Developing ways to convert carbon dioxide from an energy and industrial sector waste product to a feedstock will spur the development of new technologies, products, and industries while limiting emissions to the atmosphere. CO2 is a stable molecule and there is an energy penalty associated with the conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to other substances. There has been quite a work which is being done in breaking the CO<sub>2</sub> bonds through a chemical or catalytic method that often requires a large amount of energy and affects the lifecycle analysis of emissions reduction. Many Innovators and scientists have been exploring the use of various catalyst systems to convert CO2 via using renewable energy. However, the problems which remains are are the geological constraints i.e. the cost of transport and re-use of CO2 to take place near sources of captured CO2. Local concentrations of CO2 at a particular place is a function of multi-component variables such as human population in that area, industrialization, various applications from which it is produced etc. Hence, the CO2 use needs to flexible so it can be implemented in varied climates and at different scale. In this talk, we will present our work on the direct conversion of CO2 in water based systems to produce cyclic carbonates in high yields and selectivity. The system is robust and amendable to a number of substrates.

CO2: Waste to value via facile chemistry towards creating feedstock chemicals

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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