Definition
Nanocatalyst is an emerging technology with significance in producing biodiesel due to its high activity, selectivity, large surface area, and reusability feature. It can be synthesized and characterized by using several techniques.
Introduction
Nanoscience and nanotechnology have two approaches: the bottom-up approach and the self-assembly of molecular components approach, where each nanostructure component becomes a part of suprastructure. As stated by Feynman in 1959, “there is plenty of room at the bottom,” which describes the miniaturization of components (Gogotsi 2006). The nano-prefix signifies a factor of 10−9, and it comes from the Greek word “nanos,” which means “dwarf.” Nanoscience has progressed substantially in the previous decade, moving from bench science to applied technology (Sharifi et al. 2016). Deshpande Sarma and Anand observed that nanotechnology offers a wide range of...
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Mittal, V., Talapatra, K.N., Gautam, R., Ghosh, U.K. (2022). Nanocatalyst for Production of Biodiesel. In: Baskar, C., Ramakrishna, S., Daniela La Rosa, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Green Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4921-9_17-1
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