Carbon Dioxide as Chemical Feedstock; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1: Carbon Dioxide: Utilization Options to Reduce its Accumulation in the Atmosphere; 2: Utilization of Dense Carbon Dioxide as an Inert Solvent for Chemical Syntheses; 3: Autotrophic Carbon Fixation in Biology: Pathways, Rules, and Speculations; 4: Carbon Dioxide Coordination Chemistry and Reactivity of Coordinated CO2; 5: Main Group Element- and Transition Metal-Promoted Carboxylation of Organic Substrates (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Aromatics, and Others)
6: The Chemistry of N-CO2 Bonds: Synthesis of Carbamic Acids and Their Derivatives, Isocyanates, and Ureas7: Synthesis of Linear and Cyclic Carbonates; 8: Polymers from Carbon Dioxide: Polycarbonates, Polythiocarbonates, and Polyurethanes; 9: In-Situ Study of Carbon Deposition during CO2 Reforming of Methane for Synthesis Gas Production, Using the Tapered Element Oscillation Microbalance; 10: Utilization of Carbon Dioxide through Nonthermal Plasma Approaches; 11: Photochemical, Electrochemical, and Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
12: Recent Scientific and Technological Developments in Electrochemical Carboxylation Based on Carbon Dioxide13: Indirect Utilization of Carbon Dioxide: Utilization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomass; 14: Fixation of Carbon Dioxide into Inorganic Carbonates: The Natural and Artificial "Weathering of Silicates"; Index;
Filling the need for an up-to-date handbook, this ready reference closely investigates the use of CO2 for ureas, enzymes, carbamates, and isocyanates, as well as its use as a solvent, in electrochemistry, biomass utilization and much more.Edited by an internationally renowned and experienced researcher, this is a comprehensive source for every synthetic chemist in academia and industry.