Application of nanoparticles in biofuels: an overview

PT Sekoai, CNM Ouma, SP Du Preez, P Modisha… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Biofuels are fast advancing as alternative sources of renewable energy due to their non-
polluting features and cost-competitiveness in comparison to fossil fuels. However, in order …

Caproic acid production from anaerobic fermentation of organic waste-Pathways and microbial perspective

W Dong, Y Yang, C Liu, J Zhang, J Pan, L Luo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to provide a holistic synopsis of the current state of the art knowledge on
caproic acid production via anaerobic fermentation from the perspectives of microbes and …

CO2 emission sources, greenhouse gases, and the global warming effect

KO Yoro, MO Daramola - Advances in carbon capture, 2020 - Elsevier
This chapter discusses the concepts of CO 2 emission, global warming, and climate change
with an emphasis on their environmental impacts. Specifically, the chapter reviews different …

Utilization of nanomaterials in accelerating the production process of sustainable biofuels

SF Ahmed, JC Debnath, F Mehejabin, N Islam… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Around 84% of the global energy needs are met by fossil fuels, notwithstanding their several
drawbacks. Dependence on fossil fuels can be reduced when biofuels become more widely …

Nanoparticles application on fuel production from biological resources: a review

E Dabirian, A Hajipour, AA Mehrizi, C Karaman… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last decades, global warming has been one of humankind's most critical
environmental problems. Burning fossil fuels has been counted as a primary source of CO 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Update on current approaches, challenges, and prospects of modeling and simulation in renewable and sustainable energy systems

KO Yoro, MO Daramola, PT Sekoai, UN Wilson… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Modeling and simulation (M&S) is a well-known scientific tool that could be used to analyze
a system or predict its behavior before physical construction. Despite being an established …

Valorization of volatile fatty acids from the dark fermentation waste Streams-A promising pathway for a biorefinery concept

PT Sekoai, A Ghimire, OT Ezeokoli, S Rao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, much attention has been directed towards the integration of dark
fermentation process into a biorefinery concept to enhance the energetic gains, thereby …

Insights into the role of nanotechnology on the performance of biofuel cells and the production of viable biofuels: A review

H Assad, S Kaya, PS Kumar, DVN Vo, A Sharma… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuel cells (BFCs) are devices that use the metabolic reactions in microorganisms during
the decomposition of organic pollutants to convert chemical energy from organic materials to …

Trends in dark biohydrogen production strategy and linkages with transition towards low carbon economy: an outlook, cost-effectiveness, bottlenecks and future scope

VG Sharmila, K Tamilarasan, MD Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The conventional fossil fuel showed a persistent and intense decline steadily over the past
two decades have led to global deterioration of limited sustainable energy supplies …

Novel strategies towards efficient molecular biohydrogen production by dark fermentative mechanism: present progress and future perspective

V Jayachandran, N Basak, R De Philippis… - Bioprocess and …, 2022 - Springer
In the scenario of alarming increase in greenhouse and toxic gas emissions from the
burning of conventional fuels, it is high time that the population drifts towards alternative fuel …