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Go with the flow: A gas-phase flow reactor that contains a silica-supported catalyst for the conversion of ethylene oxide and CO2 into ethylene carbonate has been developed (see scheme). Since the reactor operates at atmospheric pressure and at temperatures accessible utilising “waste heat”, the process is suitable for retro-fitting to the exhaust stream of a fossil fuel power station or any other major fixed-site CO2 producer.
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NORTH et al. (2009) studied this question.
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