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The CO2 Tree: The Potential for Carbon Dioxide Utilization Pathways

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Heather O. LeClerc
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Hanno C. Erythropel
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Andreas Backhaus
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Darren S. Lee
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Dylan R. Judd
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Maria M. Paulsen
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Momoko Ishii
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Avery Long
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Lars Ratjen
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Gabriel Gonsalves Bertho
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Cosima Deetman
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Yan Du
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Mary Kate M. Lane
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Predrag V. Petrovic
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Andrew T. Champlin
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Alexis Bordet
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Nicolas Kaeffer
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Gregor Kemper
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Julie B. Zimmerman
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Walter Leitner*
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Paul T. Anastas*

Among the most active areas of chemistry research today is that of carbon dioxide utilization: an area of research that was viewed as futile and commercially impractical not so long ago due to the energetic stability of the CO2 molecule. The breakthroughs that largely began in earnest in the 1990s have accelerated and now make up a diverse and plentiful portfolio of technological and scientific advances and commercialized technologies. Here, “The CO2 Tree” is presented as a tool to illustrate the breadth of potential products from CO2 utilization and to communicate the potential of these chemical breakthroughs to address the greatest challenge that society faces today: climate change. It is intended to be useful for scientists, engineers, legislators, advocates, industrial decision-makers, policy makers, and the general public to know what is already possible today and what may be in the near future. To learn more, visit: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c07582 

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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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