Promising Approaches to Carbon Dioxide Processing Using Heterogeneous Catalysts (A Review)

This review provides an analysis of recent scientific and engineering literature on chemical methods for CO2 processing using heterogeneous catalysts. The following major uses of carbon dioxide are discussed: exhaustive hydrogenation; synthesis of hydrocarbons including light olefins; synthesis of oxygenates; and production of cyclic carbonates. Furthermore, the paper highlights the main design approaches for CO2 conversion catalysts and formulates priorities for decarbonization using heterogeneous catalytic reactions.