Chemical Technologies for Exploiting and Recycling Carbon Dioxide into the Value Chain

While experts in various fields discuss the potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, the utilization of carbon dioxide as chemical feedstock is also attracting renewed and rapidly growing interest. These approaches do not compete; rather, they are complementary: CCS aims to captur...

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Published in:ChemSusChem 2011-09, Vol.4 (9), p.1216-1240
Main Authors: Peters, Martina, Köhler, Burkhard, Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm, Leitner, Walter, Markewitz, Peter, Müller, Thomas E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon Dioxide - chemistry
Carbon Dioxide - isolation & purification
carbon dioxide fixation
Carbon Sequestration
catalysis
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry - methods
energy conversion
industrial chemistry
Organic Chemicals - chemical synthesis
Organic Chemicals - chemistry
Recycling - methods
renewable resources
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Summary:While experts in various fields discuss the potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, the utilization of carbon dioxide as chemical feedstock is also attracting renewed and rapidly growing interest. These approaches do not compete; rather, they are complementary: CCS aims to capture and store huge quantities of carbon dioxide, while the chemical exploitation of carbon dioxide aims to generate value and develop better and more‐efficient processes from a limited part of the waste stream. Provided that the overall carbon footprint for the carbon dioxide‐based process chain is competitive with conventional chemical production and that the reaction with the carbon dioxide molecule is enabled by the use of appropriate catalysts, carbon dioxide can be a promising carbon source with practically unlimited availability for a range of industrially relevant products. In addition, it can be used as a versatile processing fluid based on its remarkable physicochemical properties. Curbing carbon: Carbon dioxide is a promising carbon source, with practically unlimited availability for a range of industrially relevant applications. The chemical exploitation of carbon dioxide should aim at adding value and developing better and more‐efficient processes with reduced overall carbon footprints. This Review will discuss the connection to carbon capture technologies and provide some general criteria for evaluating the use of carbon dioxide as raw material.
ISSN:1864-5631
1864-564X
DOI:10.1002/cssc.201000447