CO2 Chemistry, Volume 66

Contributors

Preface

Chapter One. Personal Adventures in the Synthesis of Copolymers from Carbon Dioxide and Cyclic Ethers

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Carbon Dioxide as a Source of Chemical Carbon

3 Copolymers from Oxiranes and Carbon Dioxide

4 Block Copolymers of Polycarbonates and Lactides

5 Terpolymers from Oxiranes and Carbon Dioxide

6 Depolymerization of Polycarbonates

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Two. Synthesis of Organic Carbonates

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Market and Production

3 Linear Organic Carbonates

4 Synthesis of Organic Cyclic Carbonates

5 Transesterification Reactions

6 Summary

References

Chapter Three. Synthesis of Aromatic Carbamates from CO2: Implications for the Polyurethane Industry

Abstract

1 General Introduction

2 Introduction to the PU Industry

3 CO2 as a Raw Material for Isocyanates (Carbamates)

4 Possible Routes to Carbamates from CO2

5 Synthesis of Aromatic Carbamates from CO2

6 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Four. Reactions of CO2 and CO2 Analogs (CXY with X, Y = O, S, NR) with Reagents Containing Si–H and Si–N Units

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 CO2 Activation via Reactions with Si—N and Si—H Bonds

3 Reactions of CO2 Analog Molecules with Si—N Bonds and Si—H Bonds

4 Applications

5 Conclusions and Outlook

References

Chapter Five. Recent Studies of Rhenium and Manganese Bipyridine Carbonyl Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 History of the fac-Re(bpy-R)(CO)3X Family of CO2 Reduction Catalysts

3 Recent Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies of fac-Re(bpy-R)(CO)3X Catalysts

4 Recent Structural, Computational, and Kinetic Studies of the [Re(bpy-R)(CO)3]− 1 Anions

5 Manganese as an Alternative to Rhenium

6 Conclusions and Future Outlook

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Six. Interconversion of CO2/H2 and Formic Acid Under Mild Conditions in Water: Ligand Design for Effective Catalysis

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Hydrogenation of CO2 to Formic Acid

3 Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid

4 Reversible Hydrogen Storage by Interconversion of CO2/H2 and HCO2H

5 Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Seven. Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid

Abstract

List of the Used Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide

3 Continuous Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide in Miniplant Scale

4 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Eight. Converting “Exhaust” Carbon into “Working” Carbon

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 The Utilization of CO2

3 CO2 as a Source of Carbon

4 The Energetics of CO2 Utilization

5 Used Versus Avoided CO2

6 Thermal Reactions for CO2 Conversion

7 Short-Term New Strategies for CO2 Conversion into Fuels

8 The Future of CO2 Conversion: Man-Made Photosynthesis

9 The Electrochemical Reduction of CO2

10 Photoelectrochemical Reduction of CO2

11 Hybrid Systems: Coupling Enzymes and Photochemistry

12 Concluding Remarks

References

Chapter Nine. Carbon Capture with Simultaneous Activation and Its Subsequent Transformation

Abstract

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 CO2 Capture by Liquid Absorbents

3 Catalytic Transformation of CO2 into Value-Added Chemicals

4 Carbon Capture and Its Subsequent Transformation

5 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Ten. Production of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate from Steel Converter Slag and Other Calcium-Containing Industrial Wastes and Residues

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Existing PCC Manufacturing Technologies

3 Mineral Carbonation Processes

4 PCC Manufacturing Technologies Based on Industrial Waste Materials

5 PCC Manufacturing Based on Steel Slag Carbonation

6 Remarks on Applicability of Various Processes in Global Scale

7 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Index

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