Calcium-Based Sustainable Chemical Technologies for Total Carbon Recycling

Konstantin S Rodygin; Yulia A Vikenteva; Valentine P Ananikov

doi:10.1002/cssc.201802412

Calcium-Based Sustainable Chemical Technologies for Total Carbon Recycling

ChemSusChem. 2019 Apr 23;12(8):1483-1516. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201802412. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

Authors

Konstantin S Rodygin^{1

2}, Yulia A Vikenteva^{1

2}, Valentine P Ananikov^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetsky prospect 26, Saint Petersburg, 198504, Russia.
² N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, Moscow, 119991, Russia.

PMID: 30938099
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201802412

Abstract

Calcium carbide, a stable solid compound composed of two atoms of carbon and one of calcium, has proven its effectiveness in chemical synthesis, due to the safety and convenience of handling the C≡C acetylenic units. The areas of CaC₂ application are very diverse, and the development of calcium-mediated approaches resolves several important challenges. This Review aims to discuss the laboratory chemistry of calcium carbide, and to go beyond its frontiers to organic synthesis, life sciences, materials and construction, carbon dioxide capturing, alloy manufacturing, and agriculture. The recyclability of calcium carbide and the availability of large-scale industrial production facilities, as well as the future possibility of fossil-resource-independent manufacturing, position this compound as a key chemical platform for sustainable development. Easy regeneration and reuse of the carbide highlight calcium-based sustainable chemical technologies as promising instruments for total carbon recycling.

Keywords: calcium; carbon; green chemistry; heterogeneous catalysis; sustainable chemistry.

Publication types

Review