10. Nanomaterials and Its Application in Biofuel Production

Today’s life is highly energy dependent. Is it possible to meet our energy demand in the future by rapidly depleting energy resources? The answer is no. The alarming hike in crude oil and its final products prices evidently shows the terrible future conditions. This situation urges individuals to explore the new way or techniques of finding nonconventional energy sources that will be able to meet growing demands of the fuel in the future. Biofuel can be assumed to be one of the alternative energy sources of having low carbon footprint. With the help of nanotechnology and its constituent areas, it is feasible to create an effective contribution to the biofuel manufacturing sector. To increase the manufacturing rate of biofuels, it is technically feasible to use nanomaterial bound microbial enzymes and nanocatalysts. Some kinds of nanomaterial additives are presently used for long-term stability and enhanced biofuel/biogas manufacturing yields at low input expenses. Developments of nanomaterials technology could also enhance the efficacy of extracting lipids from biosources.