
The 4th International Electronic Conference on Processes
Sustainable Process Design, Engineering, Control and Systems Innovation
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Processes (ECP) series
20–22 October 2025



Pharmaceuticals, New Formulation Techniques, Nutraceuticals, Cosmetics, New Bio-materials and Sustainable Packaging, Alternative Energy Sources, New Recycling and Upcycling Processes, New Techniques for Polluted Water Treatments
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Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the 4th International Electronic Conference on Processes - Sustainable Process Design, Engineering, Control and Systems Innovation (ECP 2025), which will be hosted online from 20 to 22 October 2025.
This conference will present the latest studies in process/system-related research in the fields of chemistry, biology, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, materials, energy, environment, food, and engineering. The goal is to highlight the status, challenges and opportunities as well as future trends in process/systems engineering.
All processes/system-related scientists or researchers are welcome to join this event and share their insights on the following general and related topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
S1: Environmental and Green Processes;
S2: Chemical Processes and Systems;
S3: Food Process Engineering;
S4: Process Control and Monitoring;
S5: Materials Manufacturing and Sustainable Packaging;
S6: Pharmaceutical Processing and Particle Processes.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee. All accepted abstracts will be available online in Open Access form on Sciforum.net during and after the conference. Following the conference, selected contributions will be invited for submission to the Processes journal (ISSN: 2227-9717, Impact Factor: 2.8), with a 20% discount on the publication fee.
We look forward to having you join us at this exciting event.
Conference Chair:
Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
University of Turin, Italy
Event Chair

Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Giancarlo Cravotto is the Editor-in-Chief of Processes (MDPI) and a Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Department of Drug Science and Technology at the University of Turin. He served as the Director of the department from 2007 to 2018 and as Vice-Director until October 2024. His research focuses on green organic synthesis and processing, and is supported by more than 580 peer-reviewed scientific papers (H-index 82, with over 29,000 citations on Google Scholar; H-index 71, with 22,000 citations on Scopus) and 22 patents. As an expert in non-conventional technologies for process intensification, ranging from laboratory to semi-industrial applications, he collaborates with several industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, biomaterials, and food production sectors. Among his numerous national and international awards, he received the Gold Medal "E. Paternò" (2017–2020) from the Italian Chemical Society.
Session chairs

Prof. Dr. Young-Cheol Chang
Division of Sustainable and Environmental Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan

Dr. Omprakash Sarkar
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden

Prof. Blaž Likozar
Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Prof. Dr. Dariusz Dziki
Department of Thermal Technology and Food Process Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Dr. Maria Josè Lo Faro
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Dr. Adina Magdalena Musuc
Department of Chemical Kinetics, Institute of Physical Chemistry - Ilie Murgulescu, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Event Committee

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Department of Environmental Protection and Development, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Science, Wrocław, Poland

School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Registration
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 17 October 2025.
Instructions for Authors
Deadline for abstract submission: 22 June 2025
Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 22 July 2025
Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 22 August 2025; You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
Abstract Submission
1. Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "New Submission" function once logged into the system. No physical submission is necessary.
2. The abstract should include an introduction, methods, results, and conclusion sections, and be within 200-300 words in length.
4. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
5. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
6. All abstracts accepted for presentation will be collected in a book of abstracts, which will be published on the website after the conference.
7. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 minutes. We recommend a 12-minute presentation, leaving about 3 minutes for a Q&A session.
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.
Poster Gallery
a. Your submission should include the title, authors, contact details, and main research findings, as well as tables, figures, and graphs where necessary.
b. File format: PDF (.pdf).
c. Size in cm: 60 width x 80 height–portrait orientation.
d. Font size: ≥20.
e. Maximum size: 250 M
You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded here.
Authors who wish to present a poster are invited to upload it to the conference website. Once your submission is accepted, you can upload your poster in the 'My submission' section by selecting the correct conference and submission, then clicking the upload button. If you encounter any difficulties during the upload process, please contact ecp2025@mdpi.com for assistance. All accepted posters will be permanently displayed online in the Poster Gallery.
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a research article to the Special Issue, published in Processes (ISSN: 2227-9717, Impact Factor: 2.8), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers.
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to Engineering Proceedings journal (Indexed in Scopus, ISSN: 2673-4591) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge. Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the ECP2025 conference paper in their cover letter. Please submit your manuscript from 22 Oct to 6 November 2025. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
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Title.
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Full author names.
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Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
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Abstract.
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Keywords.
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Introduction.
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Methods.
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Results and Discussion.
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Conclusions.
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Acknowledgements.
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References.
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Oral Presentation Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference, with a particular emphasis on the most innovative investigations.
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference, highlighting the most innovative investigations.
There will be six winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Pamela Li
Ms. Katrina Zhang
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
Email: ecp2025@mdpi.com
S1. Environmental and Green Processes
The Environmental and Green Processes session delves into the latest research and innovations aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of industrial processes across various sectors. This session explores both fundamental and applied strategies to enhance sustainability through the integration of green technologies, resource efficiency, and the reduction in hazardous emissions and waste. The session emphasizes the use of green chemistry, renewable energy, bioresources, and innovative recycling methods to create environmentally friendly processes. The session also addresses challenges related to the role of emerging technologies, such as biotechnology and advanced materials, in promoting a circular economy and fostering global sustainability.
Keywords:
Sustainable Process Engineering;
Biopolymers and Biofuel Production;
Green Chemistry and Catalysis;
Renewable Energy;
Carbon Capture and Utilization;
Green Gas Production;
Waste-to-Resource Technologies;
Biodegradation of Toxic Compounds, Biopolymers, and Plastics;
Emerging Green Technologies;
Environmentally Friendly Methods.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Young-Cheol Chang, Division of Sustainable and Environmental Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan
Dr. Omprakash Sarkar, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
S2. Chemical Processes and Systems
The Chemical Processes and Systems session is the ideal forum for the publication of significant high-quality and high-impact research, as well as reviews. Our scope is distinct from pure discipline- and capacity-based chemical and chemical engineering papers in the following ways: Complexity might be the key asset. Papers submitted should embrace a systems view as given in chemical system engineering, a holistic view as given in process design development, or an interdisciplinary view as given when disciplines meet challenges in sustainability or green chemistry. The nature of the investigations is at best symbiotic and/or disruptive, which means they have the potential to transform science and industry.
Keywords:
sustainability;
modeling;
electrification;
resource efficiency optimization;
catalysis.
Session Chair
Professor Blaž Likozar, Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
S3. Food Process Engineering
The Food Process Engineering Session explores the latest advancements in the design, optimization, and innovation of food production processes. Key topics include thermal and non-thermal processing techniques, food quality control, sustainable practices, packaging, and the integration of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and automation, into food systems. The session aims to bridge the gap between science and industry by addressing challenges related to food safety, shelf life, energy efficiency, and waste reduction while also promoting sustainable and efficient food processing solutions for a growing global population.
Keywords:
Thermal and Non-Thermal Processing;
Food Safety and Quality;
Refrigeration and Freezing;
Drying Technologies;
Grinding and Size Reduction;
Heat and Mass Transfer;
Food Packaging;
Process Optimization;
Sustainability in Food Processing;
Emerging Technologies.
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Dariusz Dziki, Department of Thermal Technology and Food Process Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
S5. Materials Manufacturing and Sustainable Packaging
The session on Materials Manufacturing and Sustainable Packaging explores innovative approaches to manufacturing sustainable materials and packaging solutions. It focuses on the growing demand for identifying and assessing new sustainable materials and technologies that enhance material performance, improve recyclability, and support circular economy principles. Key themes include green chemistry innovations, advanced manufacturing processes, and strategies with which to reduce environmental impacts. Participants will present cutting-edge technologies for sustainable material production with improved performances, circular economy practices, and approaches for minimizing the environmental impact throughout the supply chain.
Keywords:
Sustainable packaging;
Circular economy;
Green chemistry;
Materials technology;
Advanced manufacturing processes;
Environmental impact reduction.
Session Chairs
Dr. Maria Josè Lo Faro, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Dr. Adina Magdalena Musuc, Department of Chemical Kinetics, Institute of Physical Chemistry - Ilie Murgulescu, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania