Across the Board: Michael North on Carbon Dioxide Biorefinery

Abstract

In this series of articles, the board members of ChemSusChem discuss recent research articles that they consider of exceptional quality and importance for sustainability. This entry features Prof. M. North, who introduces the concept of a carbon dioxide biorefinery as a way of making carbon dioxide utilisation both environmentally beneficial and financially attractive and discusses the state of the art for carbon dioxide utilisation for fuels and bulk chemicals.

Keywords: CO2 utilization; circular economy; fuel; refinery; sustainable development.