TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanomaterials based sustainable bioenergy production systems: Current trends and future prospects
AU - Bala, Saroj
AU - Sharma, Minaxi
AU - Dashora, Kavya
AU - Siddiqui, Saba
AU - Diwan, Deepti
AU - Tripathi, Manikant
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The global energy crisis affects all of us. With a growing global population and finite fossil fuel supplies, we must find new energy sources. Alternative energy sources must be prioritized. Biofuels like biodiesel, biohydrogen, biomethanol, and bioethanol have come a long way in recent decades. These alternative fuels are from low-cost, renewable sources like algal, microbial, and plant biomass. Several governments, including India, are improving their renewable energy production capabilities. The main obstacles to rapid biofuel adoption are time and cost. For biofuel to truly become a viable alternative to fossil fuels, nanotechnology has recently provided the much-needed impetus. Nanomaterials' unique structural behavior, such as small size (nanoscale size), has increased their use in biofuel production. It improves efficiency and reduces the time required to convert waste into biofuels. This review addresses the latest information on various types of nanoparticles, and challenges faced and the future prospects of emerging applications of nanoparticles in biofuel production.
AB - The global energy crisis affects all of us. With a growing global population and finite fossil fuel supplies, we must find new energy sources. Alternative energy sources must be prioritized. Biofuels like biodiesel, biohydrogen, biomethanol, and bioethanol have come a long way in recent decades. These alternative fuels are from low-cost, renewable sources like algal, microbial, and plant biomass. Several governments, including India, are improving their renewable energy production capabilities. The main obstacles to rapid biofuel adoption are time and cost. For biofuel to truly become a viable alternative to fossil fuels, nanotechnology has recently provided the much-needed impetus. Nanomaterials' unique structural behavior, such as small size (nanoscale size), has increased their use in biofuel production. It improves efficiency and reduces the time required to convert waste into biofuels. This review addresses the latest information on various types of nanoparticles, and challenges faced and the future prospects of emerging applications of nanoparticles in biofuel production.
KW - Bioenergy
KW - Nanotechnology
KW - Nanomaterials
KW - Biofuel
KW - Biodiesel
UR - https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/55034046/
U2 - 10.37819/NANOFAB.007.253
DO - 10.37819/NANOFAB.007.253
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 314
EP - 324
JO - Nanofabrication
JF - Nanofabrication
ER -