CIRCC and Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, Campus Universitario, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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ChemSusChem. 2020 Dec 7;13(23):6219-6228. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202002029. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
The utilization of carbon dioxide as building block for chemicals or source of carbon for energy products has been explored for over 40 years now, with varying allure. In correspondence with oil-crises, the use of CO has come into the spotlight, soon set aside when the crisis was over due to the low price of fossil carbon and the convenience of using established technologies. Nowadays, there is a continuous shift from fossil-C-based to perennial (solar, wind, geothermal, hydro-power) energy-driven processes that will also have a great potential to convert large amounts of carbon dioxide. The integration of biotechnology and catalysis will be a key player towards the utilization of CO in several different applications, reducing both the extraction of fossil carbon and the carbon transfer to the atmosphere.
二氧化碳作为构建块用于化学物质或能源产品的碳源的利用已经探索了 40 多年，其吸引力各不相同。与石油危机相对应，CO 的使用成为焦点，但随着危机的结束，由于化石碳的价格低廉和使用成熟技术的便利性，CO 的使用很快被搁置。如今，正在从基于化石碳的能源向常年（太阳能、风能、地热能、水力发电）能源驱动的过程转变，这也将有很大的潜力转化大量的二氧化碳。生物技术和催化的融合将是在几个不同应用中利用 CO 的关键因素，减少化石碳的提取和碳向大气的转移。
