Aims & Scope

Aims

Smart Chemical Engineering (SCE) is an international, peer-reviewed open-access journal dedicated to advancing the innovation of fundamental theories and the development of engineering technology applications in the field of chemical engineering, driven by smart technologies. The journal explores key areas such as cutting-edge process systems design and optimization, advanced materials and technologies, energy-environmental sustainability, and biochemical-pharmaceutical engineering, while emphasizing interdisciplinary collaborations. Particular emphasis is placed on AI-driven innovations on chemical engineering, such as AI-driven reaction/materials design, process optimization and control, digital twin and smart factory, energy and sustainability. The new journal aims to provide a cutting-edge platform to drive groundbreaking theoretical and technological innovations with transformative potential. SCE is published online quarterly by Scilight Press.

Scope:

The scope of Smart Chemical Engineering (SCE) encompasses (but not limited to) the following topics related to chemical engineering:

Core Chemical Engineering: Transport processes, reaction engineering and catalysis, separation and purification technologies, process systems engineering, thermodynamics and phase behavior.

Microchemical Engineering: Microreaction, microseparation, micromixing, microheat transfer, microchemical automation and control, microanalytical, and micromaterials.

AI technologies and fundamental theories: Machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), reinforcement learning (RL), natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, algorithms optimization, explainable AI (XAI), generative adversarial networks (GANs), and data analysis.

Core applications of AI: Process optimization and control, reaction mechanisms prediction, high-throughput experimentation and virtual screening, material selection and design, intelligent manufacturing and mechanical automation, smart equipment, energy management, safety and sustainability, fault diagnosis.

Advanced Materials: Polymers, nanomaterials, functional/smart materials, energy storage materials, composites and additive manufacturing, materials design and synthesis, material characterization.

Energy and Sustainability: Renewable energy systems, sustainable and circular technologies, electrochemical systems, energy conversion technologies, carbon capture and utilization, waste-to-energy technologies and sustainable process design.

Environmental Engineering: Pollution control, circular economy, water treatment and reclamation, air and soil remediation, clean energy and green processes, emerging environmental materials.

Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering: Bioprocess development, biobased materials, bioreactor design, cell culture and fermentation, drug discovery and formulation, drug delivery, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Cross-disciplinary Frontiers: Nanotechnology and interfacial engineering, high-throughput and continuous flow, smart sensing and advanced monitoring technologies, industrial IoT (IIoT), biofabrication and synthetic biology, food processing, extreme condition processing, digital twin and virtual factory, computational science and simulation.