Carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)–including conversion to valuable
chemicals-is a challenging contemporary issue having multi-facets. The prospect to utilize …

In 2010 the emission of CO2 from anthropic activities amounted at ca. 30000 Mt, 43% of
which was from coal combustion, 36% from oil, and 20% from gas. 1 Growth of consumption …

Highly active catalysts that can directly utilize renewable energy (eg, solar energy) are
desirable for CO2 value‐added processes. Herein, aiming at improving the efficiency of …

The cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to epoxides is an efficient and clean method to obtain
cyclic carbonates, which are used as green solvents, as electrolytes for lithium batteries and …

The development of efficient and environmentally benign synthetic protocols has attracted
increasing interest in modern organic syntheses in view of the growing concern over the …

Carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation to generate chemicals and fuels is of high current importance,
especially toward finding mild and efficient strategies for catalytic CO2 transformation to …

Porous heterogeneous catalysts play a pivotal role in the chemical industry. Herein a new Hf-
based metal–organic framework (Hf-NU-1000) incorporating Hf6 clusters is reported. It …

A series of highly active organoboron catalysts for the coupling of CO2 and epoxides with
the advantages of scalable preparation, thermostability, and recyclability is reported. The …

Chemical fixation of CO 2 into useful organic compounds has been attracting much attention
from the viewpoint of CO 2 emission reduction and energy structure reformation. A useful …

Fixation of CO2 to cyclic carbonates is one of the most important reactions since it
represents a much greener alternative to the traditional phosgene process. In this context …