The utilization of carbon dioxide as building block for chemicals or source of carbon for energy products has been explored for over 40 years now, with varying allure. In correspondence with oil‐crises, the use of CO₂ has come into the spotlight, soon set aside when the crisis was over due to the low price of fossil carbon and the convenience of using established technologies. Nowadays, there is a continuous shift from fossil‐C‐based to perennial (solar, wind, geothermal, hydro‐power) energy‐driven processes that will also have a great potential to convert large amounts of carbon dioxide. The integration of biotechnology and catalysis will be a key player towards the utilization of CO₂ in several different applications, reducing both the extraction of fossil carbon and the carbon transfer to the atmosphere.

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二氧化碳化学的未来。

迄今为止，人们已经探索了利用二氧化碳作为化学品的基础材料或能源产品的碳源，并且具有不同的吸引力。与石油危机相对应，CO ₂的使用已成为人们关注的焦点，由于化石碳的价格低廉和使用现有技术的便利性，在危机结束后不久便搁置了CO ₂的使用。如今，从基于化石C的能源驱动的过程一直在不断转变，这转化为常年（太阳能，风能，地热，水力发电）的能源驱动过程，这也将具有转化大量二氧化碳的巨大潜力。生物技术和催化的整合将成为利用CO _{2的关键因素} 在几种不同的应用中，既减少了化石碳的提取，又减少了向大气的碳转移。