Carbon Dioxide Utilisation

Closing the Carbon Cycle

Peter Styring editor Elsje Alessandra Quadrelli editor Katy Armstrong editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Elsevier Science & Technology

Published:15th Sep '14

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Carbon Dioxide Utilisation cover

A comprehensive journey through carbon dioxide utilization technologies, applications, and perspectives

Carbon Dioxide Utilisation: Closing the Carbon Cycle explores areas of application such as conversion to fuels, mineralization, conversion to polymers, and artificial photosynthesis as well as assesses the potential industrial suitability of the various processes. After an introduction to the thermodynamics, basic reactions, and physical chemistry of carbon dioxide, the book proceeds to examine current commercial and industrial processes, and the potential for carbon dioxide as a green and sustainable resource. While carbon dioxide is generally portrayed as a "bad" gas, a waste product, and a major contributor to global warming, a new branch of science is developing to convert this "bad" gas into useful products. This book explores the science behind converting CO2 into fuels for our cars and planes, and for use in plastics and foams for our homes and cars, pharmaceuticals, building materials, and many more useful products. Carbon dioxide utilization is a rapidly expanding area of research that holds a potential key to sustainable, petrochemical-free chemical production and energy integration.

ISBN: 9780444627469

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 760g

336 pages