Prospectus of Nanotechnology in Bioethanol Productions

Abstract

Technological advancements and global energy requirements of the twenty-first century has resulted in alarming global warming situations and depletion of nonrenewable fossil fuels. The search for alternative sources of energy to curb the dependency on fossil fuels has, in turn, affected the attention toward biofuels like bioethanol. Bioethanol is one of the highly useful fuel additives given its eco-friendly and renewable potentials. Bioethanol production uses fermentation technology to convert carbohydrate rich biomass to biofuel, though high production costs and some technical glitches deemed a drawback. Nanotechnology could help overcome such challenges and help in the sustainable production of such biofuels. Various nanoparticles and nanomaterials have already been reported to have an impact on the biofuel productions like bioethanol. In this chapter, we explore the various interesting approaches and current trends of the usage of nanotechnology retrospective to bioethanol productions.