Advances in the Capture and Transformation of Carbon Dioxide
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 3072
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is linked to climate changes. Hence, there is an urgent need to reduce the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The capture followed by the utilisation of carbon dioxide as a raw material in the synthesis of chemicals offers a way to mitigate the increasing carbon dioxide buildup. Great efforts have been dedicated to the capture and transformation of carbon dioxide. Capturing or separating carbon dioxide from industrial gases is the first step for the transformation. By far, numerous porous materials including metal–organic frameworks, covalent–organic frameworks and porous carbons have attained excellent physical adsorption of carbon dioxide by designing their structure. Chemical absorption of carbon dioxide by Ionic liquids with task-specific functional group integrates the advantages of low cost and high absorption efficiency. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis for the transformation of carbon dioxide have applied in industry. Electro- and photo- catalysis are booming in recent years, and the development of catalysts, solutions as well as device technology gives more potentials for their industrialisation. As for symmetry or asymmetry, the structure and morphology of materials affect the efficiency of carbon dioxide adsorption while the structure and functional group of ionic liquids determine the absorption capacity of carbon dioxide. The structure of catalysts, physicochemical property of solutions and the design of reactors greatly impact the activity for the transformation of carbon dioxide to fine chemicals and fuels. Therefore, research on symmetry or asymmetry is of great significance in the field of carbon dioxide capture and transformation.
The present Special Issue is open to contributions (original research papers, reviews, and perspective articles) related to recent advances in the capture and transformation of carbon dioxide. The topics of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to:
- Carbon dioxide adsorption by porous materials;
- Carbon dioxide absorption by task-specific ionic liquids;
- Homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysis for the transformation of carbon dioxide;
- Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide;
- Photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide.
Prof. Dr. Xinchen Kang
Guest Editor
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