Capture and Utilization of Carbon Dioxide with Polyethylene Glycol

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In this volume, Professor He and his coworkers summarize polyethylene glycol (PEG)-promoted CO2 chemistry on the basis of understanding about phase behavior of PEG/CO2 system and reaction mechanism at molecular level. As PEG could be utilized as a green replacement for organic solvents, phase-transfer catalyst, surfactant, support in various reaction systems, significantly promoting catalytic activity and recovering expensive metal catalysts, particularly regarded as a CO2-philic material, the authors focus on special applications of PEG in CO2 capture and utilization, including PEG-functionalized catalysts for efficient transformation of CO2 and PEG-functionalized absorbents for efficient CO2 capture.<br>Furthermore, they describe carbon capture and utilization strategy as an alternative approach to address the energy penalty problem in carbon capture and storage.<br>Interestingly, the authors also discuss PEG radical chemistry in dense CO2 as rather creative and unusual use of PEG,presumably serves as a reaction medium and a radical initiator for radical chemistry.

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<p><b>Professor Liang-Nian He</b></p><p>State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-organic Chemistry</p><p>Nankai University </p><p>Weijin Rd. 94</p><p>Tianjin, 300071</p><p>P. R. China</p><p>Tel: +86 22 23503878</p><p>Fax: +86-22 23503878</p><p>Email: heln@nankai.edu.cn</p><p><p>Professor Liang-Nian He received his Ph.D. degree from Nankai University in 1996 under the guidance of academician Ru-Yu Chen. He worked then as a Chinese postdoctoral fellow with academician Ren-Xi Zhuo at Wuhan University. He had worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan from 1999 to 2003 before joining Nankai University in April 2003. He has over 130 scientific publications and 6 patents. He also edited 8 books and chapters, delivered more than 30 invited lectures at international¿/national conferences and universities and research organizations. Now He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), an Editor-in-Chief for "Green and Sustainable Chemistry", an associate Editor of "Sustainable Development", and a member of Editorial Broad of "Current Organic Synthesis", "Current Chemical Research", "Reports in Organic Chemistry"<i>,</i> "Current Catalysis",<i> </i>"Recent Patents on Catalysis", and a member of Chinese Fine Chemical Committee. <p><b>Current research</b>: His research involves CO₂ chemistry, green synthetic chemistry, catalysis in green solvent and biomass conversion (castor-based energy), particularly chemical transformatio¿n of CO₂ into fuels and value-added chemicals as well as CO₂ capture and utilization. Great efforts have been directed towards constructing C-C, C-O and C-N bond on the basis of CO₂ activation through molecular catalysis owing to its kinetic and thermodynamic stability. The aim of his research is to demonstrate the versatile use of CO₂ in organic synthesis, with the main focus on utilization of CO₂ as a building block for synthesis of industrial useful compounds and fuel additives such as cyclic carbonates, oxazolidinone¿s, lactones, quinazolines, etc. CO₂ capture by using efficient chemical absorbents and the potential use of dense CO₂ (¿supercritical¿ CO₂) or green solvent like ionic liquid, polyethylene glycol as an alternative solvent and otherwise specific roles in organic synthesis are also involved. </p></p><p><b>Current research</b>: His research involves CO₂ chemistry, green synthetic chemistry, catalysis in green solvent and biomass conversion (castor-based energy), particularly chemical transformatio¿n of CO₂ into fuels and value-added chemicals as well as CO₂ capture and utilization. Great efforts have been directed towards constructing C-C, C-O and C-N bond on the basis of CO₂ activation through molecular catalysis owing to its kinetic and thermodynamic stability. The aim of his research is to demonstratethe versatile use of CO₂ in organic synthesis, with the main focus on utilization of CO₂ as a building block for synthesis of industrial useful compounds and fuel additives such as cyclic carbonates, oxazolidinone¿s, lactones, quinazolines, etc. CO₂ capture by using efficient chemical absorbents and the potential use of dense CO₂ (¿supercritical¿ CO₂) or green solvent like ionic liquid, polyethylene glycol as an alternative solvent and otherwise specific roles in organic synthesis are also involved. </p>

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