Explore how ACS Publications' engineering journal portfolio connects chemistry and engineering to drive innovation in catalysis, energy, AI, sustainability, and more.

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Chemistry and engineering are powerful allies in shaping the future. Together, they tackle complex challenges and unlock new possibilities across industries, from cleaner energy and smarter healthcare to advanced materials and more efficient systems.

The ACS engineering portfolio offers a trusted platform for interdisciplinary research that connects molecular insights with real-world applications.

Below, we highlight key research areas where this collaboration is driving innovation, and feature a curated selection of impactful articles from across the ACS engineering portfolio.

Catalysis: Precision in Reaction Design

ACS Publications’ journals showcase impactful catalysis research that drives industrial innovation across heterogeneous, homogeneous, enzymatic, and electro-/photocatalytic systems, with applications spanning energy, health, and sustainability.

Featured Journals:

Chem & Bio Engineering
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data

Related Research:

Efficient Methanolysis of PET Catalyzed by Nonmetallic Deep Eutectic Solvents
Jiabao Li, Dongxia Yan, Xingmei Lu et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c00720

Selective Enhancement of Ethylene Epoxidation via Directing Reaction Pathways over Ag Single-Atom Catalyst
Zuran Yu, Haoxiang Xu, Daojian Cheng et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3c04600

Manganese-Based Oxide Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries: Materials, Mechanism, Challenges, and Strategies
Yonggang Wang, Bao Zhang, Yannan Zhang et al.
DOI: 10.1021/cbe.3c00120

Choline Chloride- and Organic Acids-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents: Exploring Chemical and Thermophysical Properties
Matheus Romeiro Pinho, Alvaro Silva Lima, Gerlon de Almeida Ribeiro Oliveira et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.3c00706

Energy: Smarter Conversion, Storage & Design

ACS Publications’ journals showcase cutting-edge energy research, spanning power generation, storage, and conversion. Topics include, but are not limited to, fuel technologies, hydrogen, batteries, fuel cells, photochemical energy, and sustainable solutions.

Featured Journal:

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Related Research:

Nanoparticles Technology for Improving Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Process Performance: A Review
Nashaat N. Nassar, Luis Prada, Jesus Botett et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c01377

Separation and Recovery of Cathode Materials from Spent Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries for Sustainability: A Comprehensive Review
Cailong Zhou, Dong Xia, Qun Li et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c01742

Chemical System Data: Foundations for Innovation

ACS engineering journals feature research that leverages chemical system data to drive innovation in chemistry and engineering, including new insights or models on thermodynamics, transport, kinetics, and phase behavior.

Featured Journals:

Chem & Bio Engineering
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data

Related Research:

High-Pressure Phase Equilibria in an Ethanol/Water Binary System: Experimental Data and Modeling
Pedro Susial Badajoz, Diego García-Vera, Patricia Herrera-Vega et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.0c00686

Liquid–Liquid Equilibrium for 2-Methylfuran (Biofuel) + Alcohols + Water Systems: Experiments and Thermodynamic Modeling
Paulo C. C. de Araújo, Rafael de P. Soares, Luis A. Follegatti-Romero et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c01945

Effect of Variation between Different Experimental VLE Data Sets on Thermodynamic Model and Separation Predictions: NRTL Correlation of the Ethanol + Water System
Cara E. Schwarz
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c00484

Usefulness of Lumped Kinetic Modeling
Sebastian-Mark Lorbach, Andreas Erwin Lechleitner, Fabian Zapf et al.
DOI: 10.1021/cbe.4c00032

Sustainability: Engineering for a Greener Future

The engineering portfolio advances sustainable chemical engineering, with a strong focus on renewable energy and decarbonization. Research highlights include innovative approaches to resource processing and clean energy utilization.

Featured Journals:

ACS Engineering Au
Chem & Bio Engineering

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data

Related Research:

Recent Advances in Photocatalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Routes, Limitations, and Outlook
Kavitha S, Yukesh Kannah Ravi, Rajesh Banu Jeyakumar et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acsengineeringau.4c00059

Fluidized Bed Scale-Up for Sustainability Challenges. 2. New Pathway
Jia Wei Chew and Ray A. Cocco
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c00421

Enhanced Antimalarial Activity of Extracts of Artemisia annua L. Achieved with Aqueous Solutions of Salicylate Salts and Ionic Liquids
Mara G. Freire, Ana M. Ferreira, Isabela Sales et al.
DOI: 10.1021/cbe.3c00005

Measurement of Physicochemical Properties and CO2, N2, Ar, O2, and H2O Unary Adsorption Isotherms of Purolite A110 and Lewatit VP OC 1065 for Application in Direct Air Capture
May-Yin Ashlyn Low, Hassan Azzan, Camille Petit et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.3c00401

AI in Engineering: Intelligence Meets Innovation

ACS Publications’ journals champion AI-driven innovation in engineering, with research spanning design, analysis, and decision-making. Key areas include chemical process technology, intensification, reactor systems, scale-up, control, modeling, and applications of machine learning and AI.

Featured Journals:

ACS Engineering Au
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data

Related Research:

Empowering Capacitive Devices: Harnessing Transfer Learning for Enhanced Data-Driven Optimization
Jose A. Romagnoli, Teslim Olayiwola, and Revati Kumar
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c01171

Antioxidant MXene/TA/Nanocellulose Hybrid Ink for Screen Printing of Multifunctional Smart Textiles with Enhanced Antibacterial Performance
Zhiqing Liu, Canhui Lu, Zehang Zhou et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c03699

Quantum Computing and Simulations for Energy Applications: Review and Perspective
Hari P. Paudel, Madhava Syamlal, and Yuhua Duan et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acsengineeringau.1c00033

Machine Learning Prediction of Critical Micellar Concentration Using Electrostatic and Structural Properties as Descriptors
Gabriel D. Barbosa and Alberto Striolo
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.5c00388

Separation Science: Precision in Purification

ACS Publications’ engineering journals publish cutting-edge research in separation science and process systems engineering, advancing the science and technology behind chemical manufacturing and sustainability.

Featured Journals:

Chem & Bio Engineering
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Related Research:

Gate-Opening Effect in a Flexible Metal–Organic Framework for Sieving Acetylene
Heng Zeng, Weigang Lu, Dan Li et al.
DOI: 10.1021/cbe.3c00097

Optimization of Separation Processes in Multiproduct Biorefinery Design to Produce Furan-Based Compounds and Their Derivatives Using Performance Indicators
Juan Gabriel Segovia-Hernández, Carlos Rodrigo Caceres-Barrera, Eduardo Sánchez-Ramírez et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c02646

Advance Your Research with ACS Engineering Journals

ACS Publications’ engineering journals publish interdisciplinary research that connects chemistry and engineering. They support collaboration, highlight important discoveries, and contribute to international research efforts that impact science, technology, and society. Learn more and explore the portfolio below.

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