Advances in Catalytic Process for CO₂ Gasification

Dear Colleagues,

The continuously growing demand for various goods, satisfied by a dynamically developing industry sector, has a significant impact on the environment. Simultaneously, social awareness of environmental protection is also growing; therefore, development in the industry has to focus on both the economic and environmental aspects. This also applies to the gasification process, which is considered environmentally friendly; however, it still offers development opportunities, including the use of CO2 as a gasifying agent. Since excessive carbon dioxide emissions are considered one of the causes of the greenhouse effect, it seems very reasonable to use this gas as a gasifying agent. In addition to lowering the relative CO2 emissions, this solution allows for the reduction of the amount of coal and oxidant used in the process, making it more economical. However, CO2 gasification is a highly endothermic process that may require improvement by using catalysts. Plenty of innovative research into catalytic CO2 gasification to transform carbonaceous materials into valuable CO-rich gas is being conducted. Given the complex nature of this process, affordable and active catalysts need to be identified, enabling efficient conversion of various carbonaceous material into valuable gaseous products. This has been the drive for intense research on advanced catalytic gasification in the CO2 atmosphere.

In this Special Issue entitled “Advances in Catalytic Processes for CO2 Gasification”, we welcome all kinds of papers (research papers, reviews, or communications) dealing with CO2 gasification with the use of various catalysts, both natural and synthesized. The papers submitted should concern catalytic CO2 gasification of carbonaceous materials, including fossil and alternative fuels, to produce higher-value CO-rich gas, with a strong emphasis on innovative catalysts.

Dr. Katarzyna Śpiewak
Dr. Przemysław Grzywacz
Dr. Jiho Yoo
Guest Editors

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• CO₂ gasification
• Kinetics of gasification
• Catalysis
• Synthesis of catalysts
• Fossil fuel utilization
• Alternative fuel utilization