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Journals in Chemical engineering

The Chemical Engineering collection offers content that combines research with foundational knowledge, practical information, methods and case studies, in a variety of areas, including biochemical engineering, catalysis, filtration & separation, colloids & surface chemistry, electrochemical engineering, energy & transport processes, materials chemistry, metallurgy, process engineering, safety & reliability, sustainable & environmental, to help chemical engineers address the challenges we face today, including climate change, global warming, health and nutrition, and alternative energy.

  • Desalination

    • ISSN: 0011-9164
    The International Journal on the Science and Technology of Desalting and Water PurificationDesalina... is an inter-disciplinary journal publishing high quality papers on desalination materials, processes and related technologies.Desalin... welcomes submissions detailing work that is clearly connected to water desalting including applications of desalination to seawater, groundwater and waste waters, such as thermal, membrane, sorption and hybrid processes.Design, technical, economic and regulatory analyses of full-scale plants.Energy consumption and energy recovery;Environment... issues related to desalination;Hybrid desalination processes;Membrane desalination processes;New membrane/material and the impact on desalination performance;Performa... aspects, for example causes, consequences and countermeasures of fouling and scaling;Recovery of resources from brines;Related systems to desalination such as pre-treatment, post-treatment, integrated plants and brine disposal;Renewable energy applications in desalination;Thermal desalination processes;Transport and process modelling in desalination;Electro... desalination process;Novel desalination technologies and processes.Recovery of resources from brines and issues related to brine mining;Resource recovery for a circular economy in water reuse and desalination;Hydroge... with water industries;Emerging contaminants using desalination membranes and technologies;*Author... are requested to complete a Review Proposal Form for Editorial approval prior to submission of the review article. Proposals should be submitted via the Desalination Editorial Manager system: https://submit.elsev...
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  • Journal of Aerosol Science

    • ISSN: 0021-8502
    An International JournalFounded in 1970, the Journal of Aerosol Science is the first journal dedicated to the science and engineering of particles and droplets suspended in gases. It serves an interdisciplinary community spanning engineering, physics, chemistry, environmental science, and related fields, with a focus on advancing fundamental understanding alongside enabling technologies.The journal publishes original research and reviews that deliver clear advances in the fundamental principles governing aerosol behavior or that introduce enabling concepts, methods, or measurements with broad relevance. Submissions should demonstrate rigorous analysis, strong connection to underlying physics and chemistry, and novelty that extends beyond incremental application or routine use of established approaches. Editorial decisions are based on technical quality, depth of insight, and contribution to the field’s foundations and future directions.ScopeThe journal welcomes contributions across three core areas, with emphasis on work that advances predictive understanding, links scales, or enables new capabilities.1. Fundamental Aerosol ScienceTransport, deposition, and multiphase dynamics; nucleation, condensation, and evaporation; particle charging and collision processes; radiative interactions; aerosol formation in reactive and non-equilibrium environments; cluster and nanoscale aerosol physics; chemistry, thermodynamics, and phase behavior; population balance and kinetic theory; and multiscale descriptions that bridge atomistic to continuum behavior.2. Applied Aerosol ScienceNew and novel aerosol-based synthesis and manufacturing, including scalable routes to functional materials; high-temperature and reactive aerosols such as soot and plasma systems; novel filtration, separation, and control technologies; new material discovery; aerosols in energy systems; bioaerosols, health, and inhalation science where new physical insight is demonstrated; and industrial processes involving particle formation, transformation, or transport.3. Instrumentation and Measurement MethodsNew or significantly advanced techniques for aerosol measurement, including mobility and mass analysis, optical and spectroscopic diagnostics, single-particle methods, and in situ probes for reactive or extreme environments. Contributions should provide demonstrable advances in capability, resolution, accuracy, or interpretability. Methods that integrate data science or inversion approaches are encouraged when they yield new physical insight or measurement capability.Emerging DirectionsThe journal particularly encourages work in areas shaping the future of aerosol science, including:• Multiscale and data-enabled modeling that connects atomistic processes to macroscopic behavior• Aerosol science in extreme conditions, including high temperature, high pressure, and plasma environments• Directed assembly and manufacturing of functional materials from aerosol building blocks• Coupled aerosol processes in energy, climate, and industrial decarbonization technologies• Next-generation measurement systems, including distributed sensing and real-time diagnostics with physical interpretability• Interfaces between aerosols and biological, chemical, or electrochemical systems where new mechanistic understanding is developedOut of ScopeThe journal does not publish work that primarily reports routine measurements, incremental extensions of established methods, or case-specific simulations without generalizable insight. Studies focused on environmental monitoring, source apportionment, or large-scale atmospheric modeling are better suited to journals dedicated to air quality and atmospheric chemistry unless they introduce new aerosol physics, chemistry or broadly applicable methodology. Instrumentation papers must demonstrate clear advances beyond existing techniques. Numerical studies must provide new theory, methods, or validated insight into aerosol behavior. Results from widely-available computational fluid dynamics software and built-in particle trajectory models are not appropriate for the Journal of Aerosol Science, unless the uniqueness and novelty of the approach employed is clearly evident.
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  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection

    • ISSN: 0957-5820
    Publication of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part BPSEP aims to be the principal international journal for publication of high quality, original papers in the branches of engineering concerned with the safety of industrial processes and the protection of the environment.Papers that deal with new developments in safety or environmental aspects, demonstrating how research results can be used in process engineering design and practice, are particularly encouraged. Experimental or theoretical research work bringing new perspectives to established principles, highlighting unsolved problems or indicating directions for future research will also be considered. The journal is especially interested in contributions that extend the boundaries of traditional engineering as well as in multidisciplinary papers.Papers related to environmental protection must take an integrated pollution control approach, demonstrating clearly that any proposed treatment method does not simply transfer pollution from one environmental medium to another, for example, from air to water or from water to solid waste. All such papers must discuss how any treatment effluents, spent adsorbents, etc., can be treated or disposed of safely, avoiding transfer of pollution to another environmental medium.For environmental protection, papers that are outside the scope are those that lack engineering aspects, including those that:use experimental techniques primarily to prepare and/or characterise various materials without considerations of process engineering design and practice;present primarily laboratory experiments of the effects of different parameters on behaviour of materials and pollutants (e.g. pH, temperature, mass of adsorbent, etc.) without further insights into the implications for engineering design and practice;focus primarily on adsorption models and curve fitting (e.g. Freundlich, Langmuir etc.); andcontain only chemical, physical and/or thermodynamic analyses.Core topic areas:Risk Assessment and Reliability EngineeringRisk assessment, risk management, consequence analysis, and uncertainty quantificationSupply chain risk managementCyber and physical security vulnerability assessmentRisk assessment of hydrogen-based technologiesHuman reliability analysis (HRA) and human-machine interface (HMI)Reliability predictions of integrated systems and high-temperature power electronicsIntegrity management and reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM)Technical Safety and Loss PreventionFire and gas detectionFirewater systemsFunctional safety and safety integrity levels (SIL)Layer of protection analysis (LOPA)Bowtie analysisEmergency responseHAZOP and other hazard/risk identification techniquesModellingM... liquid, gaseous, and two-phase releases and dispersionConsequenc... modelling, including: fire, explosion, toxic, eco-toxic effects and projectile impactsMethods, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD)Accident investigation and modellingChemical Toxicity and Exposure AssessmentToxic releases and exposure assessmentProcess plant health issues.Process Pipelines, Storage and SecurityProcess pipelines security and terrorismPipeline leak detection and measurement and corrosion assessmentCarbon capture and storage (CCS) and CO2 transportFire and ExplosionFire, combustion, and explosion phenomenaDust explosionsFire and blast protection and survivabilityHuman Factors in Design and ManagementHSE performance measurement including leading and lagging indicatorsHuman and organizational factors in safety casesHuman performance optimization by designSIMOPS (simultaneous operations)Situation... awarenessCommunicati... and risk control systemsResilience engineeringTechnical assurance and workforce trainingInherent Safety and Inherently Safer DesignHazard identificationDesign and development of new processes and equipmentMethodologi... for ranking inherent safetyRetrofitting inherently safer solutions and upgrading existing plant for improved safetyEnergy SafetyNuclear reactor protective and monitoring systemsSmall modular reactor safetyEnergy storage (e.g., metal hydride) safetyElectrochemica... system (e.g., fuel cells, batteries) safetySafety throughout the life cycle of the energy system Safety of novel energy systems (e.g., ammonia) Reaction HazardsChemical thermal stability and thermal reaction hazardsInfluence of impurities on reaction hazardsDevelopment of reactivity hazard index ranking toolsRunaway reactions, including detection and mitigationCompatibil... of chemicals involved in a chemical processIndustrial Hazards and Safety CasesMajor accident hazards ALARP and cost-benefit analysisIndustrial safety casesIncident investigations and case historiesCase histories of incidents and lessons learned integration into design and operationsTechnical analysis of incidentsComputation... modelling to simulate actual incidentsUse of incidents in training and improvement of safety performanceIncident investigation methodologiesInciden... databases and their applicationsAir pollution prevention and treatmentMethods and technologies for prevention and treatment of air pollutionAir dispersion modelling Prediction and mitigation of air pollution incidentsHealth impacts from air pollutionResource and waste managementRecovery and recycling of materials and productsEnergy from waste and alternative resourcesWaste minimisationWaste treatment technologiesWaste management: systems and processes for energy and material recovery and waste treatment; disposalLandfill and waste repository design, operation and managementLand remediation and recoveryWater pollution prevention and treatmentIndustrial, pure and ultrapure water productionMunicipal and industrial effluent treatmentPotable water treatmentSludge processing, energy recovery and disposalMitigation of water pollution incidentsWater pollution dispersion modellingHealth impacts from water pollutionFor more information on the IChemE journals published in partnership with Elsevier and to find out about some of the top research published in the journals, please see this page: https://www.elsevier...
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  • Computers & Chemical Engineering

    • ISSN: 0098-1354
    An International Journal of Computer Applications in Chemical EngineeringComputers & Chemical Engineering is primarily a journal of record for new developments in the application of computing and systems technology to chemical engineering problems. Several major areas of study are represented in the journal, including:• Modeling, numerical analysis and simulation • Mathematical programming (optimization) • Cyberinfrastructure, informatics and intelligent systems • Process and product synthesis/design • Process dynamics, control and monitoring • Abnormal events management and process safety • Plant operations, integration, planning/scheduling and supply chain • Enterprise-wide management and technology-driven policy making • Domain applications (molecular, biological, pharmaceutical, food, energy, and environmental systems engineering)Also, general papers on process systems engineering are welcome as well as emerging new areas and topics not covered above.Articles published cover different aspects of the application of process systems engineering to one or more of the general areas listed above, including new applications of established methods, comparisons of alternative methodologies, descriptions of state-of-the-art industrial applications and significant developments in computing targeted at training/education. Reports of software implementation must feature novel uses of state-of-the-art computing technologies. Computers & Chemical Engineering publishes full-length articles, perspective papers, journal reviews, short notes and letters to the editor.Online article submission now available via: https://www.editoria... and Proposals: We are interested in receiving comttpments/feedback on this and our other journals and welcome publication proposals for books, electronic products, new journals and co-operation for existing journals.
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  • Journal of Process Control

    • ISSN: 0959-1524
    A journal of IFAC, the International Federation of Automatic ControlThis international journal covers the application of control theory, operations research, computer science and engineering principles to the solution of process control problems. In addition to the traditional chemical processing and manufacturing applications, the scope of process control problems involves a wide range of applications that includes energy processes, nano-technology, systems biology, bio-medical engineering, pharmaceutical processing technology, energy storage and conversion, smart grid, and data analytics among others.Papers on the theory in these areas will also be accepted provided the theoretical contribution is aimed at the application and the development of process control techniques.Topics covered include:• Control applications• Process monitoring• Plant-wide control• Process control systems• Control techniques and algorithms• Process modelling and simulation• Design methodsAdvanced design methods exclude well established and widely studied traditional design techniques such as PID tuning and its many variants. Applications in fields such as control of automotive engines, machinery and robotics are not deemed suitable unless a clear motivation for the relevance to process control is provided.For more details on the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), access their home page.
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  • Fluid Phase Equilibria

    • ISSN: 0378-3812
    Fluid Phase Equilibria publishes high-quality papers dealing with experimental, theoretical, and applied research related to equilibrium and transport properties of fluids, solids, and interfaces. Subjects of interest include physical/phase and chemical equilibria; equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermophysical properties; fundamental thermodynamic relations; and stability. The systems central to the journal include pure substances and mixtures of organic and inorganic materials, including polymers, biochemicals, and surfactants, with sufficient characterization of composition and purity for the results to be reproduced. Naturally occurring systems that cannot be completely characterized will be considered only if they are of high practical interest and the work leads to significant new findings. In all cases, enough detail must be given to permit independent verification, and authors are also expected to provide physical or chemical interpretations of the results.Experimental research can include measurements under all conditions of temperature, pressure, and composition, including critical and supercritical. Measurements are to be associated with systems and conditions of fundamental or applied interest, and may not be only a collection of routine data, such as physical property or solubility measurements at limited pressures and temperatures close to ambient, or surfactant studies focussed strictly on micellisation or micelle structure. Papers reporting common data must be accompanied by new physical insights and/or contemporary or new theory or techniques. All data reports and analyses will be examined by NIST for consistency with the requirements posted at http://trc.nist.gov/... and computational studies can include equations of state; correlations or predictive models; molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations; statistical thermodynamics; quantum chemistry; and other applied mathematical and computational approaches. Research reporting new theories and models are expected to show adequate comparisons of predictive ability and accuracy with both applicable data and contemporary existing models. Contributions on artificial neural networks, machine learning, and similar approaches will only be considered when full details of the methodology are provided and comparisons of accuracy are made with existing physically-based models, or if no thermodynamic models are available. All reported computational studies must be fully reproducible by others. As such all algorithms and methods should be described in sufficient detail, all parameters for models, force fields, and electronic structure methods should be given explicitly in the manuscript or supporting information.The journal publishes full research papers and also short communications to describe emerging ideas for which rapid publication is essential. Critical reviews are encouraged and should be prepared in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief. The journal will not publish articles that have appeared partially, or completely, in other journals, that plagiarize other works, or that are incompletely referenced; verification will be made using the software at http://www.ithentica... The text must be in English and should be clear, in a well-structured style, and be free of grammatical and spelling errors.
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  • Dyes and Pigments

    • ISSN: 0143-7208
    Dyes and Pigments is an international journal on the dyes, pigments and their intermediates. It publishes papers on all aspects of the scientific and technical of the chemistry and physics of dyes, pigments and their intermediates.Dyes and Pigments aims to interest a wide variety of workers in a range of disciplines whose work involves dyes, pigments and their intermediates, and provides a platform for investigators with common interests but diverse fields of activity such as cosmetics, reprographics, dye and pigment synthesis and structure, sensors, medical research, polymers, renewable energy (solar cells), etc. Submissions on the properties of the coloring matters are particularly welcomed.The Journal publishes topics including: Synthesis and characterization of dyes, pigments and intermediate. Physic... or chemical properties of dyes, pigments and intermediate, e.g. spectroscopic, surface, solution and solid-state characteristics. Phy... aspects of dyes, pigments and intermediate preparation, e.g. precipitation, nucleation and growth, crystal formation, liquid crystalline characteristics, their photochemical, ecological or biological properties and the relationship between color and chemical constitution. Deal with the more fundamental aspects of colorant application and of the interactions of colorants with substrates or media. The Journal does not accept submissions on:Dye degradation by catalysts or photocatalysts including the evaluation of new catalysts using dye degradation as an example, dye removal, or dye wastewater remediation Inorgani... colorants, inorganic pigments, inorganic sensors in general and particularly those in the areas of inorganic ‘cool’ / ‘reflective’ pigments, inorganic luminophores / phosphors and inorganic pigments / glazes for ceramics. Submissions which predominantly report incremental advances to the subject field will not normally be considered. *Authors are requested to complete a Review Proposal Form for Editorial approval prior to submission of the review article. Proposals can be submitted to dypi.journal@elsevie...
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  • Journal of Catalysis

    • ISSN: 0021-9517
    The Journal of Catalysis publishes original, rigorous, and scholarly contributions in the fields of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis including thermal, electro-, and photocatalysis for impactful chemistries. We prioritize studies that advance knowledge of catalytic science including the connections between catalytic function and fundamental properties of the reacting molecules, the catalytic materials, and the reaction environment. Such contributions present fundamental and conceptual insights obtained from original data derived from:Kinetic evaluation, microkinetic analysis, and mechanistic studiesComputational assessments of reactive species and complexes Spectroscopic characterization of reactive species and operating catalystsWe also value framework-oriented discussions of catalytic concepts and perspectives informed by examination of existing literature, which are published in the form of pedagogical reviews and perspectives.We aim for Journal of Catalysis to publish evidential articles of enduring value that advance fundamental and transferable knowledge in catalysis and reaction engineering.
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  • Catalysis Today

    • ISSN: 0920-5861
    A Serial Publication Featuring Topical Themes in Catalysis and Related Subjects: Click Here for the Full List of Special Issues Published in Catalysis Today.Catalysis Today focuses on the rapid publication of original invited papers devoted to currently important topics in catalysis and related subjects. The journal only publishes special issues, each of which is supervised by Guest Editors who recruit individual papers and oversee the peer review process. Catalysis Today offers researchers in the field of catalysis in-depth overviews of topical issues. Additional information on submitting a special issue proposal is available on our Policies and Guidelines page, found here. Both fundamental and applied aspects of catalysis are covered. Subjects such as catalysis of immobilized organometallic and biocatalytic systems are welcome. Subjects related to catalysis such as experimental techniques, adsorption, process technology, synthesis, in situ characterization, computational, theoretical modeling, imaging and others are included if there is a clear relationship to catalysis.Each issue of Catalysis Today covers a distinct topic. Types of publication are:Selected papers based on a symposia, workshop, or conference.Review articles, in-depth tutorials, or original publications on a common theme.Monographs (detailed papers covering a specific subject, typically of sufficient scope to constitute a full journal issue).Researchers who would like to serve as Guest Editors are encouraged to contact any of the journal Editors to answer specific questions.
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  • Chemical Engineering Research and Design

    • ISSN: 0263-8762
    Publication of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical EngineeringChERD aims to be the principal international journal for publication of high quality, original papers in chemical engineering.Papers showing how research results can be used in chemical engineering design, and accounts of experimental or theoretical research work bringing new perspectives to established principles, highlighting unsolved problems or indicating directions for future research, are particularly welcome. Contributions that deal with new developments in plant or processes and that can be given quantitative expression are encouraged. The journal is especially interested in papers that extend the boundaries of traditional chemical engineering.The journal publishes regular special issues focusing on specific topics, and issues dedicated to selected papers from major conferences.Core topic areas:Distillation and absorption• Sustainable process design, operation and intensification• Process modelling, simulation and optimization• Process equipment characterization, design and selection• Hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer in separation equipment• Physical properties and thermodynamic models/methodsFluid flow• Fluid flow and mixing in process equipment• Laminar to turbulent flow• Reactive flow• Multiphase flow• Flow of Non-Newtonian fluids• Flow in porous media• Interfacial flows, coating & wetting phenomena• Microfluidics• Computational fluid dynamics• Flow visualization and advanced experimental flow measurementHeat and mass transfer• Mechanisms of heat and mass transfer • Multicomponent mass transfer • Simulation of heat and mass transfer processes • Simultaneous heat and mass transferMaterials processing and product development• Fundamental properties of interest to processing of materials • Injection moulding of materials • In-line measurement and control of material processes • Morphological development processes • Pre-processing, shaping, multi-layering and finishing of final product form • Product design based on chemical engineering tools • Structure-function relationships in products and relevant systems • Tailoring chemical products and materials for end-use applicationsParticle technology• Formation and synthesis of particulates• Crystallisation and precipitation• Product formulation and rheology• Mechanics of particulate solids• Particle-fluid and particle-particle interactions• Physics-based and data-driven modelling of particle systems• Measurement and characterisation of particulate systems• Comminution, attrition, agglomeration and coating• Processing, handling and storage of particulate solids and dispersions• Mixing and separation of particulate systems• Fluidisation and multiphase flow• Dust formation and control• Design and control of systems, processes and equipment operating with particulates• Applications of particulates in processes and materialsPharmaceuti... engineering• Advanced (Bio)pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Modelling, quality-by-design, digitalization, digital twins, process analytical technologies, smart manufacturing, new unit operations, continuous manufacturing, modular and decentralized production, etc.• Design, characterisation and modelling of drug delivery systems• Formulation, modified release, etc.• Data Science for Pharmaceutical Engineering• Supply chain, personalized medicine, reaction condition prediction, solid-state form prediction, in-silico prediction of pharmacokinetics, etc.Process systems engineering• Process design and integration• Process modelling, simulation and optimization• Process dynamics, control and monitoring• Information modelling and analysis• Machine Learning in Process Design and Operations• Techno-economic analysis• Production planning/scheduling and supply chain• Domain application (bioprocesses, energy and environmental systems engineering)Reaction engineering• Catalysis engineering • Process intensification • Reaction kinetics • Reactive flows • Reactor development, modelling and scale-upSeparation processes• Adsorption Science and Technology• Molecular Separations: membranes, chromatography• Phase Separations: clarification, flocculation, coagulation, centrifugation, cyclone separation, etc.• Reactive Separations: hybrid and integrated separation techniques• Other Separations: extraction, leaching, novel separation processes, etc.• Intensification and Integration of Separation Processes: process optimization, machine learning and AI, Industry 4.0, and digitalization, etc.For more information on the IChemE journals published in partnership with Elsevier and to find out about some of the top research published in the journals, please see this page: https://www.elsevier...
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