Carbon Dioxide Utilization: From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous Catalysis
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 58086
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Interests: organometallics; metal-organic frameworks; porous organic polymers; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; thermocatalysis; reaction mechanisms; metal-organic framework derivatives; clean energy technologies; environmental applications; water splitting; fuel cells; organic catalysis; CO2 capture
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Dear Colleagues,
With modern industry development, carbon dioxide (CO2) has attracted increasing attention for its unignorable influence on the greenhouse effect. In synthetic chemistry, CO2 is considered an ideal C1 source for its merits, such as nontoxicity, economy, renewability, and abundance. Because CO2 is a stable molecule, transforming it into a different molecule is usually energy-intensive, costly, and requires excellent catalysts. Based on this, the transformation of CO2 into organics using homogeneous catalysts has become an up-and-coming area in modern green and sustainable chemistry. Numerous strategies have been developed to utilize CO2 for the synthesis of valuable chemicals effectively.
Moreover, heterogeneous catalysts are also intensively investigated for utilization of carbon dioxide, especially metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives. The catalytic use of MOF-based materials is cutting-edge in the field of scientific and technological developments. Recently, MOFs have been investigated as promising catalysts for synthesizing industrially important cyclic carbonates under solvent-free ambient conditions. A wide variety of terminal and internal substrates are converted efficiently with high selectivity.
Furthermore, novel electrocatalysts that convert CO2 into formic acid, methanol, ethanol, etc., with very high energy efficiency and high selectivity are highly sought after. The electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 is among the most attractive opportunities to address this issue by mitigating CO2 emission while converting it into valuable chemicals and fuels. A central challenge for using such a technique is developing effective electrocatalysts with excellent activity, selectivity, durability, and economic consideration towards the desired products. In addition, various electrocatalysts created to date have shown their unique opportunities in CO2 reduction and could potentially meet the abovementioned demands.
The goal of this Special Issue is to provide the frontiers of academic research in catalysis for carbon dioxide conversion. This Special Issue deals with all aspects of catalysis, from homogeneous to heterogeneous catalysis, catalyst synthesis, and characterization to their various applications in carbon dioxide utilization. Both original research and comprehensive review papers and perspectives contributing to the field are welcome.
The primary area of study can, however, span a broad research area, which focusses on catalysis in combination with carbon dioxide:
- Homogeneous catalysis for chemicals;
- Electrocatalysis for chemicals;
- Photocatalysis;
- Heterogeneous catalysis;
- MOFs, COFs, and nanomaterials;
- Further areas for development (perspectives).
Prof. Dr. Francis Verpoort
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbon dioxide utilization
- homogeneous catalysis
- heterogeneous catalysis
- electrocatalysis
- green chemistry
- sustainable chemistry
- energy
- environment
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