Preface

Highly integrated CO2capture and conversion: direct synthesis of cyclic carbonates from industrial flue gas

“…The degree of CO 2 conversion achieved at [CO 2 ] g = 12.5 % (86 %, Table 1, entry 13) is remarkable because [CO 2 ] g in the slipstream is close to that observed in flue gas from large CO 2 emitters (such as power generation and steel production). 39 When the flow of pure gases was replaced by flue gas (Table 2, Entries 15-f to 19-f) we were delighted to observe the formation of 2a and the conversion of over 90 % of the CO 2 contained in the slipstream (Table 2, . No background reaction was observed using flue gas in the absence of the catalyst (Table 2, Entry 15-f).…”

CCU Technologies in the Green Economy

“…Sunfire (Germany) manufactures synthetic fuels for cars based on waste CO 2 in cooperation with Audi. Although the technology is not economical yet, it is being developed, and one barrel of diesel is produced per day to demonstrate its potential [6][7][8][9].…”

“…Production was started from 50 kg per day (2003)(2004)(2005) to switch later to 10 tonnes per day (2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)). The company expects to produce 3000 tons per day [9].…”

Biocatalytic and Bioelectrocatalytic Approaches for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide using Enzymes

“…However, whereas the incorporation of CO 2 into cyclic carbonates (for application in cosmetics or adhesives) or polymers, in which CO 2 is an essential feedstock for industrial applications, is a low‐energy process, the production of artificial fuels from CO 2 is a process that requires a high energy input, even if it has great interest for the larger volume of fuels with respect to chemicals and materials …”