ChERD 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

Hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer in separation equipment
Physical properties and thermodynamic models/methods
Process design, operation and intensification
Process equipment characterisation
Process modelling, simulation and optimisation

Fluid flow

Fluid flow and mixing in process equipment
Reactive flow
Turbulent flow
Microfluidics
Multiphase flow
Computational fluid dynamics
Porous media flow
Interfacial flows, coating wetting phenomena
Complex fluids
Non-Newtonian fluids
Flow visualization

Heat and mass transfer

Mechanisms of heat and mass transfer
Multicomponent mass transfer
Simulation of heat and mass transfer processes
Simultaneous heat and mass transfer

Materials 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 applications

Particle technology

Crystallisation and precipitation
Design of particulate systems and processes
Formation and synthesis of particulates
Kinetics of particulate processes
Measurement and characterisation of particulate systems
Processing, handling and storage of powders and dispersions
Product formulation and rheology

Pharmaceutical engineering

Design, modelling, operation and control of pharmaceutical (bio)reactors, unit operators and process systems used in the production of (bio)pharmaceuticals
Application of process analytical technology in pharmaceutical product and process design and characterisation
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modelling
Design, characterisation and modelling of drug delivery systems

Process systems engineering

Information modelling and analysis
Process design and integration
Process modelling, simulation and optimization
Process operations and control
Techno-economic analysis

Reaction engineering

Catalysis engineering
Process intensification
Reaction kinetics
Reactive flows
Reactor development, modelling and scale-up

Separation processes

Absorption science and technology
Green processes
Intensification and integration of separation processes
Molecular separation: membranes, chromatography
Phase separation: clarification, flocculation, microfiltration
Reactive separation processes: hybrid and novel separation techniques
Separation by phase change

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