CO2 valorization is a potential pathway for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the chemical sector and reducing the reliance of chemical manufacturing on fossil fuel feedstocks. In this talk we will discuss tandem catalytic strategies involving electrochemical and thermochemical reactors for CO2 conversion that have potential advantages over processes using a single reactor alone. We will discuss coupling electrocatalytic-thermocatalytic reactors to convert CO2 to the hydroformylation products of propanol and propanal. We will then present results of converting CO2 to solid carbon nanofibers using the tandem strategy. We will also provide our perspective on opportunities in using tandem schemes involving electrocatalysis, thermocatalysis, biocatalysis and plasma-catalysis for CO2 conversion.
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Jingguang Chen is the Thayer Lindsley Professor of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University. He is the co-author of 500 journal publications and he is recognized as a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher. He is currently the President of the North American Catalysis Society and an Associate Editor of ACS Catalysis. He received the George Olah Award on Hydrocarbon Chemistry from the American Chemical Society and the Robert Wilhelm Award on Chemical Reaction Engineering from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is an elected member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.