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Cover Picture: Research Progress on the Indirect Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol (ChemSusChem 4/2016)
Author(s) -
Du XianLong,
Jiang Zheng,
Su Dang Sheng,
Wang JianQiang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201600151
Subject(s) - methanol , chemistry , carbon dioxide , cover (algebra) , dimethylformamide , organic chemistry , solvent , engineering , mechanical engineering
The Cover picture shows the indirect chemical transformation of CO 2 to methanol at a relatively low reaction temperature through hydrogenation of easily available CO 2 derivative intermediates, such as organic carbonates, carbamates, formates, cyclic carbonates, urea derivatives, and dimethylformamide as substrates. This indirect methanol synthesis route with less thermodynamic and kinetic restraint is an efficient and promising strategy for achieving a high yield of methanol. This Minireview seeks to outline the recent advances on the indirect hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol with the aim of critically highlighting both the achievements and remaining challenges associated with this field. More details can be found in the Minireview by Du et al. on page 322 in Issue 4, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201501013).