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Jing Du1, Huang Ouyang1, Bien Tan1
1Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037#, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China.
Abstract:
To overcome the challenges of global warming and environmental pollution, it is necessary to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) in the atmosphere, which is mainly accumulated in the air through the burning of fossil fuels. Therefore, the development of environmentally friendly strategies to capture carbon dioxide and convert it into value-added products offers a promising way forward for reducing carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. In this context, POPs (porous organic polymers) have shown great potential as CO2 selective adsorbents due to their high specific surface area, chemical stability, nanoscale porosity and structural diversity, as well as POPs based heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 conversion. This review provides a concise account of preparation methods of various POPs, challenges and current development trends of POPs in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, electrocatalytic CO2 reduction and chemical CO2 conversion.
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