Recent progress in the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide into biosourced organic carbonates
Vatcharaporn Aomchad, Àlex Cristòfol, Francesco Della Monica, Bart Limburg, Valerio D’Elia, Arjan W. Kleij
Abstract
The recent advances made in the catalytic preparation of biobased cyclic carbonates derived from sugars, glycerol, fatty acids/vegetable oils and terpenes are presented, together with a discussion surrounding their potential applications.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCarbon dioxideOrganic chemistryChemistryGlycerolTerpeneCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis