Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for generating a hydrogel from a CO2 gas stream. The method for converting a CO2 gas stream comprising a CO2 into an ester, comprises the conversion of CO2 into a (COOH)2 preferably by passing the CO2 through a water bath to produce a carbonated water; and passing the carbonated water through a metal ion exchange bubble column comprising a M2(COO)2 to produce the (COOH)2 and a MHCO3; reacting the (COOH)2 with a mono-alcohol to obtain the ester. The invention further relates to a system for converting CO2.

Abstract: Presented is a selective hydrogenation catalyst and a method of making the catalyst. The catalyst comprises a carrier containing bi-metallic nanoparticles. The nanoparticles comprise a silver component and a palladium component. The catalyst is made by incorporating an aqueous dispersion of the bi-metallic nanoparticles onto a catalyst carrier followed by drying and calcining the carrier having incorporated therein the dispersion. The catalyst is used in the selective hydrogenation of highly unsaturated hydrocarbons contained olefin product streams.

Abstract: A method for generating a carboxylic acid from carbon dioxide (CO2), the method includes (a) feeding a gas stream having the CO2 to a first reactor having a base (MOH) to produce bicarbonate (MHCO3) and (b) feeding the MHCO3 generated in the first reactor to a second reactor disposed downstream from the first reactor. The second reactor includes a catalyst. The method also includes (c) contacting the MHCO3 with hydrogen gas in the presence of the catalyst in the second reactor to produce formate (HCOOM) and (d) electrolysing an aqueous solution of a metal halide (MCl) in a chloro-alkali electrolysis reactor fluidly coupled to the first reactor, the second reactor, or both to produce at least a portion of the MOH, the hydrogen gas and Cl2. The portion of the MOH is used in step (a) and the carboxylic acid is formic acid (HCOOH).

Abstract: Presented is a selective hydrogenation catalyst and a method of making the catalyst. The catalyst comprises a carrier containing bi-metallic nanoparticles. The nanoparticles comprise a silver component and a palladium component. The catalyst is made by incorporating an aqueous dispersion of the bi-metallic nanoparticles onto a catalyst carrier followed by drying and calcining the carrier having incorporated therein the dispersion. The catalyst is used in the selective hydrogenation of highly unsaturated hydrocarbons contained olefin product streams.