CO2: a valuable source of carbon [public workshop on "CO2: Valuable Source of Carbon" ; April 2012 in Rome, Italy

As the annual production of carbon Dioxide (CO__2__) reaches 30 billion tones, the growing issue of the greenhouse effect has triggered the development of technologies for CO__2__ sequestration, storage and use as a reactant. Collecting together the reports of the Congress at University of Rome (Campus Bio-medico) held 16th April 2012, __CO____2____: A Valuable Source of Carbon__ presents and discusses promising technologies for the industrial exploitation of CO__2__. Divided into two parts, the current technology is evaluated and summarized before European and national projects are presented. The focus on CO__2__ recovery, particularly in value-added production, proposes applicable methods to develop sustainable practices and even to mitigate greenhouse gas emission from large-scale fossil fuels usage. Including current data and real-world examples, __CO____2____: A valuable source of carbon__ provides students, engineers, researchers and industry professional with up-to-date material and potential areas for development and research. As the annual production of carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) reaches 30 billion tones, the growing issue of the greenhouse effect has triggered the development of technologies for CO 2 sequestration, storage and use as a reactant. Collecting together the reports of the Congress at University of Rome (Campus Bio-medico) held 16th April 2012, CO 2 : A Valuable Source of Carbon presents and discusses promising technologies for the industrial exploitation of CO 2 . Divided into two parts, the current technology is evaluated and summarized before European and national projects are presented. The focus on CO 2 recovery, particularly in value-added production, proposes applicable methods to develop sustainable practices and even to mitigate greenhouse gas emission from large-scale fossil fuels usage. Including current data and real-world examples, CO 2 : A valuable source of carbon provides students, engineers, researchers and industry professional with up-to-date material and potential areas for development and research. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Strategy and Drivers for CO 2 (Re)use....Pages 1-26 Realizing Resource and Energy Efficiency in Chemical Industry by Using CO 2 ....Pages 27-43 Renewable Syngas Production via Dry Reforming of Methane....Pages 45-66 Reuse of CO 2 to Make Methanol Using Renewable Hydrogen....Pages 67-79 Ionic Liquids Applied to CO 2 Fixation and Conversion....Pages 81-94 Sustainability in Carbon Capture and Utilization. Biodiesel from Microalgae....Pages 95-107 Hydrogen Production by Solar Steam Reforming as a Fuel Decarbonization Route....Pages 109-121 CO 2 Conversion to CH 4 ....Pages 123-145 Advances in Catalysts and Processes for Methanol Synthesis from CO 2 ....Pages 147-169 Methanol Production from CO 2 Via Reverse-Water–Gas-Shift Reaction....Pages 171-186 Carbon Capture and Utilization in Germany....Pages 187-192 Back Matter....Pages 193-194 "As part of the general effort [in Europe] to identify the priorities and preferable approaches, but also to raise the interest in this topic, KT-Kinetics Technology and University of Rome "Campus Bio-Medico" have organized in April 2012 in Rome (Italy) a public workshop on "CO2: Valuable Source of Carbon." This book originates from (but is not limited to) the contributions and discussions made during this workshop, and try to define the status and perspectives in this field."--Preface