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Recent Advances in CO 2 Capture and Utilization
Author(s) -
Yu Kai Man Kerry,
Curcic Igor,
Gabriel Joseph,
Tsang Shik Chi Edman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200800169
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , fossil fuel , environmental science , combustion , global warming , greenhouse gas removal , carbon capture and storage (timeline) , greenhouse effect , carbon dioxide , atmospheric carbon cycle , carbon fibers , environmental protection , climate change mitigation , natural resource economics , waste management , climate change , carbon sequestration , chemistry , computer science , engineering , ecology , organic chemistry , composite number , economics , biology , algorithm
Energy and the environment are two of the most important issues this century. More than 80 % of our energy comes from the combustion of fossil fuels, which will still remain the dominant energy source for years to come. It is agreed that carbon dioxide produced from the combustion process to be the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas leading to global warming. Atmospheric CO 2 concentrations have indeed increased by almost 100 ppm since their pre‐industrial level, reaching 384 ppm in 2007 with a total annual emission of over 35 Gt. Prompt global action to resolve the CO 2 crisis is therefore needed. To pursue such an action, we are urged to save energy without the unnecessary production of carbon emissions and to use energy in more efficient ways, but alternative methods to mitigate the greenhouse gas have to be considered. This Minireview highlights some recent promising research activities and their prospects in the areas of carbon capture and storage and chemical fixation of CO 2 in constructing a future low‐carbon global economy with reference to energy source, thermodynamic considerations, net carbon emissions and availability of reagents.