Department of Microbiology.
Department of Chemistry.
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2021 Jun 1;21(6):3481-3494. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2021.19001.
Restricted reservation and environmental impact of conventional fossil fuel forced researchers to explore substitute fuel which addresses the concern of cost, security and global warming. Consequently the aptness of various aspirants for biofuel and bioenergy is being continuously quested by the scientist and ecologist in terms of economic viability, reliability and future sustainability. Adapting blending capability with gasoline without much alteration make fuel from plant origin (biofuel) ideal candidate for alternative of petroleum based products. Nano technology via nano additatives viz. metal oxide, nanofibers, nanosheets and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a carrier or nanocatalyst in biofuel conversion practices further enhances biofuel production and efficiency many fold. Therefore, the present review critically discusses the conversion technologies for bioenergy and biofuel production, application of nanotechnology in their enhancement, safety challenges and future perspective.
受常规化石燃料的储量限制以及其对环境的影响，迫使研究人员去探索替代性燃料以解决成本、安全和全球变暖等问题。因此，科学家和生态学家一直在不断探寻各种生物燃料和生物能源的可行性，主要从经济可行性、可靠性和未来可持续性方面进行考量。通过与汽油混合的适应性，而无需进行太大的改变，植物来源的燃料（生物燃料）成为石油基产品的理想替代品。纳米技术通过纳米添加剂（如金属氧化物、纳米纤维、纳米片和碳纳米管（CNT））作为载体或纳米催化剂应用于生物燃料转化实践中，可以进一步提高生物燃料的生产效率和产量。因此，本综述批判性地讨论了生物能源和生物燃料生产的转化技术、纳米技术在其中的应用增强、安全挑战以及未来展望。
