Scilight Press

Aims

Chemical Engineering Innovation is a new journal dedicated to publishing the most significant original research, perspectives, and reviews of direct relevance to the diverse community of chemical engineers. The journal addresses all facets of chemical engineering, from fundamental scientific advances in chemical, physical, and biological systems to the design, scale-up, and optimization of chemical processes that are important to society. The focus is on innovation aspects, including the creation and implementation of novel solutions and processes with improved sustainability, efficiency, and safety, as well as the development of new technologies and materials. Key areas of innovation include, but are not limited to I) sustainable chemical processes, ii) catalysis and new approaches in chemical engineering, iii) advanced engineering aspects of nano or functional materials, iv) digitalization and automation as well as AI, v) renewable energy technologies, and vi) biotechnology, all of which aim to address global challenges like climate change and enhance the quality of life. Chemical Engineering Innovation (CEI) is published quarterly online by Scilight Press.

Scope

The journal will showcase the breadth of the discipline and its interdisciplinary nature by covering all aspects of the engineering of chemical processes and related materials over a wide range of scales (from the nano level of materials to the macro scale of the process). The main topics in which the journal is structured include:

• Innovation in Reaction Engineering, including microkinetics, simulation and optimization of different types of reactors, unsteady-state reactors, multiphase reactors, novel reactors for electro-, photo- and plasma processes, membrane reactors, microreactors and microfluidic devices, process intensification.
• Advanced Computational Chemical Engineering, including innovative development and/or application of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), quantum mechanics (QM), process and materials modeling and simulation, predictive modelling, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), digital twins and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) that deal with any aspect of chemical and biological engineering.
• Innovative Catalysis, including novel experimental and theoretical studies in the fields of i) heterogeneous catalysis, ii) molecular catalysis, iii) biocatalysis, and iv) electro-, photo-, plasma catalysis, and having industrial impact on chemicals, energy, materials, foods, healthcare, and environmental protection.
• Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Processes, dealing with innovative scientific and engineering solutions for a sustainable low-carbon future and including 1) emerging materials and processes for circularity, sustainable use of resources and renewable energy, substitution of critical raw materials and fossil fuels, 2) electrification of the chemical processes, 3) clean energy production and transport/storage, including H2 and its vectors, 4) devices for distributed manufacturing, including artificial photosynthetic devices, 4) innovative separation, purification, and storage technologies for renewable and clean energy, greenhouse gases (e.g., CO2 and CH4), and intermediates/by-products.
• Engineering of Novel Materials, for energy and advanced applications. The journal covers both the engineering of the materials and their manufacturing process. It encompasses a broad range of materials and applications, including sensors, functional polymers and nanocomposites, functional surfaces, energy materials, and those for sunlight utilization, among others.
• Advanced processes assessments and metrics, from process techno-economic and life-cycle assessments (including ex-ante) to novel metrics and indicators to compare processes and technologies.
• Environmental Chemical Engineering, dealing with emerging topics in environmental chemical and process engineering, including waste and wastewater treatment, bioremediation, adsorption processes, microbial CO₂fixation, CO₂ capture, pyrolysis, sludge treatment, microbial processes, biochar, PFAS elimination, AOP processes.
• Innovation in process control and safety, including process safety by predicting or anticipating safety-critical failures, optimizing process control and designs, enabling real-time hazard identification, establishing intelligent safety management systems, and more.
• Innovation in biotech engineering and materials, including aspects related to engineering of biotechnology materials and processes, advanced biomanufacturing technologies, and biomaterials discovery, 

The journal provides a forum for interdisciplinarity in both academia and industry, promoting interaction of chemical engineering with neighboring disciplines such as physics, chemistry, materials science, biology, mechanical engineering, and computer science, to maximize scientific and societal impact.