Front Cover -- Advances in Catalysis -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Enhancement of Catalytic Properties by Adjusting Molecular Diffusion in Nanoporous Catalysts -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Hierarchical Zeolites for Fast Molecular Diffusion -- 3. Molecular Diffusion on Metal/Metal Oxide Catalysts Adjusted by Zeolite Crystals -- 4. Molecular Diffusion on Metal Catalysts Adjusted by MOFs -- 5. Molecular Diffusion Enhancement in Porous Organic Polymers -- 6. Conclusions and Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- About the Authors -- Chapter Two: What Catalysis Can Do for Boosting CO2 Utilization -- 1. Societal Needs and CO2 Emission -- 2. CO2 Reduction Technologies -- 2.1. The Role of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization -- 2.2. Timeframe for CCU Implementation and Intensity -- 3. The Role of Catalysis -- 3.1. Synthesis of Bulk Chemicals -- 3.1.1. Formic Acid -- 3.1.2. C2 and C3 Olefins -- 3.1.3. Polyols -- 3.1.4. Carbamates -- 3.1.5. Acrylates -- 3.1.6. Linear Carbonates -- 3.1.7. Cyclic Carbonates -- 3.2. Specialty Chemicals -- 3.2.1. Coupling Dienes-CO2: Synthesis of Cyclic- (Lactones) and Linear Esters -- 3.2.2. Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids -- 3.2.3. Synthesis of Reduced Forms of CO2: Amides and Alkyl Amines -- 3.3. Production of Materials -- 3.3.1. Polycarbonates -- 3.3.2. Polyurethans -- 3.4. Large-Scale Production of Fuels -- 3.4.1. Carbon Monoxide -- 3.4.2. Methanol -- 3.4.3. Dimethyl Ether -- 3.4.4. Methane -- 3.4.5. Cn Hydrocarbons and Higher Olefins -- 3.4.6. Cn Alcohols and Polyols -- 4. Solar Chemistry -- 4.1. Photochemical Conversion of CO2 -- 4.1.1. Carboxylation of Organic Substrates -- 4.2. Photoelectrocatalysis for Direct Coprocessing of CO2 and Water -- 5. Biotechnology and Catalysis -- 5.1. Photobioelectrochemistry -- 5.2. Integration of Biotechnology and Catalysis -- 6. Conclusions.

References -- About the Authors -- Chapter Three: Advances in High-Temperature Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 and H2O -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. High-Temperature H2O Electrolysis -- 1.2. High-Temperature CO2 Electrolysis -- 1.1. High-Temperature CO2 and H2O Coelectrolysis -- 2. Electrocatalytic Materials Used in HTE -- 2.1. Cathode Materials for H2O Electrolysis -- 2.2. Cathode Materials for CO2 Electrolysis -- 2.2.1. Precious Metal Cathodes -- 2.2.2. Metal-Cermet Cathodes -- 2.2.3. Perovskite Cathodes -- 2.3. Cathode Materials for CO2+H2O Coelectrolysis -- 3. Reaction Mechanisms -- 3.1. Reaction Mechanisms in H2O Electrolysis -- 3.2. Reaction Mechanisms in CO2 Electrolysis -- 3.3. Reaction Mechanisms in CO2+H2O Coelectrolysis -- 4. Cathode Deactivation in HTE -- 4.1. Deactivation on Ni-Cermet Electrodes -- 4.2. Deactivation on MIEC Electrodes -- 5. Summary -- 6. Perspectives and Future Prospects -- Acknowledgments -- References -- About the Authors -- Back Cover.