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Call for Papers: ICBEE-27

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields.

These topics represent the distinct foundational sciences and core engineering principles unique to each individual discipline before they intersect.

Transport Phenomena: Momentum transfer (fluid mechanics), heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), and mass transfer (diffusion and interfacial separation).
Chemical Thermodynamics: Classical and statistical thermodynamics, phase equilibria (vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid), chemical reaction equilibria, and equations of state.
Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design: Homogeneous and heterogeneous kinetics, ideal reactor design (batch, CSTR, PFR), catalyst deactivation, and non-isothermal reactor behavior.
Process Dynamics and Control: Mathematical modeling of chemical systems, feedback and feedforward control loops, stability analysis, and automated process safety systems.
Unit Operations: Traditional separation processes including distillation, gas absorption, liquid-liquid extraction, drying, and crystallization.

Cellular and Molecular Biology for Engineers: Structure and function of biomolecules (nucleic acids, proteins, lipids), metabolic pathways, genetic regulation, and cellular signaling.
Microbiology and Virology: Microbial growth kinetics, microbial genetics, physiology of bacteria, fungi, and archaea, and viral replication mechanisms.
Biomaterials: Biocompatibility, tissue engineering scaffolds, biodegradable polymers, host-material interactions, and drug delivery vehicles.
Biomechanics: Fluid and solid mechanics applied to biological systems, cardiovascular dynamics, and musculoskeletal mechanics.
Genomics and Bioinformatics: High-throughput sequencing data analysis, metabolic network reconstruction, and computational structural biology.

Environmental Chemistry: Aquatic chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, chemical partitioning across phases, and soil chemistry.
Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering: Surface water hydrology, groundwater flow modeling, open channel hydraulics, and stormwater management.
Soil and Geotechnical Engineering: Soil mechanics, transport of contaminants through porous media, and landfill liner design.
Atmospheric Science and Air Quality: Meteorology, atmospheric dispersion modeling, and the physics of particulate matter.
Environmental Ecology: Ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity conservation, ecotoxicology, and biogeochemical cycling of nutrients (nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus).

The true power of CBEE lies in the overlaps, where principles from two or all three disciplines combine to create new fields of study.

This domain applies chemical engineering rigor to biological systems for industrial production.

Bioreactor Design and Fermentation Technology: Scaling up vessels for living cells (mammalian, microbial, plant), optimizing oxygen transfer, shear stress management, and nutrient feeding strategies.
Downstream Processing: Bioseparation techniques tailored for fragile biomolecules, including ultrafiltration, chromatography (affinity, ion-exchange), centrifugation, and cell disruption.
Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology: Rewiring cellular genetic networks to optimize the production of biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals.
Enzyme Engineering and Biocatalysis: Utilizing isolated enzymes as industrial catalysts, immobilization techniques, and directed evolution for enhanced stability.

This domain focuses on modifying traditional chemical processes to minimize environmental degradation.

Industrial Pollution Control: Design of scrubbing towers, catalytic converters, and advanced oxidation processes for industrial effluent and gas treatment.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Quantitative modeling of the environmental footprint of a product or chemical process from raw material extraction to disposal.
Green Chemistry and Renewable Feedstocks: Developing atom-economical synthesis routes, substituting toxic solvents with supercritical fluids or ionic liquids, and utilizing biomass instead of petroleum.
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS): Chemical absorption (amines), adsorption (MOFs), and geological sequestration of carbon dioxide.

This domain leverages living systems to monitor, protect, and remediate the natural environment.

Bioremediation and Phytoremediation: Utilizing specialized microbes or plants to degrade organic pollutants (hydrocarbons, plastics) or immobilize heavy metals in soil and groundwater.
Wastewater Engineering (Secondary and Tertiary Treatment): Activated sludge processes, anaerobic digestion, membrane bioreactors, and biological nutrient removal (BNR).
Solid Waste Bioprocessing: Composting, anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste for biogas production, and landfill gas methane capture.
Environmental Molecular Biology: Using DNA-based tools (qPCR, metagenomics) to monitor microbial communities in engineering systems and track antibiotic resistance genes.

These advanced topics seamlessly integrate chemical processing, biological mechanisms, and environmental stewardship simultaneously.

The Circular Bioeconomy: Creating closed-loop industrial systems where agricultural and industrial waste (environmental) is converted via microbes/enzymes (biological) into high-value chemicals and materials (chemical).
Biofuels and Bioenergy Production: Advanced generation biofuels (cellulosic ethanol, algal biodiesel) requiring chemical pre-treatment, biological conversion, and environmental sustainability auditing.
Emerging Contaminants and Toxics Remediation: Addressing complex pollutants like PFAS, microplastics, and pharmaceuticals. This requires chemical detection/destruction, biological impact analysis (toxicology), and environmental transport modeling.
Desalination and Water Reuse: Integrating advanced chemical membranes (reverse osmosis) with biological pre-treatment to generate drinking water from seawater or municipal wastewater, balancing the environmental impact of brine disposal.