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Download fileOxygen harvesting from carbon dioxide: Simultaneous epoxidation and CO formation
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posted on 2021-09-16, 10:53 authored by Han Xu, Muhammad Shaban, Sui Wang, Anas Alkayal, Dingxin Liu, Michael Kong, Felix PlasserFelix Plasser, Benjamin BuckleyBenjamin Buckley, Felipe IzaFelipe IzaDue to increasing concentrations in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide has, in recent times, been targeted for utilisation
(Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage, CCUS). In particular, the production of CO from CO2 has been an area of intense
interest, particularly since the CO can be utilized in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Herein we report that CO2 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.
Funding
Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC)
Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA)
Loughborough University Centre for doctoral training on Gas Plasma Interactions with Organic Liquids and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI
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- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Science
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- Chemistry
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Chemical ScienceVolume
12Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Version
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