Chemical recycling of carbon dioxide to methanol and dimethyl ether: From greenhouse gas to renewable, environmentally carbon neutral fuels and synthetic hydrocarbons

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 487-498

  Olah, George A ^a   Goeppert, Alain ^a   Prakash, G K Surya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES; ATOMIC ENERGIES; AVAILABLE ENERGIES; CARBON FUELS; CARBON NEUTRAL FUELS; CARBON RECYCLING; CARBON SOURCES; CHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; CHEMICAL RECYCLING; DI-METHYL ETHERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; GEOLOGICAL TIME; GREEN HOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS; IN PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; INTERNAL COMBUSTIONS; LIQUID METHANOLS; NEW APPROACHES; PLANT LIVES; STARTING MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC HYDROCARBONS; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL PLANTS; CHLOROPHYLL; ETHERS; EXPLOSIVES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; ICE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MATERIALS HANDLING; METHANE; METHANOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORPHYRINS; RECYCLING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SYNTHETIC FUELS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WIND POWER;

METHANOL FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; COAL; DIMETHYL ETHER; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS; WATER;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON SOURCE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COMBUSTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; GEOLOGICAL TIME; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROGENATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PURIFICATION; RECYCLING; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN; WIND POWER;

EID: 64649106887     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo801260f     Document Type: Review

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