title: CO2Catalysis.
abstract: Out of thin air: In this Editorial, the Guest Editors introduce a Special Issue on Carbon Dioxide Conversion Catalysis, discuss its importance in modern chemical processes, and highlight a few examples of its use in industry, such as the synthesis of cyclic carbonates and the conversion of CO2into fuels.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Arjan W
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7402-4764
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kleij
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6668-5503
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: North
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urakawa
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide
keywords: carbon sequestration; cyclic carbonates; fuels; polymers; renewable resources