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In this Editorial, we highlight our dedicated monthly column, By the Numbers, which covers dimensional analysis and scaling as applied to chemical, biological and numerical processes and systems.
Simon Kuhn discusses the dynamics of ultrasound-induced cavitation bubbles, revealing the complex phenomena that drive bubble behavior and their associated chemical effects.
Covalent organic framework membranes have shown great potential for liquid-phase molecular separations in recent years; however, non-standardized reporting hinders further progress. This Comment proposes best practices to enhance reproducibility, scalability and future industrial applications in the field, covering membrane synthesis, characterization and performance evaluation.
Plasma technology is gaining increasing interest in sustainable chemistry, by electrification of chemical reactions. This Comment discusses the potential and limitations of both cold and warm/thermal plasmas, challenges in plasma catalysis and reactor scale-up, and the status of start-up companies, and provides options for further performance improvement.
Zizhao Wu and Peng Xu discuss key metrics in biomanufacturing, highlighting their role in optimizing microbial processes for scalable and cost-efficient production.
This month’s Focus issue explores the intersection of robotics, automation and chemical process design. In this Editorial, we cover three common themes from the issue: boosting scientific productivity, bolstering scientific creativity, and driving reciprocal progress between chemical engineering and generalized methods in automated system design.
The chemical engineering field stands at a pivotal moment of transformation, driven in part by the convergence of process automation, robotics and artificial intelligence into self-driving laboratories (SDLs) to accelerate scientific discoveries. This Comment explores how process intensification principles can guide the development of SDLs to accelerate innovation while ensuring efficient use of resources across the multiscale chemical ___domain.
Membrane-based separations are a cornerstone of modern chemical engineering. This Editorial reiterates our interest in all aspects of the topic, highlighting some recent contributions in this issue of Nature Chemical Engineering.
