This book provides an exploration of nanomaterial intervention in the field of bioenergy production illustrating synthesis, characterization, and application in various bioenergy systems, including biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, biohydrogen, and microbial fuel cells. It highlights current trends, challenges, and innovations to enhance energy conversion efficiency, sustainability, and scalability. It combines nanotechnology with artificial intelligence to optimize bioenergy systems and implications in biowaste conversion, bioeconomy, and sustainable energy generation.
Features:
- Covers all major bioenergy production pathways, such as biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, hydrogen, and microbial fuel cells
- Combines nanotechnology, bioenergy, environmental science, and sustainability aspects
- Discusses advanced topics like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and novel nanomaterials (e.g., metal– organic frameworks and nanocellulose)
- Emphasizes reducing environmental impact and aligns with global sustainability initiatives like the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)
- Includes regional case studies such as biogas initiatives in Europe, biomass programs in India, and algal biofuel projects in Africa
This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental engineering, biotechnology, and materials science.
This book provides an exploration of nanomaterial intervention the field of bioenergy production illustrating synthesis, characterization, and application in various bioenergy systems, including biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, biohydrogen, and microbial fuel cells.
1.Nanomaterials-Based Bioenergy Generation : An Update and Challenges
2.
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials Applicable in Bioenergy
Production
3. Nanomaterials in Biomass Conversion for Sustainable Bioenergy
Generation
4. Metal Oxide Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites for Bioenergy
Applications
5. Metal Organic Framework Nanomaterials in Bioenergy Production
Pathways
6. Hybrid Nanomaterials and Quantum Dots for Carbon Capture and
Bioenergy Generation
7. Nanomaterial Based Photocatalysts for Sustainable
Bioenergy Production
8. Sustainable Biohydrogen Generation through
Nanomaterial Integration
9. Advanced Nanomaterials for Enhanced Biodiesel
Production
10. Nanomaterials Applications in Enzyme Pretreatment and
Bioethanol Production
11. Nanomaterials in Sustainable Biogas Production:
Techniques and Applications
12. Nanomaterials in Algal Biofuel Pathways:
Advances and Future Directions
13. Enzyme-Nanomaterial Conjugates for
Sustainable Bioenergy Production
14. Nanomaterials-Based Strategies to
Optimize Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioenergy Applications
15. Environmental
Toxicity and Ethical Assessment of Nanomaterials in Bioenergy Applications
16. Scaling Up Nanomaterial Technologies for Industrial Bioenergy Production:
Challenges, Opportunities and Market Insights
17. Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning in Optimizing Nanomaterials based Bioenergy Production
18.
Socio, Techno and Circular Bioeconomic Perspectives of Nanomaterials in
Bioenergy Production
19. Global Energy Policies and Future Perspectives on
the Role of Nanomaterials for Sustainable Bioenergy Production
Sameena Mehtab is an accomplished inorganic chemist with over 15 years of experience in research and teaching. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. She earned her M.Sc. (2004) and Ph.D. (2008) in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and has completed postdoctoral research at the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, supported by an international fellowship.
M.G.H. Zaidi, is a full professor at the Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Science and Humanities, and Chief Executive Officer at the Intellectual Property Management Center, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. He is an academically dedicated physical chemist, academic administrator, and entrepreneurship mentor.
Shiv Kumar Dubey is an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India, with research expertise in advanced biochemistry, cancer stem cell biology, chemoprevention, natural products, and nanotechnology. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Allahabad and completed postdoctoral training at CNRS, France, and the University of Michigan, USA.