Frontiers in Chemical Engineering | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemical-engineering RSS Feed for Frontiers in Chemical Engineering | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-08-23T09:03:08.913+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1921323 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1921323 <![CDATA[Utilization of lignocellulosic biomass as sustainable feedstock for the bioproduction of n-butanol as an advanced biofuel: current progress and future perspectives]]> 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z Review Hongzhen LuoWenwen ZhangTingting LiuFang XieRongling Yang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1883652 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1883652 <![CDATA[Toward predictable hydrochar properties at scale: a critical review of design of experiments-guided machine learning in hydrothermal carbonization]]> 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Review Faiçal El OuadrhiriAmal Lahkimi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1842789 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1842789 <![CDATA[Effect of oxygen pressure during HVOF spraying on the structural-phase state of Zr2CN coatings]]> 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Original Research Mazhyn SkakovSardor KambarbekovGulzhaz UazyrkhanovaSherzod KurbanbekovNurdaulet ShektibayevGulzada BaimbetovaAlexandr GradoboevBerik Kaldar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1895508 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1895508 <![CDATA[Sustainable bioconversion of sugarcane bagasse into valorizable riboflavin by Microbacterium proteolyticum BWBTDIPO1, characterization and in-silico mechanistic pathway prediction]]> 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Indrani PaulSneha KaliSonia SahaPayal GuhaSanjukta DasguptaGopinath Halder https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1880713 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1880713 <![CDATA[Nitric acid oxidation of kerogen in atmospheric and pressurized systems – basis for the Kerox process]]> 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Maria ReinaasKristiina KaldasKati MuldmaBirgit MetsJaan Mihkel UustaluVillem Ödner KoernMargus Lopp https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1907198 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1907198 <![CDATA[Sustainable synthesis of La0.8Sr0.2Co0.9Fe0.1O3-δ catalyst using hibiscus flower extract and its performance evaluation for automotive HC and CO exhaust emission control]]> 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z Original Research Kuldip PatelDattatraya SubhedarFemina Patel https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1887461 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1887461 <![CDATA[Sustainable valorization of grape pomace via cellulose extraction and cultivation of Tetradesmus obliquus: a biorefinery approach]]> 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z Original Research Amanda Fonseca LeitzkeDiego Serrasol do AmaralRaniel Campos WregeDaísa Hakbart BonemannRosane Lopes CrizelLuiza Ribeiro SantanaRejane Giacomelli TavaresSibele BorsukNeftali Lenin Villarreal CarrenoPio ColepicoloClaudio Martin Pereira de Pereira https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1895893 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1895893 <![CDATA[Recent progress of cellulose-based ionogels in processing strategies, functional behavior and flexible applications]]> 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z Review Muhammad Habib Ur RehmanYoujia YangKhizra Rehman KhanJiawei YangBin ChenJianguo Li https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1895081 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1895081 <![CDATA[Torrefaction pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse coupled with pelletization for carbonaceous fuel production]]> 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z Original Research Shuolin DengJing WangHaolin LiBo YuXianfang LiaoZitong LiWenxuan XuXingwei YangZhongbin XuGuoqiang LvWenhui Ma https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1890729 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1890729 <![CDATA[Highly efficient hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived vanillin over CoN/C catalysts with isopropanol]]> 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z Original Research Siyue LiZhihua DengYitong ZhangYongzhi XiongLiangliang ZhangChangzhou Chen https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1895352 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1895352 <![CDATA[Biofunctional hydrogel adsorbents for sustainable downstream dye purification and circular wastewater management]]> 2026-07-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Subhasis PatraAnurag PandaPrasenjit ChakrabortyAradhana BasuArunava SenguptaGausal Azam KhanJayato NayakSankha ChakraborttyShirsendu BanerjeeSuraj K. Tripathy https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1905247 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1905247 <![CDATA[Escaping the rabbit hole: turning information overload into cumulative knowledge again]]> 2026-07-17T00:00:00Z Perspective Olimpia TammaroMarta Gallo https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1892312 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1892312 <![CDATA[Mechanistic evaluation of water removal dynamics in stabilised human urine for circular fertiliser production]]> 2026-07-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Charles B. NiwagabaAnastasija VasiljevMathias KasiryeAndrew LubuulwaAlex Y. KatukizaSwaib SemiyagaMusa MangaPrithvi Simha 0.7 even after majority of the water had been removed. Considering water activity thresholds for microbial inhibition reported in the literature, and recent evidence that urine concentration supresses urease activity, we propose a five-fold mass concentration, corresponding to aw <0.6, as a design target for limiting microbial growth and ureolysis in urine concentrating systems.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1766550 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1766550 <![CDATA[Chaos in granular matter consisting of non-convex particles]]> 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z Original Research Theodor DroschlLukas MaierStefan Radl https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1800256 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1800256 <![CDATA[Catalytic sorption-enhanced steam gasification of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) sludge for hydrogen production]]> 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z Original Research F. Cuaran-GrajalesJ. GancedoF. RubieraM. V. GilC. Pevida https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1837323 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1837323 <![CDATA[Strategies for large-scale deployment of low-emissions hydrogen for CO2 abatement in petrochemical clusters]]> 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z Original Research Tharun Roshan KumarJohanna BeironV. R. Reddy MarthalaLars PetterssonSimon HarveyHenrik Thunman https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1855396 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1855396 <![CDATA[Experimental study on injectability and plugging performance of fuzzy-ball fluid in porous media]]> 2026-06-24T00:00:00Z Original Research Ning SunPeng ZhangChao Wang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1799905 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1799905 <![CDATA[Biorefinery potential of paludiculture biomass: composition and fractionation analysis of Phragmites, Phalaris, and Carex]]> 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Kora UellendahlJudith ReinwarthMerlin HaafPhilipp M. GrandeHolger Klose 75%). This homogeneity across the processed pulps enables flexible mixed-species peatland biorefineries within multifunctional paludiculture systems prioritizing peat conservation and greenhouse gas mitigation.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1802912 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1802912 <![CDATA[Assessment of the impact of water and methanol removal on the kinetics of methanol synthesis over CZA catalysts for sorption-enhanced applications]]> 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z Original Research F. BihlV. GautierS. ThomasA.-C. Roger https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1801053 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2026.1801053 <![CDATA[Study of landfill site suitability and sensitivity analysis using GIS-FAHP for solid waste management: a case study in Ranchi, India]]> 2026-05-29T00:00:00Z Original Research Aanchal SusheenAsish BisaiMadhumita PatelSukha Ranjan Samadder