Application of Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) in Cyclic Carbonate Production using a Green Method: An Overview

One of the strategies suggested for solving the greenhouse gas problem is the transformation of CO2 into valuable chemicals, such as carbamates, cyclic carbonates, oxazolidones and tetramic acids. Among these chemicals, cyclic carbonates can be used in lithium-ion batteries as electrolytes. Cyclic carbonate production via CO2 cycloaddition is feasible method in terms of thermodynamic and atom economy. However, CO2 transformation processes require high energy. So, researchers have studied several catalysts. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) can have success even under humid conditions in cyclic carbonate production via CO2 cycloaddition. The features of COFs are low density, large surface area and adjustable pore size and structure.