A review for Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) utilization in capture and conversion of carbon dioxide into valuable products. Issue 53 (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Al-Rowaili, Fayez Nasir; Zahid, Umer; Onaizi, Sagheer; Khaled, Mazen; Jamal, Aqil; AL-Mutairi, Eid M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of CO₂ utilization. Issue 53(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide (CO2) -- Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) -- Chemical conversion -- Electrocatalytic conversion -- Photocatalytic conversion -- Value-added products; Carbon dioxide -- Periodicals; Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Periodicals; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects; Carbon dioxide mitigation; Periodicals; 628.53205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101715
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2212-9820

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: The level of atmospheric carbon dioxide is at the global alarming stage. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have exhibited appealing features suitable for application in the CO2 capture and conversion. Methanol, methanoic acid, syngas, hydrocarbons, etc., are the main products of CO2 conversion. The photochemical (photocatalytic) conversion has shown features that bettered the other methods of conversions. Abstract: Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) has become a primary atmospheric greenhouse gas that has stirred up numerous energies and environmental-related mishaps around the world. Its unwelcome contribution to the decay of the global ecosystem has generated alarming concerns. Therefore, it has triggered an urgent need to design reliable methods for capturing and converting atmospheric CO2 into valuable chemical products and/or feedstocks. It is expected that these valuable chemical products will enhance significantly, the stability of the ecosystem and promote sustainable development of the energy sector. A few years back, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) materials have displayed magnificent heterogeneous catalytic behavior owing to their appealing chemical features and high internal surface area. Because of the captivating properties possessed by these MOFs and their ease of synthesis, experimental tests to ascertain structure-function relationships for CO2 conversion into some value-added chemical products became lucrative. Therefore, in this review, recent developments, and the participation of MOFs as reliable catalysts for capturing and converting CO2 into valuable chemical products are critically reviewed. Finally, limitations and prospects of MOFs as heterogeneous catalysts for the capture and conversion of CO2, are addressed as well.