The utilization of nanotechnology in the biodiesel production process has promise for enhancing the effectiveness of current procedures. The development of nanoparticles attracts a great deal of interest for biodiesel production because of its several advantages. The feedstock material can be altered by nanomaterials, which can also quickly separate from one another and immobilize the cellulases and hemicellulases needed for enzymatic hydrolysis. A vast range of biofuels, including biohydrogen, biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, and many more, may be produced using nanotechnology. The two main chemical processes that occur during the conversion of triglycerides into biodiesel are trans-esterification and esterification.

These nano-catalysts come in the forms of nanoparticles, nanosheets, and nanotubes. This book will establish a bridge between the function of nanotechnology and its progress in the development of a more effective and sustainable algal biomass processing method to produce biodiesel.

Dr. Arindam Kuila is currently working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India. Previously, he worked as a research associate at Hindustan Petroleum Green R&D Centre, Bangalore, India. He did his PhD from Agricultural & Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India in 2013 in the area of lignocellulosic biofuel production. He was awarded Petrotech Research Fellowship in 2008. He has completed one Indo-Brazil collaborative project funded by DBT, India. Presently, he is handling another project on scale-up study of lignocellulosic bioethanol production funded by DST. He has guided 8 PhD student, currently 5 PhD students are working under his guidance. He has published 14 edited books, 20 book chapters, 38 papers in high impact peer-reviewed journals and filled 6 patents (2 patents granted). He is editorial board member and acted as guest editor for several high impact Journals. He is member of The Biotech Research Society of India and The Association of Microbiologists of India.
Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma is currently working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India. Previously, he worked as a research associate in the ICAR funded project “All India Network Programme on Bluetongue Disease at Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, India. He did M.Sc. in Biotechnology from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He did M.Sc. in Zoology from Vardhman Mahaveer Kota Open University. He did Ph.D. from Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith in the area of strain improvement of microbial strains for enhanced lipase production. He has guided 2 Ph.D. students. Presently 3 Ph.D. students are working under his supervision. He has guided 18 DBT supported dissertation students in M.Sc. Biotechnology. He has published 38 research papers, 10 review papers and 5 book chapters. Many of the published articles are in the peer-reviewed journals.

1.    Current Status and Future Prospect of Nanotechnology Based Microalgal Biodiesel
        Samakshi Verma, Y Lalitha Kameswari and Sonu Kumar    

2.    Extraction of Microalgal Lipid Using Nanotechnology
       Srishti Saxena

3.    Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Characterization
       Rinki Chaudhary, Aastha, Anukriti Srivastava, Vivek Sharma and Girish Chandra Pandey

4.    Harvesting Microalgae Using Nanotechnology
       Preeti Hans, Manju Choudhary

5.    Life Cycle Assessment of Nanotechnology Based Microalgal Biodiesel
       Shreya and Arun Kumar Sharma

6.    Microalgal Biodiesel: A Potential Renewable and Alternative Energy Source
       Arpan Das

7.    Microalgal Biodiesel Production
       Palak Asthana, Shubhra Mishra, Awantika Pandey and Khushi Raina

8.    Nanomaterial Stimulants for Microalgal Lipid Production
       Preeti, Rachana Singh, Girish Chandra Pandey, Parul Parihar

9.    Nanotechnology in Algal Bioprocessing
       Priyanka Sati-, Depak Kumar, Ankita Kumari, Sudesh Kumar Bhanu Prakash and
       Ajay Singh Verma

10.  Nanotechnology in Enhanced Algal Lipid Accumulation
       Ankita Kumari, Depak Kumar, Priyanka Sati, Sudesh Kumar Rajesh Singh Gurjar and
       Ajay Singh Verma

11.  Potential of Nanotechnology for Algal Biofuel Production
       Ankita Kumari, Depak Kumar, Priyanka Sati, Sudesh Kumar and Ashok Kumar Yadav

12.  Potential of Nanotechnology for Microalgae Biodiesel Production
       Gauranshi Pant and Aakanksha Singh

13.  Role of Nanotechnology in Algal Biodiesel Production
       Ankita Kumari, Depak Kumar, Priyanka Sati, Sudesh Kumar and Ajay Singh Verma

14.  Role of Nanotechnology in Microalgal Biorefinery
       Nikita Bhati and Arun Kumar Sharma

15.  Techno Economic Analysis of Nanotechnology Based Microalgal Biodiesel
       Y Lalitha Kameswari, Sonu Kumar and Samakshi Verma