CO2
Carbon dioxide · Dry ice, Carbonic anhydride
Carbon dioxide is a stable, insulating molecular compound that plays a vital role in biological and industrial systems.
About Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a fundamental molecular compound consisting of carbon and oxygen. It is characterized by its wide-gap insulating electronic nature and high thermodynamic stability, placing it firmly on the convex hull of stable phases.
Due to its prevalence and stability, this compound is one of the most extensively studied materials in chemical databases. It serves as a critical component in atmospheric chemistry, biological respiration, and various industrial cooling and carbonation applications.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Carbon dioxide, aggregated across 4 databases.
Band GapEnergy needed to move an electron from the valence band to the conduction band. Lower or zero values tend to behave more metallic; larger gaps are more insulating or semiconducting.
Energy Above HullThermodynamic distance from the most stable set of competing phases. 0 eV/atom is on the convex hull; small positive values may still be experimentally accessible.
StabilityA plain-language summary of the best reported energy-above-hull result. It reflects whether the lowest-energy structure is on, near, or far from the stability hull.
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting CO2.
Applications
Where Carbon dioxide is used.
Patent Landscape
499 patents reference CO2 or close compositional variants.
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12338388 | Method of reacting CO2 by emulsifying cement and use in oilwell cementing | — | — |
| 12371802 | Hollow-sphere Tin nanocatalysts for converting CO2 into formate | — | — |
| 10858248 | Method for separating CO2 using facilitated CO2 transport membrane | — | — |
| 12304828 | Method for treating an industrial effluent charged with aluminium using CO2 | — | — |
| 8512661 | Carbonation calcination reaction process for CO2 capture using a highly regenerable sorbent | — | — |
| 9993767 | CO2 recovery device and CO2 recovery method | — | — |
| 7938893 | Membrane reactor for H2S, CO2 and H2 separation | — | — |
| 8017658 | Synthesis of hydrocarbons via catalytic reduction of CO2 | — | — |
| 5135553 | Production of CO.sub.2 pellets | — | — |
| 8715617 | Hydrogen production process with low CO2 emissions | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Carbon dioxide, answered from cross-validated data.
What is CO2?
Carbon dioxide is a stable, insulating molecular compound that plays a vital role in biological and industrial systems.
What is CO2 used for?
What is the band gap of CO2?
Is CO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is CO2 thermodynamically stable?
How many polymorphs of CO2 are known?
How is CO2 synthesized?
What elements does CO2 contain?
Where does the data for CO2 come from?
How It Compares
As a foundational molecular oxide, carbon dioxide serves as the benchmark for stability and electronic insulation within its chemical family, representing a highly robust and well-documented phase in structural materials science.
Data sources & attribution
- latticegraph — Lattice Graph Materials Intelligence Platform
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