Applications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Biofuel Cell

Abstract

Bioenergy and biofuels are promising candidates as alternative fossil fuel. Nanotechnology has been accepted as important tool for the synthesis and modification of bioenergy and biofuel production. In this chapter, we have focused on the recent development of carbon-based nanomaterials in the applications of biofuel cell. Obviously, carbon-based nanomaterials could be obtained from biomass, which possess the properties of nanomaterials, implying the complete combination of biofuel and nanotechnology. We have described the preparation of carbon-based nanomaterials with various structures and shapes by all kinds of synthesis methods. It is well known that carbon-based nanomaterials have wide applications in photocatalysis, biomedical, sensor, etc. Special attention has been paid on the potential applications of carbon-based nanomaterials in the biofuel cell. We also suggested the problems and future developments of carbon-based nanomaterials in these special fields. In this chapter, our purpose was to review the development and problems on the carbon-based nanomaterials in biofuel cell application.