CRC Press Carbon Dioxide Reduction through Advanced Conversion and Utilization Technologies (Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion)

Carbon Dioxide Reduction through Advanced Conversion and Utilization Technologies covers fundamentals, advanced conversion technologies, economic feasibility analysis, and future research directions in the field of CO 2 conversion and utilization. This book emphasizes principles of various conversion technologies for CO2 reduction such as enzymatic conversion, mineralization, thermochemical, photochemical, and electrochemical processes. It addresses materials, components, assembly and manufacturing, degradation mechanisms, challenges, and development strategies. Applications of conversion technologies for CO2 reduction to produce useful fuels and chemicals in energy and industrial systems are discussed as solutions to reduce greenhouse effects and energy shortages. Particularly, the advanced materials and technology of high temperature co-electrolysis of H2O and CO2 to produce sustainable fuels using solid oxide cells (SOCs) are reviewed and the introduction, fundamentals, and some significant topics regarding this CO2 conversion process are discussed. This book provides a comprehensive and clear picture of advanced technologies in CO2 conversion and utilization. Written in a clear and detailed manner, it is suitable for students as well as industry professionals, researchers, and academics. About the Author Yun Zheng is studying for a PhD degree from the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET) at Tsinghua University, China. He received his BS and MS degrees in chemistry from China Three Gorges University in 2012 and Ocean University of China in 2015, respectively. During 2009-2012, he studied in Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China for investigations of photocatalysis and photo-electrocatalysis of carbonaceous contaminants using doped semiconductor and organometallic complex materials. The research topic in Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, China during 2012-2015 is electrodialysis and membrane bioreactor. His current research interests are electrochemical energy storage and conversion, especially for the research of high temperature electrolysis of CO2/H2O to produce sustainable fuels using solid oxide electrolytic cells (SOECs). Dr. Bo Yu is an associate professor at Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET) at Tsinghua University, China. Dr. Yu obtained her B.S. and M.Sc. in physical chemistry from Northeastern University in 1997 and 2000, respectively. She received her PhD from Tsinghua University in 2004 and joined the Nuclear Science & Engineering Department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a visiting researcher in 2012. Dr. Yu has been responsible for the research and development of nuclear hydrogen or syngas production through high temperature electrolysis of CO2/H2O at INET since 2005. Her research interests are electrochemical energy storage and conversion with some focuses on solid oxide cells (SOFC/SOEC) technologies, surface/interface electrochemistry, theoretical and experimental analyses of electrode kinetics, electrocatalysis and applied electrochemistry. She is the author/co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, over 30 patents and several book chapters. Dr. Yu is a Board Member of Nuclear Hydrogen Division of International Associate Hydrogen Energy (IAHE). She is also an Associated Editor of the International Journal of Energy Technology & Policy. Dr. Jianchen Wang is a professor at the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET) at Tsinghua University, China. He earned his B.S. degree in physical chemistry and master’s degree in applied chemistry from Tsinghua University in 1987 and 1992. He has worked in INET since 1987. He obtained a position as an associate professor in 1998 and took a position as a professor in 2004 in INET. He is a deputy director of China Society of Nuclear and Radiochemistry.