Nanotechnology for Advanced Biofuels. Fundamentals and Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

1. Biouels: An overview
2. Green approaches to blend fuels with nanomaterials
3. Nanomaterials as additives for use in conventional fuels
4. Nanomaterial-bound biocatalysts for fuel synthesis
5. Advanced techniques for the formulation of nano-additive blended fuels
6. Effect of nano-additives on the performance of ignition engines
7. Characteristics and effects on ignition of fuel with nano-sized materials
8. Biomass-derived additives as blends in fuels
9. Nano-formulated biofuels and their performance
10. Non-edible waste bio-based oils as additives in conventional fuels. Magnetic nano-fuels and their performance
11. CNT-based nano-fuels: performance and emission
12. 2D nanomaterials as lubricant additives
13. Graphene quantum dot/nanoplatelets as nano-lubricant additives
14. Metal oxide-based nanomaterials as additives in nano-fuels
15. Rare earth metals and their derivatives as additives in nano-fuels
16. Boron nanoparticles as nano-fuel additives
17. Cerium and aluminum-based nanomaterials as additives in nano-fuels
18. Radiation-mediated combustion of nano-fuels and its effects
19. Applications of nano-fuels in automobiles and industries
20. Effects of nano-fuel additives to reduce total emissions
21. Toxicity and hazardous effects of nano-additives in fuels
22. Adverse effects, on respiratory and nervous systems, of nanosized additives in fuel
23. Technical challenges and practical viability (Nano-fuels stability and durability)
24. Economy aspects and future visions

Authors

Ashok Kumar Nadda Assistant Professor, Jaypee University of Information Technology. Dr. Ashok Kumar Nadda is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, at Jaypee University of Information Technology, India. His research interests are microbial biotechnology, biocatalysis, biopolymers, enzyme immobilization, bioenergy, and CO2 conversion. Swati Sharma Assistant Professor, Chandigarh University. Dr. Swati Sharma (MSc, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan H.P. India; PhD. University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia) is Assistant Professor at University Institute of Biotechnology, the Chandigarh University Mohali, India. She worked as a visiting researcher in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. She has also worked as a program co-coordinator at the Himalayan Action Research Center (HARC), Dehradun, and Senior Research Fellow at the India Agricultural Research Institute in 2013-2014. Presently, Dr. Sharma's research is in the field of bioplastics, hydrogels, keratin nano-fibers and nano-particles, biodegradable polymers and polymers with antioxidant and anticancer activities and sponges. Dr. Swati has published numerous books and papers in various internationally reputed journals. Muhammad Bilal Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. Muhammad Bilal is an associate professor at the Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. He has published more than 350 research papers in leading international journals and also serves as an Associate Editor for several of these journals. Ram K. Gupta Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, USA. Ram K. Gupta is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University, USA. His research interests include green energy production and storage using conducting polymers, 2D materials, nanostructured materials and composites, polymers from renewable resources for industrial applications, polymer recycling for sustainable future, bio-compatible nanofibers and thin films for tissue regeneration, scaffolds, bio-degradable metallic implants, and antibacterial applications. Tuan Anh Nguyen Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnology for corrosion and materials integrity in transportation systems. His research activities include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and advanced nanomaterials.