental friendliness; low-temperature processing; materials electrochemistry; critical and rare earth metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)
Geological and Engineering Problems in the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 17196 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional oil and gas development; flow mechanism; fracture characterization; heavy oil thermal recovery; reservoir ERT; drilling and completion techniques; EOR; big data; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Plant Bioactive Compounds: Extraction, Encapsulation, Characterization and Pharmacological Potential submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13159 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant natural compounds; plant extracts; characterization of bioactive natural compounds; encapsulation of plant extracts and isolated plant compounds; pharmacological potential; biological properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
Machine Learning for Process Systems Engineering, Classification, Estimation, Prediction, and Updating
edited by , Mohand Djeziri and Hiba Al-Sheikh
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12496 | Submission Open
Keywords: process systems engineering; machine learning; deep learning; reinforcement learning; FDI-FTC; failure prognosis; classification; regression; estimation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Process Control and Monitoring)
Bioavailability and Biotransformation of Bioactive Ingredients in Functional Foods submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7864 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioavailability; biotransformation; bioactive ingredients; functional foods; modification; microorganisms; enzymes; organisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
Phytochemicals: Extraction, Optimization, Identification, Biological Activities, and Applications in the Food, Nutraceutical, and Pharmaceutical Industries submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6908 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemical identification; biological activity; fingerprint; secondary metabolites; liquid and gas chromatographies; mass spectrometry; analytical methods; phenolic compounds; bioactives; functional ingredients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Processes)
Advances in Technology for Enhancing Oil and Gas Recovery in Shale Reservoirs submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5896 | Submission Open
Keywords: shale gas; shale oil; enhanced recovery; drilling; reservoir stimulation; fracturing fluid; multiscale heat and mass transport; pore structure; fracture network; CCUS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Advances in Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5817 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical methods for heat and mass transfer; laminar and turbulent flow models; multiphase flow; microscale and nanoscale heat transfer and fluid flow; nanofluids and fluid additives; heat exchangers; turbomachinery; HVAC& R components; combustion and greenhouse gases; energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Synthesis and Applications of Novel Functional Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5187 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomaterials; energy materials; functional materials; hybrid materials; metal compounds; nanomaterials; responsive materials; polymers; sustainable functional composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Processes)
Advanced Technologies for Carbon Mitigation and Carbon Utilization
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5110 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 mitigation; mineral carbonation; CO2 adsorption; CO2 conversion; materials for CO2 mineralization; carbon dioxide fixation; carbonation curing; accelerated carbonation; geological storage; biological storage; CO2 utilization; renewable energy; carbon policy; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
Recent Advances in Techniques for Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Bioactive Compound Extraction submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4825 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive molecules; advanced techniques; yield; composition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing Technology for Unconventional Reservoirs
edited by and Vamegh Rasouli
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4476 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydraulic fracturing; shale oil/gas; economic factors; post-frac evaluation; fracture characterization; environmental impact; flow-back control; geomechanics; stress fields; monitoring techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
Smart Internet of Things for Industry and Manufacturing Processes submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3684 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT; edge network; edge intelligence; distributed computing; sensor network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Digital and Other Processes)
Industry 4.0: Integrating Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and Contemporary Information Technology submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2797 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; Internet of Things; additive manufacturing; autonomous robots; big data analysis; advanced simulation; virtual/augmented/mixed reality; cyber-security; smart manufacturing; manufacturing systems integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Digital and Other Processes)
Multiscale Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems
edited by Vahid Rezania, and Yuncheng Du
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1898 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiscale modeling; control; mathematical modeling; biomedical systems; computational biology; pharmacokinetics; bioinformatics; tissue engineering; therapeutic interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
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