Carbon Dioxide: A Renewable C1 Energy Feedstock
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B1: Energy and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 January 2023) | Viewed by 7042
Special Issue Editors
Interests: greenhouse gas utilization; plasma chemistry; combustion chemistry and diagnostics; solid waste thermal conversion
Interests: conversion and utilization of carbon-containing molecules; nonthermal plasmas; plasma catalysis; waste treatment; biomass conversion and utilization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global warming is posing a significant threat to human societies all around the globe. CO2 is one of the major composites of greenhouse gases whose emission is greatly enhanced by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels. Measures are urgently needed to reduce CO2 emission or even capture CO2 from concentrated sources and reform it to combustible fuels or value-added chemicals such as methanol, ethanol, etc.
There is a desperate need to simultaneously reduce carbon emission and increase energy supply. As CO2 is a renewable, non-toxic, and cheap C1 energy feedstock, its use plays an essential role in minimizing the greenhouse impact. Numerous works have been carried out on CO2 capture and sequestration, chemical conversion, photochemical and photo-electrochemical reduction, solid oxide electrolysis conversion, plasma (catalytic) conversion, etc. The technology not only requires high energy efficiency but also demands a high selectivity or yield toward target products. In this regard, many CO2 utilization technologies are proven to be promising. Further, renewable energy such as solar and wind energy could be used as an energy source in CO2 utilization to improve its economic feasibility.
The goal of this Special Issue is to present the latest CO2 capture and conversion technologies, including novel laboratory technologies and innovative developments of existing processes. Articles discussing recent ideas in CO2 utilization, including CO2 conversion, activation, adsorption, reduction, policies, life cycle analysis, and environmental and social aspects, especially those related to CO2 as C1 energy feedstock, are welcome.
Dr. Hao Zhang
Dr. Danhua Mei
Guest Editors
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