Carbon Dioxide Utilisation

Closing the Carbon Cycle
Herausgeber: Styring, Peter; Armstrong, Katy; Quadrelli, Elsje Alessandra

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Produktbeschreibung

Carbon Dioxide Utilization: Closing the Carbon Cycle explores areas of application such as conversion to fuels, mineralization, conversion to polymers, and artificial photosynthesis while assessing the potential industrial suitability of the various processes. After an introduction to the thermodynamics, basic reactions, and physical chemistry of carbon dioxide, the book proceeds to examine current commercial and industrial processes, and the potential for carbon dioxide as a green and sustainable resource. While carbon dioxide is generally portrayed as a "bad" gas, a waste product, and a major contributor to global warming, a new branch of science is developing to convert this "bad" gas into useful products. This book explores the science behind converting CO2 into fuels for our cars and planes, plastics and foams to be used in our homes and cars, pharmaceuticals, building materials, and many more useful products. Carbon dioxide utilization is a rapidly expanding area of research, which holds a potential key to sustainable, petrochemical-free chemical production and energy integration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 202mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 924g
• ISBN-13: 9780444627469
• ISBN-10: 0444627464
• Artikelnr.: 40511415

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Introductory Concepts 1. What is CO2? Thermodynamics, Basic
Reactions and Physical Chemistry 2. Carbon Dioxide Capture Agents and
Processes 3. CO2-Derived Fuels for Energy Storage 4. Environmental
Assessment of CO2 Capture and Utilisation
Part 2. Contribution to Materials 5. Polymers from CO2-An Industrial
Perspective 6. CO2-based Solvents 7. Organic Carbonates 8. Accelerated
Carbonation of Ca- and Mg-Bearing Minerals and Industrial Wastes Using CO2
Part 3. Energy and Fuels 9. Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Oxygenated
Organics 10. The Indirect and Direct Conversion of CO2 into Higher Carbon
Fuels 11. High Temperature Electrolysis 12. Photoelectrocatalytic Reduction
of Carbon Dioxide
Part 4. Perspectives and Conclusions 13. Emerging Industrial Applications
14. Integrated Capture and Conversion 15. Understanding and Assessing
Public Perceptions of Carbon Dioxide Utilisation (CDU) Technologies 16.
Potential CO2 Utilisation Contributions to a More Carbon-Sober Future: A
2050 Vision