Special Issue "Recent Advances in Processing Technologies for Substance Extraction, Separation, and Enrichment".

This document is an editorial from the journal "Processes" discussing recent advances in processing technologies for substance extraction, separation, and enrichment. The editorial highlights the importance of substance separation in various industrial sectors and the dominant techniques used for separation processes. It also mentions the significant advancements that have occurred in recent decades, including new modeling techniques, novel extraction and separation systems, green solvents, and tailored materials for highly selective separation. The document introduces a special issue of the journal that features research papers and review articles on these topics, covering areas such as hydrometallurgy, natural compounds extraction, and membrane separation technologies. The guest editors express their gratitude to the authors and collaborators involved in the special issue. [Extracted from the article]