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Chemical Technologies for Exploiting and Recycling Carbon Dioxide into the Value Chain
Author(s) -
Peters Martina,
Köhler Burkhard,
Kuckshinrichs Wilhelm,
Leitner Walter,
Markewitz Peter,
Müller Thomas E.
Publication year - 2011
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.201000447
Subject(s) - carbon dioxide , raw material , carbon fibers , carbon footprint , process engineering , electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide , biochemical engineering , negative carbon dioxide emission , environmental science , nanotechnology , waste management , chemistry , carbon sequestration , greenhouse gas , materials science , catalysis , organic chemistry , engineering , ecology , carbon monoxide , composite number , composite material , biology
While experts in various fields discuss the potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, the utilization of carbon dioxide as chemical feedstock is also attracting renewed and rapidly growing interest. These approaches do not compete; rather, they are complementary: CCS aims to capture and store huge quantities of carbon dioxide, while the chemical exploitation of carbon dioxide aims to generate value and develop better and more‐efficient processes from a limited part of the waste stream. Provided that the overall carbon footprint for the carbon dioxide‐based process chain is competitive with conventional chemical production and that the reaction with the carbon dioxide molecule is enabled by the use of appropriate catalysts, carbon dioxide can be a promising carbon source with practically unlimited availability for a range of industrially relevant products. In addition, it can be used as a versatile processing fluid based on its remarkable physicochemical properties.