Biotechnological advances in biomass pretreatment for bio-renewable production through nanotechnological intervention

H Chandel, P Kumar, AK Chandel… - Biomass conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
Globally, the fossil fuel reserves are depleting rapidly and the escalating fuel prices as well
as plethora of the pollutants released from the emission of burning fossil fuels cause global …

A review on nano-catalysts and biochar-based catalysts for biofuel production

K Velusamy, J Devanand, PS Kumar, K Soundarajan… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Necessity and exploitation of fossil fuels is unstoppable in meeting humanity's needs despite
being a small and scarce resource. The use of different renewable feedstock materials are …

Assessment of hydrogen and nanoparticles blended biodiesel on the diesel engine performance and emission characteristics

X Zhang, R Yang, P Anburajan, Q Van Le, M Alsehli… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to the greatest need and continuous requirement of the fossil fuel, the immediate
search of alternate resources to the petroleum fuel is essential. This research deals with the …

Current trends and future prospects of nanotechnology in biofuel production

I Arya, A Poona, PK Dikshit, S Pandit, J Kumar… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofuel is one of the best alternatives to petroleum-derived fuels globally especially in the
current scenario, where fossil fuels are continuously depleting. Fossil-based fuels cause …

The expansion of lignocellulose biomass conversion into bioenergy via nanobiotechnology

R Sankaran, K Markandan, KS Khoo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Converting lignocellulosic biomass to sugar is a complicated system involved in the
bioconversion process. There are indeed a variety of techniques that have been utilized in …

Novel noble metal-free and recyclable Co-CoOx-FeNiCo/γ-Al2O3 catalyst for selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-dimethylfuran or 2, 5-Bis …

R Ahishakiye, F Wang, X Zhang, M Sun, Y Zhai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficient production of the liquid fuel 2, 5-dimethylfuran (DMF) from biomass-derived 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is very complicated because of the presence of the aldehyde …

Nanomaterials for transforming barrier properties of lignocellulosic biomass towards potential applications–A review

N Dey, S Vickram, S Thanigaivel, R Subbaiya, W Kim… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Wood with many of its useful components builds and supports the flora, besides having a
commercial significance. Coatings on the wood are used to preserve it from degradation by …

Research progress of nano-catalysts in the catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels: Synthesis and application

H Ye, J Shi, Y Wu, Y Yuan, L Gan, Y Wu, H Xie… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, fossil fuels have caused serious environmental pollution and will eventually
be exhausted. The development of sustainable environmentally friendly fuels is an …

Application of nanomaterials for enhanced production of biodiesel, biooil, biogas, bioethanol, and biohydrogen via lignocellulosic biomass transformation

M Mumtaz, Z Baqar, N Hussain, M Bilal, HMH Azam… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to climate change and environmental damage, sustainability has gained momentum.
Environmental concerns, such as the greenhouse gas (GHG) effect caused by a wide variety …

Nanotechnology-assisted production of value-added biopotent energy-yielding products from lignocellulosic biomass refinery–a review

N Dey, G Kumar, AS Vickram, M Mohan… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The need to develop sustainable alternatives for pretreatment and hydrolysis of
lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is a massive concern in the industrial sector today. Breaking …