Introduction

Carbon dioxide is a colorless and non-flammable gas at normal temperature and pressure.
Although much less abundant than nitrogen and oxygen in Earth's atmosphere, carbon
dioxide is an important constituent of our planet's air. A molecule of carbon dioxide (CO 2) is
made up of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.

Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas that helps to trap heat in our atmosphere.
Without it, our planet would be inhospitably cold. However, an increase in CO2
concentrations in our atmosphere is causing average global temperatures to rise, disrupting
other aspects of Earth's climate.
Carbon dioxide is the fourth most abundant component of dry air. Today it has a
concentration of over 400 ppm (parts per million) in the atmosphere. Before industrial
activity, there was around 270 ppm in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide levels in our
atmosphere have thus risen about 40% since the start of the Industrial Revolution, which is
raising global temperature.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have varied substantially through Earth history,
which had profound impacts on climate and life.

Carbon dioxide plays a key role in Earth's carbon cycle, the set of processes that cycle carbon
in many forms throughout our environment. Volcanic outgassing and wildfires are two
significant natural sources of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere. Respiration, the process by which
organisms liberate energy from food, emits carbon dioxide. When you exhale, it is carbon
dioxide (amongst other gases) that you breathe out. Combustion, whether in the guise of
wildfires, as a result of slash-and-burn agricultural practices, or in internal combustion
engines, produces carbon dioxide.

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Photosynthesis, the biochemical process by which plants and some microbes create food, uses
up carbon dioxide. Photosynthetic organisms combine CO2 and water (H2O) to produce
carbohydrates (such as sugars) and emit oxygen as a by-product. Places such as forests and
areas of the ocean that support photosynthetic microbes, therefore, act as massive carbon
"sinks", removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via photosynthesis. Earth's early
atmosphere had much higher CO2 levels and almost no oxygen; the rise of photosynthetic
organisms led to an increase in oxygen which enabled the development of oxygen-breathing
creatures such as us!

Burning generates CO2, although incomplete combustion due to limited oxygen supply or an
excess of carbon can also produce carbon monoxide (CO). Carbon monoxide, a dangerous
pollutant, eventually oxidizes to carbon dioxide.

Small canisters containing pressurized CO2 are used to inflate bicycle tires and life jackets
and to power paintball guns. The "fizz" in soda pop is supplied by carbon dioxide. Carbon
dioxide is also released by yeast during fermentation, giving beer its head and making
champagne bubbly. Because it is not flammable, CO2 is used in some fire extinguishers.
Carbon dioxide forms a weak acid, called carbonic acid (H2CO3), when dissolved in water.

Carbon dioxide is the most abundant gas in the atmospheres of Mars and Venus. Solid, frozen
carbon dioxide is called "dry ice". The polar ice caps of Mars are a mixture of normal water
ice and dry ice. Liquid CO2 only forms at pressures higher than about 5 times the
atmospheric pressure on Earth at sea level, so in many situations dry ice does not melt into a
liquid form. Instead, it goes directly from a solid state to a gaseous state in a process called
sublimation.

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Research on carbon dioxide (CO2) has multiple purposes, including:

Understanding the effects of CO2 on plants:

Researchers use CO2 in growth chambers to study how different concentrations of CO2
affect plant growth, development, and photosynthesis.

Developing ways to use CO2 as a carbon source:

Researchers are exploring ways to use CO2 as a carbon source to produce chemicals, fuels,
and other products. For example, CO2 can be used to make plastics, synthetic rubber, and
fibers.

Reducing CO2 emissions:

Researchers are developing ways to capture and use CO2 to reduce the amount of CO2 in the
atmosphere.

Improving indoor air quality:

CO2 lab values are used to monitor indoor air quality.

Understanding the effects of CO2 on human health:

Studies have shown that exposure to CO2 can have negative effects on cognitive abilities and
activity levels.

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OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

The main objective of this study is to define carbon dioxide gas (CO2) , the production and
uses of it in our life and the earth, and to define the scope and depth of the project and
contribute to a research with existing knowledge.

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Literature Review

1. Perspectives in Use of Carbon dioxide:

 By Michele Aresta

METEA Research Center - University - Department of Chemistry - 70126 -

Bari – Italy

MITIGATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) GAS:

The mitigation of carbon dioxide is one of the scientific and technological

challenges of the 2000s. Among the technologies that are under assessment,
the recovery of carbon dioxide from power plants or industrial flue gases plays
a strategic role. Recovered carbon dioxide can be either disposed in natural
fields or used. The availability of large amounts of carbon dioxide may open
new routes to its utilisation in biological, chemical and innovative
technological processes. In this paper, the potential of carbon dioxide
utilisation in the short-, medium-term is reviewed.

Keywords: carbon dioxide; supercritical fluids; chemical utilisation; enhanced

biological fixation.

The mitigation of carbon dioxide is a significant scientific and technological

challenge in the 2000s. The recovery of carbon dioxide from power plants or
industrial flue gases plays a strategic role in mitigating this issue. Large
amounts of carbon dioxide can be either disposed in natural fields or used in
biological, chemical, and innovative technological processes. This paper

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reviews the potential of carbon dioxide utilization in the short- and medium-
term. The world must use carbon-based fossil fuels as the major source of
energy for the next twenty years, and the amount of carbon dioxide generated
and emitted into the atmosphere may reach a level that is not foreseeable due
to the complexity of the scenario. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (COD) is
accumulating in the atmosphere,with an actual value of 367 ppm compared to
275 ppm of the beginning of the industrial era. This situation could
substantially
contribute to the enlargement of the "greenhouse effect," with unknown effects
on the average planet temperature. CO2 is unanimously considered as
contributing 52% to the potential increase of the planet's temperature.

To prevent a "non-return point," the reduction of carbon dioxide emission has

been agreed at the international level. However, implementation has varied
across countries, including local legislation. A number of countries have
introduced or are considering the introduction of a "carbon tax" as a regulation
tool.

Mitigation technologies that should reduce emissions by 15-20% with respect

to the 1990 level can be divided into two categories: those based on the
efficiency of electric energy generation and use, and those based on the
recovery of carbon dioxide from flue gases. The former technologies require
either the transformation of existing power plants or the construction of new
ones based on innovative production technology. Both approaches demand
large financial investments. It is likely that new power stations will adopt
innovative technologies for the production of electric energy, with a reduction
in carbon dioxide emissions.

SUMMARY:

The recovery of carbon dioxide is a technology that may find a large

application in the short-, medium-term. This would make available large
amounts of carbon dioxide, ready for use in innovative technologies,
biological and chemical processes. An estimation of the contribution of the

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chemical utilisation to the total amount of carbon dioxide that should be
avoided according to the agreed limits (15-20% reduction with respect to the
1990 emission), sets for the utilisation a share of 7-10% of the total in the
short term. This is not the upper limit. Several new applications are possible.

In order to make this option more significant, more basic and oriented research
is needed in the area of new catalysts, new technologies, new processes.

This is a challenge that scientists cannot miss. It is the challenge of the years
2000

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 2. Time use and carbon dioxide emissions accounting: An empirical analysis
from China:

BY:
 Biying Yu
 Junjie Zhang
 Yi-Ming Wei

This study proposes a time-use-based approach to carbon emissions

accounting, investigating the impact of non-work time on carbon
emissions. It estimates carbon intensities of various time-use activities for
seven countries and evaluates daily carbon emissions per capita with
changes in time-use patterns. The study aims to transform energy and
emissions problems into a finite time-use problem by investigating the
change of energy consumption and emissions building on a time-use-based
approach.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• A time-use based approach to carbon emissions accounting is proposed.

• Impact of change in non-work time on carbon emissions are investigated.

• Carbon intensities of various time-use activities are estimated for 7 countries.

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• Daily carbon emissions per capita are evaluated with changes in time-use patterns.

• Suitable time-use pattern for achieving a low-carbon society in China is explored.

The empirical context is China, and potential time-use patterns for Chinese residents
are investigated. Scenario analyses are conducted to give a general picture of future
carbon dioxide emissions and explore a low-carbon time-use pattern for Chinese
residents. The study finds that a potential Chinese residents' low-emissions route may
involve shifting to the activity patterns of American residents and the hybrid
consumption patterns of activities composed of patterns found in Finland, Japan, and
the UK. Six main time-use activities, including Travel, Personal care, Repairs,
Gardening and Pet care, Sleep and Rest, Eating and Drinking, and Recreation and
Leisure, will make a greater contribution to increasing daily emissions from residents
if they shift their time-use patterns in the future.

Residents' energy consumption, including direct household energy utilization and the
energy consumption embedded in the process of goods manufacturing, accounts for a
large proportion of the total energy consumption. Traditional research studies that
analyze residents' energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions from the
perspective of consumption have some shortcomings, such as focusing only on
consumption structures and amounts, which cannot answer why consumers consume
those goods and services and what for (i.e., the source of consumption).

Some scholars argue that research concerned with promoting sustainable energy
consumption and protecting the environment should turn to understanding what
people will do and how they will do it as keys to what quantity of emissions will be
generated and changed in the future.

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SUMMARY:

This study enriches the existing analyses which mainly investigate the impact of
consumption on environmental outcomes from a time-use perspective. Time use
offers a comprehensive perspective from which to consider the fundamental
dimensions (i.e. why consumers consume goods and services and for what purpose)
that may be influential for residents’ emissions. Here, we take China as the empirical
context and provide answers for the first time about how much carbon dioxide
emissions will be increased or decreased.

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 3. Commercial uses of Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas :

 M Fry (G forum)

Around 230 Mt of CO2 are used each year, mostly in the fertiliser
industry for urea production (130 million tonnes) and in the oil and gas
industry for enhanced oil recovery (70 to 80 million tonnes). Other
commercial applications include food and beverage production, metal
fabrication, cooling, fire suppression and stimulating plant growth in
greenhouses.

Technology exists to capture CO2 from industrial flue gas or from the
air. Research is ongoing on ways to use captured CO2 in products and
some of these processes have been deployed commercially. However,
the potential to use products is very small compared to the total volume
of CO2 that could foreseeably be captured.The vast majority of
captured CO2 is considered a waste product and sequestered in
underground geologic formations.

FOSSIL FUEL RECOVERY :

Carbon dioxide is used in enhanced oil recovery where it is injected into or adjacent
to producing oil wells, usually under supercritical conditions, when it becomes
miscible with the oil. This approach can increase original oil recovery by reducing

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residual oil saturation by 7–23% additional to primary extraction.It acts as both a
pressurizing agent and, when dissolved into the underground crude oil, significantly
reduces its viscosity, and changing surface chemistry enabling the oil to flow more
rapidly through the reservoir to the removal well.

Most CO2 injected in CO2-EOR projects comes from naturally occurring

underground CO2 deposits. Some CO2 used in EOR is captured from industrial
facilities such as natural gas processing plants, using carbon capture technology and
transported to the oilfield in pipelines.

AGRICULTURE:

Plants require carbon dioxide to conduct photosynthesis. The atmospheres of

greenhouses may (if of large size, must) be enriched with additional CO2 to sustain
and increase the rate of plant growth. At very high concentrations (100 times
atmospheric concentration, or greater), carbon dioxide can be toxic to animal life, so
raising the concentration to 10,000 ppm (1%) or higher for several hours will
eliminate pests such as whiteflies and spider mites in a greenhouse. Some plants
respond more favorably to rising carbon dioxide concentrations than others, which
can lead to vegetation regime shifts like woody plant encroachment.

FOODS :

Carbon dioxide bubbles in a soft drink

Carbon dioxide is a food additive used as a propellant and acidity regulator in the
food industry. It is approved for usage in the EU (listed as E number E290),
US,Australia and New Zealand (listed by its INS number 290).

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A candy called Pop Rocks is pressurized with carbon dioxide gas at about 4,000 kPa
(40 bar; 580 psi). When placed in the mouth, it dissolves (just like other hard candy)
and releases the gas bubbles with an audible pop.

Leavening agents cause dough to rise by producing carbon dioxide. Baker's yeast
produces carbon dioxide by fermentation of sugars within the dough, while chemical
leaveners such as baking powder and baking soda release carbon dioxide when heated
or if exposed to acids.

BEVERAGES :

Carbon dioxide is used to produce carbonated soft drinks and soda water.
Traditionally, the carbonation of beer and sparkling wine came about through natural
fermentation, but many manufacturers carbonate these drinks with carbon dioxide
recovered from the fermentation process. In the case of bottled and kegged beer, the
most common method used is carbonation with recycled carbon dioxide. With the
exception of British real ale, draught beer is usually transferred from kegs in a cold
room or cellar to dispensing taps on the bar using pressurized carbon dioxide,
sometimes mixed with nitrogen.

The taste of soda water (and related taste sensations in other carbonated beverages) is
an effect of the dissolved carbon dioxide rather than the bursting bubbles of the gas.
Carbonic anhydrase 4 converts carbon dioxide to carbonic acid leading to a sour taste,
and also the dissolved carbon dioxide induces a somatosensory response.

WINEMAKING:

Dry ice is used to preserve grapes after harvest

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Carbon dioxide in the form of dry ice is often used during the cold soak phase in
winemaking to cool clusters of grapes quickly after picking to help prevent
spontaneous fermentation by wild yeast. The main advantage of using dry ice over
water ice is that it cools the grapes without adding any additional water that might
decrease the sugar concentration in the grape must, and thus the alcohol concentration
in the finished wine. Carbon dioxide is also used to create a hypoxic environment for
carbonic maceration, the process used to produce Beaujolais wine.

Carbon dioxide is sometimes used to top up wine bottles or other storage vessels such
as barrels to prevent oxidation, though it has the problem that it can dissolve into the
wine, making a previously still wine slightly fizzy. For this reason, other gases such as
nitrogen or argon are preferred for this process by professional wine makers.

SUMMARY:

Carbon dioxide is used in various commercial applications, including fertilizer

production, oil and gas recovery, food and beverage production, metal fabrication,
cooling, fire suppression, and greenhouse plant growth. Technology captures CO2
from industrial flue gas or air, but most is considered a waste product. Carbon dioxide
is used in enhanced oil recovery, greenhouse agriculture, food additives, and
beverages. It is used in Pop Rocks, baking yeast, and leaveners to create gas bubbles
in candy and dough. Carbonated soft drinks and soda water are also produced using
recycled carbon dioxide.

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 4. The Carbon Cycle :
 Department Of Energy

The carbon cycle describes how carbon moves between the atmosphere, soils, living
creatures, the ocean, and human sources.
Image courtesy of the Department of Energy Office of Science

The carbon cycle is the process that moves carbon between plants, animals, and
microbes; minerals in the earth; and the atmosphere. Carbon is the fourth most
abundant element in the universe. With its ability to form complex molecules such as
DNA and proteins, carbon makes life on Earth possible. Carbon in the form of carbon
dioxide (CO2) is also an important part of our atmosphere, where it helps to control
the Earth’s temperature.

Because only a tiny number of atoms reach the Earth from space, our planet is called
a closed system. This means the Earth does not gain or lose carbon. But carbon does
move constantly. Most carbon on Earth is stored in rocks and sediments. The rest is in
the ocean, atmosphere, and in living organisms. Scientists use the term “carbon sinks”
to refer to places where carbon is stored away from the atmosphere.

Plants constantly exchange carbon with the atmosphere. Plants absorb carbon dioxide
during photosynthesis and much of this carbon dioxide is then stored in roots,
permafrost, grasslands, and forests. Plants and the soil then release carbon dioxide

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when they decay. Other organisms also release carbon dioxide as they live and die.
For example, animals exhale carbon dioxide when they breathe and release carbon
dioxide when they decompose. The oceans also exchange carbon with the atmosphere
by absorbing carbon, which then sinks as it cools. In addition, carbon is stored in
rocks and other geological deposits. For example, coal and other fossil fuels are made
of carbon from plants that has been stored under the Earth’s surface for millions of
years.

Humans have a huge effect on the carbon cycle when we burn wood, fossil fuels (such
as oil, coal, and natural gas), and other forms of carbon. This action releases the
stored carbon into the atmosphere, where it becomes a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse
gases are gases in the atmosphere that absorb and release heat.

Where carbon is in the cycle shapes our climate. As a greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere helps to determine how warm the Earth is. Too little carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gases and the Earth would be frozen. Too much would turn the
atmosphere into a furnace. That’s why understanding the carbon cycle—and our role
in that cycle—is critical to the Earth’s future.

CARBON CYCLE FACTS :

Carbon dioxide is one of the main greenhouse gases, along with methane, nitrous
oxide, and a series of industrial gases called fluorinated gases. These are gases that
trap heat in the atmosphere.

Carbon can be removed from the atmosphere using a series of technologies called
carbon sequestration, including direct air capture that pulls carbon dioxide straight
from the atmosphere.

In the past, about 25 percent of carbon emissions from human sources have
historically been captured by forests, grassland, and farms. And about 30 percent of
the carbon dioxide we produce has been captured by the ocean. These percentages
will change in the future as humans continue to release carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.

SUMMARY:

The carbon cycle is the process of carbon movement between the Earth's atmosphere,
soils, living creatures, the ocean, and human sources. Carbon is the fourth most
abundant element in the universe and is essential for life on Earth. Most carbon is
stored in rocks and sediments, while the rest is in the ocean, atmosphere, and living
organisms. Humans significantly impact the carbon cycle by burning wood, fossil

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fuels, and other forms of carbon, releasing stored carbon into the atmosphere as
greenhouse gases.

5. Aspects of carbon dioxide utilization :

 Iwao Omae

Carbon dioxide reacts with various compounds, including hydrogen, alcohols, acetals,
epoxides, amines, and carbon–carbon unsaturated compounds, in supercritical carbon
dioxide or other solvents. The products of these reactions include formic acid, formic
acid esters, formamides, methanol, dimethyl carbonate, alkylene carbonates, carbamic
acid esters, lactones, carboxylic acids, polycarbonate (bisphenol-based engineering
polymer), and aliphatic polycarbonates.

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Urea is produced about 100 million tons per year by using carbon dioxide, which is
consumed mainly as a chemical fertilizer, urea resins, urea-melamine resins, and
animal feed additives. Other organic chemicals such as alkylene carbonates, β-
oxynaphthoic acid, salicylic acid, and its derivatives are also produced in small
amounts. However, the amounts of carbon dioxide in the air have been changing, and
it is difficult to decrease the amounts by consuming them through the production of
these organic chemicals.

Chemists have been working to increase the utilization of carbon dioxide by

producing such organic chemicals. However, carbon dioxide is a very stable
compound, meaning it requires high-energy substances or electro-reductive processes.
Therefore, it is required to find highly reactive metal catalysts. Investigations of the
reaction between carbon dioxide and metal compounds, such as transition elements
like Ni, Rh, Ir, Fe, Ru, Mn, Re, Cr, Mo, W, V, Nb, Ta, Ti, Ti, Zr, and Mg, have been
carried out.

The synthesis of formic acid and methyl alcohol by the hydrogenation of carbon
dioxide has been widely investigated for the utilization of carbon dioxide. Formic acid
esters and formamides were synthesized together with alcohols and amines,
respectively, by the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide. These reactions were carried out
with both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. Heterogeneous catalysis can
offer several technical advantages, which are linked with the stability.

Carbonic acid esters have become an important position as useful intermediates for a
variety of industrial and synthetic applications. Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) was
reported as an environmentally benign compound, and diphenyl carbonate (DPC) is
prepared by disproportionation of MPC with phenol in the presence of a MoO3/SiO2
catalyst. The DPC is a raw material for a polycarbonate.

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Carbamic acid esters (urethanes) (NR2COOR′) obtained by reactions involving a
CO2/amine system have played an important role in industrial chemistry. Their
derivatives are the important precursors of pharmaceuticals, herbicides, fungicides,
and pesticides in an agricultural field, and as the precursors of isocyanides, which in
turn are intermediates in the production of high-performance plastics, polyurethanes,
elastomers, and adhesives.

Polymerization involving carbon dioxide is one of the most important utilizations of

carbon dioxide. Polycarbonate formation without using phosgene, an alternating
copolymerization with an epoxide, a condensation with benzenedimethanol, and an
alternating copolymerization with diynes, etc., can be exemplified.

In conclusion, the utilization of carbon dioxide as a possible starting material for the
synthesis of chemicals is expected to be useful for improving the global warming
problem. However, the other utilizations are very small in amounts, and because
carbon dioxide is a highly oxidized and thermodynamically stable compound, its
utilization requires very active metal catalysts.

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Results and Discussion

The analysis of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere reveals a

significant increase over the past two centuries, rising from approximately 270 ppm
before the Industrial Revolution to over 400 ppm today. This alarming trend
highlights the dual role of CO2 as both a by-product of various anthropogenic
activities and as a critical component of the Earth’s climate system. Data indicates that
CO2 levels contribute directly to the greenhouse effect, with current estimates
suggesting that it accounts for about 52% of the potential increase in global
temperatures. Various studies have shown the multifaceted impacts of elevated CO2
levels on plant growth and agriculture. Research indicates that enhanced
concentrations of CO2 can stimulate photosynthesis, leading to increased biomass in
certain plant species. In controlled experiments, plants exposed to higher CO2 levels
demonstrated notable improvements in growth rates and photosynthetic efficiency.
However, these benefits are species-specific and can lead to shifts in plant community
structure, potentially disrupting local ecosystems. In commercial applications, the
utilization of captured CO2 for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) demonstrates practical
pathways for both mitigating emissions and improving resource recovery.
Approximately 70 to 80 million tonnes of CO2 is used annually for EOR, enhancing
oil recovery rates by reducing the viscosity of crude oil. This not only aids in
extracting more fossil fuel but also emphasizes the need for carbon capture
technologies that can convert CO2 from industrial sources into commercially viable
products. Moreover, there is considerable potential for CO2 to be transformed into
valuable chemicals and fuels through various means, including catalytic conversion

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processes. Research suggests that using catalysts can facilitate the conversion of CO2
into methanol and formic acid, thereby offering avenues to utilize CO2 not just as a
waste product but as a feedstock for synthetic processes. However, current production
levels remain low compared to the vast amounts of CO2 generated, underscoring the
need for significant advancements in technology and economic viability. From an
environmental perspective, understanding and improving the carbon cycle is essential
for climate mitigation. Recent findings highlight that forests, grasslands, and oceans
capture about 25% and 30% of human-induced carbon emissions, respectively. Given
the ongoing changes in climate patterns and increasing atmospheric CO2
concentrations, enhancing the capacity of these natural carbon sinks is imperative.
Strategies such as reforestation and sustainable land management must be prioritized
to bolster carbon sequestration. In terms of human health, elevated CO2 levels can
adversely affect cognitive function and overall well-being. Studies indicate that indoor
CO2 concentrations above 1000 ppm correlate with diminished cognitive
performance, highlighting the importance of maintaining air quality in enclosed
environments. In conclusion, the results of this study illustrate the complexity of
carbon dioxide’s role within the environment and human activities. While the
challenges associated with rising CO2 levels are substantial, there are significant
opportunities for mitigation through enhanced utilization, improved agricultural
practices, and robust policy frameworks aimed at reducing emissions. As ongoing
research into CO2 utilization and sequestration develops, collaborative efforts must be
made to ensure that both scientific understanding and practical applications align
towards a sustainable future.

Some Graphs Are Given below that are based on CO2 emissions:

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Conclusion

Carbon dioxide is a non-flammable gas that plays a crucial role in Earth's carbon cycle,
trapping heat in the atmosphere and causing global temperatures to rise. It is the fourth most
abundant component of dry air and has risen 40% since the Industrial Revolution. Carbon
dioxide is used in various applications, including in the production of chemicals, fuels, and
indoor air quality. Research on carbon dioxide aims to understand its effects on plants,
develop ways to use it as a carbon source, reduce emissions, improve indoor air quality, and
understand its effects on human health.

This study aims to define carbon dioxide gas (CO2), its production and uses, and its potential
in the short- and medium-term. The recovery of CO2 from power plants or industrial flue
gases plays a strategic role in mitigating the issue. Large amounts of CO2 can be disposed in
natural fields or used in biological, chemical, and innovative technological processes. The

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study reviews the potential of carbon dioxide utilization in the short- and medium-term,
focusing on supercritical fluids, chemical utilisation, and enhanced biological fixation.

Recommendations/Suggestions for further study or research

This study on carbon dioxide (CO2) covers a wide range of topics, including its role in the
environment, its impact on climate change, its uses in various industries, and its implications
for human health. Here are some recommendations and suggestions for further work based on

this study: Recommendations for Further Work

1. Longitudinal Studies on CO2 Effects:

 Conduct long-term studies to assess the impact of rising CO2 levels on

various ecosystems, particularly focusing on biodiversity and species
interactions. This could help in understanding how different species adapt or
fail to adapt to changing CO2 concentrations.

2. Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) Technologies:

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  Investigate and develop new technologies for carbon capture and utilization.
This includes exploring innovative catalysts for converting CO2 into useful
products, such as fuels and chemicals, and assessing the economic viability of
these processes.

3. Policy Analysis:

 Analyze the effectiveness of current policies aimed at reducing CO2

emissions. This could involve case studies of countries that have
implemented carbon taxes or cap-and-trade systems, evaluating their impact
on emissions reduction and economic performance.

4. Public Awareness and Education:

 Develop educational programs aimed at increasing public awareness of CO2's

role in climate change and the importance of reducing emissions. This could
include community workshops, school programs, and online resources.

5. Indoor Air Quality Research:

 Expand research on the effects of elevated CO2 levels in indoor

environments, particularly in schools and workplaces. Investigate the
relationship between CO2 concentrations and cognitive performance,
productivity, and overall health.

6. Agricultural Practices:

 Explore sustainable agricultural practices that can enhance carbon

sequestration in soils while maintaining or improving crop yields. This could
include research on cover cropping, reduced tillage, and agroforestry
systems.

7. Impact of CO2 on Human Health:

 Conduct studies to further investigate the health impacts of chronic exposure

to elevated CO2 levels, particularly in urban environments. This could
include examining the effects on respiratory health and cognitive function.

8. Modeling Climate Scenarios:

 Use climate models to simulate various scenarios of CO2 emissions and their
potential impacts on global temperatures, weather patterns, and sea-level rise.
This could help in understanding the urgency of mitigating CO2 emissions.

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 9. Collaboration with Industry:

 Foster partnerships with industries that produce significant CO2 emissions to

develop and implement carbon reduction strategies. This could involve pilot
projects that demonstrate the feasibility of carbon capture and utilization
technologies.

10. Exploration of Alternative Carbon Sources:

 Investigate alternative sources of carbon for industrial processes, such as

biomass or waste materials, to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and lower
overall CO2 emissions.

Conclusion

Your study provides a solid foundation for understanding the complexities of carbon dioxide's
role in our environment and its implications for climate change and human health. By
pursuing the recommendations outlined above, future research can contribute to more
effective strategies for managing CO2 emissions and enhancing its utilization, ultimately
supporting global efforts to combat climate change.

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5. Iwao Omae , Aspects of carbon dioxide utilization, 2006

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