Highly efficient Co centers functionalized by nitrogen-doped carbon for the chemical fixation of CO₂.

ABSTRACT: CO₂, the main greenhouse gas, has received considerable attention due to environmental issues. From a scientific perspective, CO₂ as a cheap and abundant carbon source, could be applied in synthesizing more valuable chemicals such as urea, formic acid, and cyclic carbonates. However, the high bond energy of C[double bond, length as m-dash]O (750 kJ mol^-1) and the non-polarity property make CO₂ molecules difficult to activate. In this paper, we have carefully designed a low-cost, stable and, most importantly, highly efficient Co-based heterocatalyst Co@N _x C functionalized by nitrogen-doped carbon to activate CO₂ molecules and convert it into cyclic carbonates. The CO₂ conversion process could be triggered a

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9057963 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature