Research Article

CO2 Capture by Carbon Aerogel–Potassium Carbonate Nanocomposites

Table 2

CO2 capture capacity, as measured by TG–DTA and CaO soln–ppt method.

CompositeLoading amountTG–DTACaO soln–ppt

7CA–K2CO318.5 wt%2.68 (118)14.5 (638)2.45 (106)13.0 (574)
16CA–K2CO321.3 wt%2.45 (106)11.4 (500)2.1 (91)9.77 (430)
18CA–K2CO318.8 wt%2.1 (92)11.1 (489)1.7 (76)9.18 (404)

: mmol-CO2/g-sorbent; (): mg-CO2/g-sorbent.
: mmol-CO2/g-K2CO3; (): mg-CO2/g-K2CO3.