Elsevier Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals and Fuels

Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals and Fuels provides a snapshot of the present status of this rapidly growing field, examining ongoing breakthroughs in research and development, motivations, innovations and their respective impacts and perspectives. It also covers in detail the existing technical barriers to achieving key goals in this area. This book details the various methods, both currently available and potential, for conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals. With explanation of concepts and their applications, Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals and Fuels offers an interdisciplinary approach that draws on and clarifies the most recent research trends. Review Outlines current research and options available for the conversion of a greenhouse gas to useful fuels and chemicals From the Back Cover Investigates the current research surrounding the topic of CO2 utilization and explores the current opportunities for conversion into vital fuels and chemicals Explains the fundamental aspects of CO2 utilization Provides recent developments in CO2 utilization for the production of chemicals Answers the questions surrounding why some processes have not commercialized Discusses and analyses in detail many available catalytic conversion methods Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals and Fuels provides a snapshot of the present status of this rapidly growing field, examining ongoing breakthroughs in research and development, motivations, innovations and their respective impacts and perspectives. It also covers in detail the existing technical barriers to achieving key goals in this area. This book details the various methods, both currently available and potential, for conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals. With explanation of concepts and their applications, Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals and Fuels offers an interdisciplinary approach that draws on and clarifies the most recent research trends. This book is a useful reference for chemical engineers, environmental scientists and engineers, and researchers in the fields of chemical and environmental engineering. Aulice Scibioh is a faculty member in the department of chemistry at Madras Christian College, India. She is an experienced scientist and an academician with wide national and international exposures and specialization in various fields of physical chemistry - energy, materials, electro-catalysis, clean technologies and surface chemistry. B. Viswanathan is the founding director of National Centre for Catalysis Research (NCCR), India. His research spans areas such as Heterogeneous catalysis, Materials Science, Theoretical Chemistry, Energy, Nanotechnology, and Information science. He has published a number research papers and books, and won several awards and fellowships at the national and international levels. About the Author M. Aulice Scibioh is a faculty member in the department of chemistry at Madras Christian College, India. She is an experienced scientist and an academician with wide national and international exposures and specialization in various fields of physical chemistry - energy, materials, electro-catalysis, clean technologies and surface chemistry. She is a recipient of a number of national and international fellowships and awards. She has been intensively investigating in the area of carbon dioxide conversion. She has several publications to her credit including several chapters in refereed books and authored two books: Fuel cells - Principles and Applications, and Photo-electrochemistry - Principles and Practices. B. Viswanathan is a scientist and a distinguished teacher for nearly five decades in science. He is the founding director of National Centre for Catalysis Research (NCCR), India. He has been with the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, since 1970. His research spans areas such as Heterogeneous catalysis, Materials Science, Theoretical Chemistry, Energy, Nanotechnology, an