Hydrothermal Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Low-Carbon Fuels

The book covers advances in hydrothermal reduction of CO2 into low-carbon fuels. It offers perspectives from chemical engineering, environmental chemicals, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, geology and materials science. It addresses fundamentals and applications of hydrothermal chemical processes, associated materials, and technologies. It describes reduction with biomass and dissociation of water by solar energy-driven two-step process. Challenges and strategies are discussed to facilitate research and development.

• Introduces the new technology of carbon dioxide hydrothermal reduction
• Introduces a new concept of carbon dioxide reduction by mimicking nature
• Describes simple, efficient, and cheap catalysts
• Discusses low-carbon fuels, water splitting with metals, and carbon dioxide reduction with biomass

Preface

Chapter 1 : Water under High Temperature and Pressure Conditions (and Some Special Reactions under Hydrothermal Conditions)
Chapter 2 : Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactions for Small Molecules Activation
Chapter 3 : Hydrothermal Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production with Other Metals
Chapter 4 : Hydrothermal Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production with Iron
Chapter 5 : Hydrothermal CO2 Reduction with Iron to Produce Formic Acid
Chapter 6 : Hydrothermal Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Low-Carbon Fuels
Chapter 7 : Hydrothermal CO2 Reduction with Zinc to Produce Formic Acid
Chapter 8 : Auto-Catalytic Hydrothermal CO2 Reduction with Manganese to Produce Formic Acid
Chapter 9 : Auto-Catalytic Hydrothermal CO2 Reduction with Aluminum to Produce Formic Acid
Chapter 10 : Cu-Catalyzed Hydrothermal CO2 Reduction with Zinc to Produce Methanol
Chapter 11 : Hydrothermal Reduction of CO2 with Glycerin
Chapter 12 : Hydrothermal Reduction of CO2 with Compounds Containing Nitrogen
Chapter 13 : Perspectives and Challenges of CO2 Hydrothermal Reduction

Index