20.500.12556/RUL-188125 Advancing dimethyl carbonate (DMC) synthesis strategies, challenges, mechanisms, and applications As the conventional resources mainly fossil fuels are depleting there is extensive ongoing research and technical strategy to find alternative fuel sources. These include green chemicals such as dimethyl ether, biodiesel, and other energy-based chemicals derived from biomass. Also, environmental concerns must be addressed using fuel additives due to the use of carbon-based fuels. The market for dimethyl carbonate (DMC), an eco-friendly (or “green”) industrial chemical is expected to increase from USD 1.96 billion in 2025 to USD 3.00 billion by 2030. Because of its great biodegradability, low toxicity and adaptability as a fuel additive, solvent and reagent, it is becoming increasingly valuable. DMC can be produced through several routes that include phosgenation, transesterification, direct synthesis route from methanol and carbon dioxide, methanolysis of urea, oxidative carbonylation of methanol, and decarbonization of dimethyl oxalate. DMC, a versatile compound, can be used for various applications in different fields as it is a highly oxygenated compound containing 53% oxygen content. It can be used as a solvent, fuel additive in lithium-ion batteries and precursor for value-added compounds. DMC being a biodegradable can be used in the methylation and carbonylation reactions as alternative to several toxic compounds such as phosgene. This study reviews various applications of DMC in various fields and the recent studies reported in these fields. It also presents various value-added products from DMC and their process developments. The properties of DMC as a fuel additive are also discussed. The paper also highlights the catalytic developments made to produce DMC in recent years. dimethyl carbonate carbon dioxide conversion lithium-ion batteries glycerol carbonate fuel additive dimetil karbonat pretvorba ogljikovega dioksida litij-ionske baterije glicerol karbonat dodatek gorivu true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-09-18 13:15:18 2026-09-18 13:15:19 2026-09-19 04:30:10 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 23 str. Vol. 219, art. 113963 Dec. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 620.1:547.493 0022-3697 10.1016/j.jpcs.2026.113963 286074115 RAZ_Dahiya_Surbhi_2026.pdf RAZ_Dahiya_Surbhi_2026.pdf 1 04DCAABEAF02CB2E71459CFADFDA628A 4ee9021a20a2fa861a74b1ca69b3479efe01baf0884cb57ff1b7ca38d72fbc9c b0f6d8a2-b352-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=248147 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002236972600449X 1 306a076e-b352-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=248146 Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo 0 0 0