Oxygen harvesting from carbon dioxide: simultaneous epoxidation and CO formation
Han Xu, Muhammad Shaban, Sui Wang, Anas Alkayal, Dingxin Liu, Michael G. Kong, Felix Plasser, Benjamin R. Buckley, Felipe Iza
Abstract
can also be used as a source of atomic oxygen that is efficiently harvested and used as a waste-free terminal oxidant for the oxidation of alkenes to epoxides. Simultaneously, the process yields CO. Utilization of the atomic oxygen does not only generate a valuable product, but also prevents the recombination of O and CO, thus increasing the yield of CO for possible application in the synthesis of higher-order hydrocarbons.
Topics & Concepts
Carbon dioxideOxygenYield (engineering)Carbon fibersChemistryAtmosphere (unit)Negative carbon dioxide emissionOxygen storageSyngasEnvironmental chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceCarbon sequestrationMetallurgyComposite materialPhysicsThermodynamicsComposite numberCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science