Utilization of captured carbon for fuel and chemical synthesis

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🔬研究者:Provides a compact overiew of thermochemical and electrochemical mechanisms for CO2 conversion, useful for those entering the field.

🏛政策担当者:Summarizes key CCU conversion technologies that could inform R&D funding and deployment strategies.

The negative effects of global warming and climate change can be felt throughout the entire planet, and are negatively impacting the health and wellbeing of all living beings on Earth. The main reason for the worsening climate conditions is the increase in global greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2). To minimize the effects of global warming, it is necessary to invest in CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) techniques to capture CO2 from both the atmosphere and industries that use fossil fuels. Two commonly employed methods of utilizing CO2 are thermochemical and electrochemical conversions of CO2 into valuable fuel and chemicals, such as syngas, ethanol, methanol, methane, and others. In the thermochemical route, CO2 can be utilized in the dry reforming technique to create syngas from methane, which can then be converted into ethanol and methanol, both of which are valuable chemicals in many industrial applications. In the electrochemical route, CO2 can be reduced in electrolysis cells via electricity to different useful chemicals and fuel such as ethanol, methanol, formic acid, methane, and others. In this mini review, the mechanisms of both the thermochemical and electrochemical reduction of CO2 are introduced. Recent studies of both thermochemical and electrochemical reduction of CO2 are also presented.

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