1st Edition
Emerging Materials for Biofuel Developments
PART I Synthesis, Characterization and Functional Modification of Metal-Based Nanomaterials for Biofuel Developments
Chapter 1 Advanced Nanomaterials for Biofuel Production and Their Future Opportunities
Ponnusamy Thillai Arasu, Suppandipillai Jeyakumar, Rajadurai Kalaivani, Gomathinayagam Kanthimathi, Raman Natarajan, Arumugam Murugan, Mithun Chakrabarty, and Pooja Kadyan
Chapter 2 Chemical Synthesis and Characterization of Emerging Metallic Nanomaterials for Biofuel Production
Desta Getachew Gizaw, Zinnabu Tassew Redda, Asnakech Las-Seyoum, and Selvakumar Periyasamy
Chapter 3 Green Synthesis and Characterization of Emerging Metallic Nanomaterials for Biofuel Production
Abhinay Thakur and Ashish Kumar
Chapter 4 Chemical Synthesis and Characterization of Emerging Metal-Oxide Nanomaterials for Biofuel Production
Sahariya Priya, Mohan Sakar, Maheshkumar Jaganathan, Adhigan Murali, Selvam Sekar, Hunegnaw Baylie Mengstie, Redrouthu Ramesh, and Aashish S. Roy
Chapter 5 Green Synthesis and Characterization of Emerging Metal-Oxide Nanomaterials for Biofuel Production
Varalakshmi Varatharajan, Velusamy Karthik, Selvakumar Periyasamy, Muthumari Perumal, and Vivek Mariappan Santhi
Chapter 6 Emerging Metal-Oxide Nanomaterials for Biofuel Processing
Velusamy Karthik, Muthumari Perumal, Selvakumar Periyasamy, Varalakshmi Varatharajan, and Vivek Mariappan Santhi
Chapter 7 Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Biofuel Production and Processing
Nazia Rodoshi Khan and Adib Bin Rashid
Chapter 8 Preparation and Characterization of Magnetic Nanomaterials for Biofuel Production and Processing
Noble George, Devi Deepti Attinti, Kwasi Kantanka Safo, Harjeet Singh, and Shivani Pandya
PART II Potential Conversion Routes and Biomasses for Biofuel Developments Using Emerging Nanomaterials
Chapter 9 Emerging Nanomaterials for Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels
Desta Getachew Gizaw, Molalign Emirie Hailu, Zinnabu Tassew Redda, John Beula Isabel, and Selvakumar Periyasamy
Chapter 10 Emerging Nanomaterials for Physicochemical Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels
Susaimanickam Anto and Selvaraj Durgadevi
Chapter 11 Use of Nanomaterials in Biofuel Production from Algal Sources
Lázaro Adrián Gonzalez-Fernandez, Nahum Andrés Medellin-Castillo, Javier Ernesto Vilaso-Cadre, Ventura Castillo-Ramos, Manuel Sanchez-Polo, and Joana Maia-Dias
Chapter 12 Application of Nanomaterials in Biofuel Production from Agricultural Residues
Anjali Rani, Mohd. Aslam, Bhaskara Nand Pant, Prashant Singh, and Garima Pandey
Chapter 13 Role of Nanomaterials in Biofuel Production from Potential Domestic Wastes
Muthumari Perumal, Jayaraman Dhanalakshmi, Selvakumar Periyasamy, Kannan Shalini, and Sekar Suresh Kumar
Chapter 14 Hydrochars as Emerging Energy Sources and Their Processing: A Sustainable Approach to Energy Generation
Andrea C. Landázuri, Herman Murillo, Sebastián Ponce, and Lourdes M. Orejuela-Escobar
Chapter 15 Developing Biomass for Biofuel Production and Its Future Opportunities
Nikolaos C. Kokkinos, Tamari Kikalishvili, and Elissavet Emmanouilidou
Chapter 16 Potential Feedstocks, Preparation Routes, and Characterization of Biochar for Biofuel Applications
John Beula Isabel, Selvakumar Periyasamy, Ruthramurthy Balachandran, and Desta Getachew Gizaw
Chapter 17 Role of Nanomaterials in Biofuel Production from Industrial Wastes
Agapi Vasileiadou and Angeliki Brouzgou
Chapter 18 Biochar as a Greener Catalyst for Biofuel Production
Jakkrapong Jitjamnong
Chapter 19 Functional Modification of Biochar for Enhanced Biofuel Conversion
Andrea Belén Figueroa-Diaz, Lourdes Diaz-Jimenez, and Salvador Carlos-Hernandez
Chapter 20 Engineered Biochar Preparation and Its Application in Biofuel Technologies
Selvaraj Durgadevi, Susaimanickam Anto, and Neeraj Valsala Sugathan
Chapter 21 Recent Improvements in Nano Additives for Biofuel Processing
Omojola Awogbemi and Daramy Vandi Von Kallon
PART III Circular Economy, Challenges and Future Opportunities of Emerging Nanomaterials for Biofuel Developments
Chapter 22 Circular Economy Strategies in the Synthesis of Emerging Nanomaterials for Biofuel Production
Qawsar Ali and Adib Bin Rashid
Chapter 23 Biorefineries, Bioeconomy, Circular Bioeconomy, and Advanced Bioeconomy in the Sustainable Production of Enhanced Biofuels and Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
Lourdes M. Orejuela-Escobar, Andrea C. Landázuri, Miguel Angel Méndez, Ana Gabriela Andrade Sosa, and Arleth Gualle Brito
Chapter 24 Challenges and Future Perspectives of Nanomaterials in Biodiesel Development Utilizing Supercritical Reactor Technology
José Roberto Vega-Baudrit, Badr Bahloul, Yendry Corrales-Urena, Claudia Chaves-Villareal, Sergio A. Paniagua, Diego Batista-Menezes, Susana Mesen-Porras, Rebeca Corrales, and Eduardo Alberto Lopez-Maldonado
Biography
Selvakumar Periyasamy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India, in 2019. Dr. Selvakumar Periyasamy has over eight years of teaching experience across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs, along with more than a decade of research expertise in the fields of Bioenergy, Nanotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, and Environmental Biotechnology.
Eduardo Alberto López‑Maldonado holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering (2009) and a PhD. in Chemical Sciences (2012) from the National Technological Institute of Mexico‑Tijuana, Center for Graduates and Research in Chemistry. His doctoral thesis, a groundbreaking piece of applied scientific research in collaboration with a semiconductor company in Tijuana’s industrial zone, earned him the prestigious Mexican Society of Electrochemistry’s Best Doctoral Thesis award in 2013. The same year, Dr. López‑Maldonado joined the research staff at the Center for Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (CIDETEQ) S.C., Tijuana Branch, where he began his research career. His work there involved projects centered on the extraction and properties of natural biopolymers as coagulating, flocculating, and chelating agents.
R. Balachandran is a Professor at Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia. Over three decades, he has vast experience teaching various Material Science and Engineering courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He was awarded PhD (Engineering) in 2013 from Multimedia University, Malaysia. In his research areas so far, he has secured six research funds in Malaysia and Ethiopia as project leader / principal investigator and one Technology Transfer Project Grant in Ethiopia.
