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Nanotechnology for Advanced Biofuels Fundamentals and Applications.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nadda, Ashok Kumar
Otros Autores: Nguyen, Tuan Anh (Chemist), Sharma, Swati, Bilal, Muhammad, Gupta, Ram K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Elsevier, 2023.
Colección:Micro & nano technologies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover
  • Half title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1 Cerium- and aluminum-based nanomaterials as additive in nanofuels
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Classification of nanomaterials
  • 1.3 Metal nanomaterials
  • 1.4 Metal oxides nanomaterials
  • 1.5 Aluminum-based nanomaterials
  • 1.6 Cerium-based nanomaterials
  • 1.6.1 Cerium oxide nanomaterials
  • 1.7 Fuel additives
  • 1.8 Nanofuels
  • 1.9 Nanomaterials as fuel additives
  • 1.9.1 Metal nanomaterials as fuel additive
  • 1.10 Aluminum-based nanomaterials as fuel additives
  • 1.10.1 Aluminum oxide nanoadditive
  • 1.10.2 Aqueous aluminum nanoadditives
  • 1.10.3 Carbon-coated Al nanomaterials as fuel additive
  • 1.10.4 Polydopamine (PDA)-coated Al nanomaterials as fuel additive
  • 1.11 Cerium and its oxides nanomaterials as fuel additives
  • 1.11.1 Aqueous cerium oxide as fuel additives
  • 1.11.2 Iron-doped cerium oxide nanomaterials as a fuel additive
  • 1.12 Some useful terms
  • 1.12.1 Brake thermal efficiency (sth)
  • 1.12.2 Brake-specific fuel consumption
  • 1.12.3 Ignition delay time
  • 1.13 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2 From sewage sludge to sustainable transportation fuels: Quo vadis?
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Overview of organic solid wastes
  • 2.2.1 Sewage sludge
  • 2.2.2 Lignocellulosic biowastes
  • 2.2.3 Food waste
  • 2.2.4 Plastic waste
  • 2.2.5 Algae and duckweed seeds
  • 2.3 Recent trends in liquid biofuels production from SS
  • 2.3.1 Overview of the pyrolysis process
  • 2.3.2 Pyrolysis of SS for liquid biofuel: reaction mechanism
  • 2.3.3 Pretreatment of SS prior to pyrolysis
  • 2.3.4 Coprocessing of SS and other biowastes for liquid biofuels
  • 2.3.5 Recent trends in catalytic pyrolysis of SS for liquid biofuels
  • 2.3.6 Upgrading of biocrude from SS pyrolysis
  • 2.4 Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment
  • 2.5 Conclusions and perspectives
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Nanomaterials bound biocatalysts for fuel synthesis
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Nanobiocatalysts
  • 3.3 Enzyme immobilization techniques
  • 3.3.1 Immobilization by adsorption
  • 3.3.2 Immobilization by covalent attachment
  • 3.3.3 Entrapment immobilization
  • 3.3.4 Immobilization by cross-linking
  • 3.4 Design and synthesis of nanostructured biocatalysts by novel methodologies
  • 3.4.1 Using "grafting onto" technique to design nanostructured biocatalysts
  • 3.4.2 Using "grafting from" technique to nanostructured biocatalysts
  • 3.5 Advancements in nanocarriers for nanobiocatalysts
  • 3.5.1 Carbon nanotubes
  • 3.5.2 Nanofibers
  • 3.5.3 Polymer nanocarriers
  • 3.5.4 Silica nanocarriers
  • 3.6 Performance of nanobiocatalysts
  • 3.6.1 Enzyme activity and stability
  • 3.6.2 Reuse of nanobiocatalysts
  • 3.7 Applications of nanobiocatalysts in biofuel production
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Renewable biofuels additives blending chemicals
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Biorefinery value chain for chemical fuel energy