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Inamuddin et al. (eds.), Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Hydrocarbons Vol. 2
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28638-5_4
Chapter 4
Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Formic
Acid
Umesh Fegade and Ganesh Jethave
Contents
4.1 Introduction
93
4.2 Photocatalytic Conversion
95
4.3 Electrochemical Conversion
98
4.4 Miscellaneous Methods
101
References
105
Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is the basic component for photosynthesis; it is
the procedure by which plants make nourishment and vitality. Carbon dioxide
percentage expanded in environment due to the Industrial Revolution. The essential
drivers are deforestation and the consuming of petroleum derivatives, for example,
coal. The level of carbon dioxide has increased, so its air pollution is affected.
The chapter includes scientific information of CO 2 to formic acid (HCOOH) and
their methods, namely, photocatalytic conversion, electrochemical conversion, and
miscellaneous methods. Moreover, the chapter reviews many scientific papers on
the reduction of carbon dioxide into formate/formic acid to put light upon serious
issues of carbon dioxide.
The commercial-scale conversion of carbon dioxide into different types of synthetic fuels will be the prominent initiative to the global issue of CO 2 emissions. We
are putting light on three possible methods involving CO 2 conversion by photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and physicochemical approaches for sustainable or renewable
synthetic fuel production. In the photocatalytic science, researchers are doing a very
good job such as Baowen Zhou et al. (ACS Sustainable Chem Eng. 6:5754–5759,
2018) that synthesized economical ternary metal chalcogenides by combination of
molybdenum, bismuth, and cadmium abbreviated as Mo − Bi−Cd and used as
U. Fegade (*)
Bhusawal Arts Science and P. O. Nahata Commerce College, Bhusawal, Maharashtra, India
G. Jethave
School of Environmental and Earth Sciences, KBC, North Maharashtra University,
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Inamuddin et al. (eds.), Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Hydrocarbons Vol. 2
Technology, Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World 41,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28638-5_4
Chapter 4
Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Formic
Acid
Umesh Fegade and Ganesh Jethave
Contents
4.1 Introduction
93
4.2 Photocatalytic Conversion
95
4.3 Electrochemical Conversion
98
4.4 Miscellaneous Methods
101
References
105
Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is the basic component for photosynthesis; it is
the procedure by which plants make nourishment and vitality. Carbon dioxide
percentage expanded in environment due to the Industrial Revolution. The essential
drivers are deforestation and the consuming of petroleum derivatives, for example,
coal. The level of carbon dioxide has increased, so its air pollution is affected.
The chapter includes scientific information of CO 2 to formic acid (HCOOH) and
their methods, namely, photocatalytic conversion, electrochemical conversion, and
miscellaneous methods. Moreover, the chapter reviews many scientific papers on
the reduction of carbon dioxide into formate/formic acid to put light upon serious
issues of carbon dioxide.
The commercial-scale conversion of carbon dioxide into different types of synthetic fuels will be the prominent initiative to the global issue of CO 2 emissions. We
are putting light on three possible methods involving CO 2 conversion by photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and physicochemical approaches for sustainable or renewable
synthetic fuel production. In the photocatalytic science, researchers are doing a very
good job such as Baowen Zhou et al. (ACS Sustainable Chem Eng. 6:5754–5759,
2018) that synthesized economical ternary metal chalcogenides by combination of
molybdenum, bismuth, and cadmium abbreviated as Mo − Bi−Cd and used as
U. Fegade (*)
Bhusawal Arts Science and P. O. Nahata Commerce College, Bhusawal, Maharashtra, India
G. Jethave
School of Environmental and Earth Sciences, KBC, North Maharashtra University,
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India