An Economy Based on Carbon Dioxide and Water

Michele Aresta received his PhD in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Milan, Milan-IT. He is the President of the Scientific Board of the Interuniversity Consortium on Chemical Reactivity and Catalysis, Italy; former IMM, Professor-NUS-SG and David Parkin Professor at the University of Bath, UK and Honorary Professor at the Chemical Engineering Faculty, University of Tianjin, China. His scientific interests are in the fields of Chemistry of small molecules (N 2 , H 2 , O 2 , CO, CO 2 , olefins), metals in low-negative oxidation state, reaction mechanisms, catalysis, photocatalysis; utilization of biomass and new bio-sourced monomers for polymeric materials. He is the author of over 290 papers in peer reviewed international journals and of 12 books on CO 2 and Biomass valorization as well as owner of several patents. I A Karimi is a Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore. Professor Karimi received his BTech in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and MS & PhD from Purdue University. He is a leading expert in the area of process systems engineering and optimization with a unique blend of experience from academia and industry. His current research interests include process modeling, simulation, and optimization, energy efficiency, process integration and intensification, energy systems, chemical logistics, CCSU, process operations, and natural gas.

Large Scale Utilization of Carbon Dioxide: from its Reaction with Energy Rich Chemicals to (Co-)Processing with Water to Afford Energy Rich Products.- Capture of CO2 from Concentrated Sources and the Atmosphere.-Technical and Industrial Applications of CO2.- Mineral Carbonation for Carbon Capture and Utilization.- Catalytic CO2 Conversion to Added-Value Energy Rich C1 Products.- Use of CO2 as Source of Carbon for Energy-Rich Cn Products.- Electrochemical and Photochemical Transformations of Aqueous CO2.- Plasma-Based CO2 Conversion.- Bioelectrochemical Syntheses.- Enhanced Biological Fixation of CO2 using Microorganisms.- Enhanced Fixation of CO2 in Land and Aquatic Biomass.- Technoenergetic and Economic Analysis of CO2 Conversion.- Perspective.