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This book examines the convergence of nanotechnology and bioenergy to develop sustainable biowaste-based biorefineries, offering solutions to growing concerns about fossil fuel depletion, waste accumulation, and environmental degradation. It highlights how organic waste, particularly from agriculture and food industries, can be transformed into valuable bioenergy, aligning with global sustainability goals. The use of nanomaterials as catalysts in biorefineries is explored in depth, with attention to their synthesis, functionality, environmental impact, and cost-efficiency. Emphasis is placed on the need for environmentally friendly nanostrategies that also support economic growth and social acceptance.
The chapters provide a clear overview of current technologies, the potential of green nanotechnology, environmental and economic analyses, and the societal implications of adopting these innovations. The book also evaluates the feasibility of integrating nanotech into large-scale bioenergy production and offers insights into future directions.
As part of the Clean Energy Production Technologies book series, this volume presents a timely and comprehensive perspective on advancing sustainable energy systems. It is an essential reference for researchers, students, industry professionals, and policy makers involved in biotechnology, renewable energy, waste management, and sustainable development.
List of contents
1. Bioenergy utilization: current status.- 2. Socioeconomic Balance in Bioenergy and Nanotechnology: Present Time Scenario.- 3. Case Study on Pilot-Scale Trials of Consolidated Bioprocess Strategy for Green Energy.- 4. Nanotechnology: present status.- 5. Green nanotechnology: Status, advantages and existing limitations.- 6. Nanotechnology: Properties and Applications.- 7. Sustainability assessment of green nanotechnology applications in bioenergy area: promises and feasibility analysis.- 8. Nanomaterials for Industrial and Environmental Sustainability of Bioenergy: Economic and Social Impact.- 9. Evaluating analysis effect of nanotechnology verses green nanotechnology over environment and economy.- 10. Economical and societal debut on sustainable environment and industry using bioenergy and nanotechnology.- 11. Geo-Environmental Consequences of Bioenergy Production Compared to Fossil Fuels.- 12. Socioeconomically balance in bioenergy and nanotechnology: Present time scenario.- 13. Future of green nanotechnology applications in bioenergy area: promises and feasibility analysis.
About the author
Dr. Neha Srivastava is currently affiliated with the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology at IIT (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. She previously worked in the area of bioenergy at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering, SHIATS, Uttar Pradesh, India, where she also earned her Ph.D. in Biotechnology in 2016.
Her research interests include bioprocess technology and biofuels production, with a focus on microbial screening, enzyme production and enhancement, biohydrogen and bioethanol production from waste biomass, green nanocatalysts, and sustainable process development.
Dr. Srivastava has an extensive publication record in peer-reviewed SCI-indexed journals, along with several patents, a technology transfer, and numerous edited books to her credit. She serves as the Editor-in-Chief of a few international journals and as Series Editor for multiple international book series. Her accomplishments also include contributions to popular science communication and the deposition of several potential microbial strains.
Summary
This book examines the convergence of nanotechnology and bioenergy to develop sustainable biowaste-based biorefineries, offering solutions to growing concerns about fossil fuel depletion, waste accumulation, and environmental degradation. It highlights how organic waste, particularly from agriculture and food industries, can be transformed into valuable bioenergy, aligning with global sustainability goals. The use of nanomaterials as catalysts in biorefineries is explored in depth, with attention to their synthesis, functionality, environmental impact, and cost-efficiency. Emphasis is placed on the need for environmentally friendly nanostrategies that also support economic growth and social acceptance.
The chapters provide a clear overview of current technologies, the potential of green nanotechnology, environmental and economic analyses, and the societal implications of adopting these innovations. The book also evaluates the feasibility of integrating nanotech into large-scale bioenergy production and offers insights into future directions.
As part of the
Clean Energy Production Technologies
book series, this volume presents a timely and comprehensive perspective on advancing sustainable energy systems. It is an essential reference for researchers, students, industry professionals, and policy makers involved in biotechnology, renewable energy, waste management, and sustainable development.
