CO2 emisson reduction and CO2 fixation on the ground by using supercritical carbon dioxide as an alternative to organic solvents

In organic synthesis, carbon-carbon bond formation reactions are the most important reactions and that are conducted in organic solvents, which are incinerated and discharged as carbon dioxide in the air after the use. We have developed carbon dioxide fixation reactions as carbon-carbon bond formation reactions to produce carboxylic acids and esters in supercritical carbon dioxide, in place of traditional organic solvents. These reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide are more effective than that of the reaction in organic solvents. So, these technologies could replace the traditional reactions in organic solvents and could contribute to carbon dioxide emission reduction.