Towards nanotechnology-based biofuel industry

Nizami, Abdul-Sattar; Rehan, Mohammad

doi:10.18331/BRJ2018.5.2.2

Towards nanotechnology-based biofuel industry

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Abdul-Sattar Nizami

Mohammad Rehan

Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

10.18331/BRJ2018.5.2.2

Abstract

The biofuel industry is rapidly growing with a promising role in producing renewable energy and tackling climate change. Nanotechnology has tremendous potential to achieve cost-effective and process-efficient biofuel industry. Various nanomaterials have been developed with unique properties for enhanced biofuel production/utilization. The way forward is to develop nanotechnology-based biofuel systems at industrial scale.

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Towards nanotechnology-based biofuel industry

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