Carbon Dioxide Utilisation

Closing the Carbon Cycle
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-444-62746-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 202 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 924 g

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.

Zielgruppe

<p>Primary Market (who is the user? Who will buy the book? eg chemical engineers:user, library:buyer) </p> <p>Chemical engineers: user, chemists: user, Chemicals industry: user/buyer, energy industry: user/buyer, academic institutions: buyer, research students:user/buyer, library: buyer</p> <p>Secondary Market (who is the user? Who will buy the book?)</p> <p>Policymakers: user, environmental groups:user</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Styring, Peter

Quadrelli, Elsje Alessandra

Armstrong, Katy

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Luftreinhaltung
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Verfahrenstechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1. Introductory Concepts 1. What is CO2? Thermodynamics, Basic Reactions and Physical Chemistry 2. Carbon Dioxide Capture Agents and Processes 3. CO2-Derived Fuels for Energy Storage 4. Environmental Assessment of CO2 Capture and Utilisation

Part 2. Contribution to Materials 5. Polymers from CO2-An Industrial Perspective 6. CO2-based Solvents 7. Organic Carbonates 8. Accelerated Carbonation of Ca- and Mg-Bearing Minerals and Industrial Wastes Using CO2

Part 3. Energy and Fuels 9. Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Oxygenated Organics 10. The Indirect and Direct Conversion of CO2 into Higher Carbon Fuels 11. High Temperature Electrolysis 12. Photoelectrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Part 4. Perspectives and Conclusions 13. Emerging Industrial Applications 14. Integrated Capture and Conversion 15. Understanding and Assessing Public Perceptions of Carbon Dioxide Utilisation (CDU) Technologies 16. Potential CO2 Utilisation Contributions to a More Carbon-Sober Future: A 2050 Vision