Nanotechnology for Bioenergy and Biofuel Production

Part I. Nanotechnological Applications in Bioenergy and Biofuel

1. Bioenergy and Biofuels: Nanotechnological Solutions for Sustainable Production
Felipe Antonio Fernandes Antunes, Swapnil Gaikwad, Avinash P. Ingle, Raksha Pandit, Júlio César Santos, Mahendra Rai, Silvio Silvério Silva

2. Nanotechnology Applications on Lignocellulosic Biomass Pretreatment
Johnatt Allan Rocha Oliveira, Luiza Helena Silva Martins, Andrea Komesu, João Moreira Neto

3. Applications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Biofuel Cell
Ming-Guo Ma, Bo Liu, Ling-Yan Meng

4. Multifunctional Nanoparticle Applications to Microalgal Biorefinery
Jung Yoon Seo, Minjeong G. Kim, Kyubock Lee, Young-Chul Lee, Jeong-Geol Na, Sang Goo Jeon, Seung Bin Park, You-Kwan Oh

Part II. Nanotechnology in Biomass Conversion

5. Potential Applications of Nanotechnology in Thermochemical Conversion of Microalgal Biomass
Abdul Raheem, Liaquat Ali Memon, Sikandar Ali Abbasi, Y. H. Taufiq Yap, Michael K. Danquah, Razif Harun

6. Hierarchy Nano- and Ultrastructure of Lignocellulose and Its Impact on the Bioconversion of Cellulose
Xuebing Zhao, Feng Qi, Dehua Liu

7. Role of Nanoparticles in Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulose in Ethanol
Mahendra Rai, Avinash P. Ingle, Swapnil Gaikwad, Kelly J. Dussán, Silvio Silvério Silva

8. Physicochemical Characterizations of Nanoparticles Used for Bioenergy and Biofuel Production
Rafaella O. Nascimento, Luciana M. Rebelo, Edward Sacher

Part III. Nano-characterization and Role of Catalysts

9. From Biomass to Fuels: Nano-catalytic Processes
Mohammad Barati

10. Catalytic Conversion on Lignocellulose to Biodiesel Product
Samira Bagheri, Nurhidayatullaili Muhd Julkapli, Rabi’atul Adawiyah Zolkepeli

11. Heterogeneous Catalysts for Advanced Biofuel Production
Vorranutch Itthibenchapong, Atthapon Srifa, Kajornsak Faungnawakij

12. An Overview of the Recent Advances in the Application of Metal Oxide Nanocatalysts for Biofuel Production
Mandana Akia, Esmail Khalife, Meisam Tabatabaei

13. Nanocatalysis for the Conversion of Nonedible Biomass to Biogasoline via Deoxygenation Reaction
Hwei Voon Lee, Joon Ching Juan

14. Impact of Nanoadditive Blended Biodiesel Fuels in Diesel Engines
J. Sadhik Basha

Part IV. Risk Management

15. Nanotechnologies and the Risk Management of Biofuel Production
Maria Lourdes Oshiro, Edgar Oshiro, Tânia Elias Magno Silva, William Waissmann, Wilson Engelmann

Avainsanat: Energy, Renewable and Green Energy, Biochemical Engineering, Physics of Energy Technology, Microbiology, Nanotechnology, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering