CO2 capture by solid adsorbents and their applications: current status and new trends
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In the last few years there has been a rapid growth in governmental funding and research activities worldwide for CO2 capture, storage and utilization (CSU), due to increasing awareness of the link between CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere and global warming. Among the various technologies and processes that have been developed and are emerging for CSU of CO2, solid CO2-adsorbents are widely applied. In this review, these solid CO2-adsorbents are classified into three types according to their sorption/desorption temperatures: low-, intermediate- and high-temperature adsorbents with temperatures ranging from below 200 °C, between 200–400 °C and above 400 °C, respectively. For each type of solid CO2-adsorbent, the synthesis, interaction mechanism with CO2 and sorption performance, potential applications and problems are reviewed. In the last section, several representative CO2-sorption-enhanced catalytic reactions are discussed. It is expected that this review will not only summarize the main research activities in this area, but also find possible links between fundamental studies and industrial applications.
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Separation of CO2 from N2 has been studied on activated and microporous carbons, graphene-based materials, MOFs, amine-functionalized adsorbents, metal oxides and carbonates, zeolites, AlPOs, and SAPOs.
“The separation of CO2 from N2 has been studied on different adsorbents, including activated and microporous carbons, graphene-based materials, MOFs, amine-functionalized adsorbents, metal oxides and carbonates, zeolites, AlPOs, and SAPOs,331−333,543,545−550”
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- Authors
- Wang, Q., Luo, J., Zhong, Z., & Borgna, A.
- Affiliations
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
- Corresponding author
- Zhong, Ziyi
- Venue
- Energy Environ. Sci.
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2011
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 42-55
- ISSN
- 1754-5692 (ISSN-L)
- 1754-5706
- OpenAlex
- W2121022470
- Cited by
- 1,611
- References
- 5
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- FWCI
- 119.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Energy & Environmental Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Adsorption and Cooling Systems
- Keywords
- CO2 capture, adsorbent preparation, climate change mitigation
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