- Title
- An overview of applications of nanotechnology in biofuel production
- Creator
- Palaniappan, Kavitha
- Relation
- World Applied Sciences Journal Vol. 35, Issue 8, p. 1305-1311
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5829/idosi.wasj.2017.1305.1311
- Publisher
- International Digital Organization for Scientific Information
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- The rapidly depleting energy resources is the greatest challenge that the world is currently facing and mankind is forced towards exploring the various alternatives that are available to meet the rising energy demands. Biofuel is one of the alternative sources of energy and is basically the energy stored in materials that is made with the help of living things. Various ways of enhancement of biodiesel and biogas production are continuously being explored and nanotechnology is one growing field that can contribute effectively to the biofuel production industry. The various nanomaterials production techniques and the methods through which they are made functional and stable are analyzed in this study. Further to that, several literature studies have been reviewed in order to provide a panoramic view of the use of nanomaterials to improve the production processes of biodiesel and biogas. On one hand, nanocatalysts and nanomaterial bound microbial enzymes are used to improve the biodiesel production rate and on the other hand, several types and kinds of nanomaterial additives are used to increase the biogas production yield. Based on the various studies reviewed, it was found that the lipase enzyme from Pseudomonas cepacia bound to Fe₃O₄ nanoparticle and nano zero valence iron additive were relatively more effective in the production of biodiesel and biogas respectively.
- Subject
- nanomaterials; renewable energy; biodiesel; biogas
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1384610
- Identifier
- uon:32112
- Identifier
- ISSN:1991-6426
- Language
- eng
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