Green nanotechnology of trends in future energy

Recent Patents on Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-88

  Guo, Kelvii Wei ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biotechnology; Fuel cell; Future energy; Green nanotechnology; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CURRENT ENERGY; FUTURE ENERGY; GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION; PRIMARY ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;

ASSOCIATED GAS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN FUELS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

BIOFUEL; BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; HYDROGEN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY;

BIOFUELS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; HYDROGEN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79959349594     PISSN: 18722105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187221011795909198     Document Type: Review

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