Advances in Carbon Capture and Utilization

Abstract

A combination of enzyme and material which jointly capture and convert the CO2 into methanol plausibly energizes the CO2 utilization (Sharma et al. 2020a). The CO2 to methanol conversion utilizes carbon better than the conventional syngas and the reaction yields fewer by-products, and the methanol produced can further be used as a clean-burning fuel, in pharmaceuticals, as a general solvent, etc. The various aspects of circular economy with present scenario of environment crisis will also be considered for large-scale sustainable biorefinery of CO2. In this book, thirteen chapters have been included which represent the natural, conventional, and artificial systems for carbon management. The contents of the book have been divided into four sections. The natural systems of carbon sequestration have been discussed in detail in the first section of this book. Since ancient times, fossil fuels are used in huge amount to meet the energy demands across the world. In India, the emanations from fossils fuels have developed a lot, but alternative sources are not enough to fulfil the demand.