Energy applications of ionic liquids: recent developments and future prospects

T Zhou, C Gui, L Sun, Y Hu, H Lyu, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) consisting entirely of ions exhibit many fascinating and tunable properties,
making them promising functional materials for a large number of energy-related …

Recent developments in organocatalysed transformations of epoxides and carbon dioxide into cyclic carbonates

L Guo, KJ Lamb, M North - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This review is focused on the rapidly developing area of organocatalysed cyclic carbonate
synthesis. It starts with an introduction to carbon capture and utilisation in general, which …

Advances in the use of CO 2 as a renewable feedstock for the synthesis of polymers

B Grignard, S Gennen, C Jérôme, AW Kleij… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dioxide offers an accessible, cheap and renewable carbon feedstock for synthesis.
Current interest in the area of carbon dioxide valorisation aims at new, emerging …

CO 2-fixation into cyclic and polymeric carbonates: principles and applications

AJ Kamphuis, F Picchioni, PP Pescarmona - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The reaction between carbon dioxide and epoxides is an attractive pathway for CO2-
utilisation as it can lead to the formation of two different, yet valuable, products: cyclic and …

Multiscale studies on ionic liquids

K Dong, X Liu, H Dong, X Zhang, S Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) offer a wide range of promising applications because of their much
enhanced properties. However, further development of such materials depends on the …

Pollution to solution: Capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and its utilization as a renewable energy source for a sustainable future

FA Rahman, MMA Aziz, R Saidur, WAWA Bakar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The major contributor to global warming is human-generated greenhouse gases (GHGs)
emissions that pollute the air. GHGs emissions are a global issue dominated by emission of …

Recent advances in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates via CO2 cycloaddition to epoxides

A Rehman, F Saleem, F Javed, A Ikhlaq… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global concerns about high CO 2 levels and dwindling supplies of fossil resources are
increasing. The utilization of CO 2 and waste biomass as renewable resources for valuable …

Organocatalyzed coupling of carbon dioxide with epoxides for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates: catalyst design and mechanistic studies

M Alves, B Grignard, R Méreau, C Jerome… - Catalysis Science & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The coupling of carbon dioxide (CO2) with epoxides with the formation of cyclic carbonates
is a highly attractive 100% atom economic reaction. It represents a greener and safer …

Sustainable conversion of carbon dioxide: the advent of organocatalysis

G Fiorani, W Guo, AW Kleij - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2), an abundant renewable carbon reagent, into
chemicals of academic and industrial interest is of imminent importance to create a higher …

Synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide by using organocatalysts

M Cokoja, ME Wilhelm, MH Anthofer… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of cyclic carbonates through coupling of carbon dioxide with epoxides is
100% atom economical and is already performed on an industrial scale. Its impact regarding …