title: Energyless CO2 Absorption, Generation, and Fixation Using Atmospheric CO2.
abstract: From an economic and ecological perspective, the efficient utilization of atmospheric CO2 as a carbon resource should be a much more important goal than reducing CO2 emissions. However, no strategy to harvest CO2 using atmospheric CO2 at room temperature currently exists, which is presumably due to the extremely low concentration of CO2 in ambient air (approximately 400 ppm=0.04 vol%). We discovered that monoethanolamine (MEA) and its derivatives efficiently absorbed atmospheric CO2 without requiring an energy source. We also found that the absorbed CO2 could be easily liberated with acid. Furthermore, a novel CO2 generator enabled us to synthesize a high value-added material (i.e., 2-oxazolidinone derivatives based on the metal catalyzed CO2-fixation at room temperature) from atmospheric CO2.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University.
authors.forename: Fuyuhiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Chisato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mukai
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D019856:Ethanolamine / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D019856:Ethanolamine