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. 2023 Mar 16:1–44. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s10311-023-01589-z

Table 7.

Comparison of biomass precursors activated through physical or chemical process and other carbonaceous-based adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture

Samples Activation method Operational condition CO2 capacity (mmol/g) Selectivity Potential application References
Temperature (◦C) Pressure (bar)
Rice husk ash Chemical 50 1 2.95 Hemalatha et al. (2012)
Date seed Chemical 20 1 1.79 Ogungbenro et al. (2020)
Sunflower seed shell Chemical 25 1 4.55 CO2/N2: 6.69 Post-combustion Deng et al. (2015)
Beer waste Physical 0 1 2.6 CO2/N2: 13 Post-combustion Hao et al. (2013)
Oil tea shell Chemical 0 1 6.15 CO2/CH4: 2.37 Biogas upgrading Zhang et al. (2018)
Lignin waste Chemical 0 1 7.4 Sangchoom and Mokaya (2015)
Peanut shell Chemical 0 1 7.45 CO2/N2: 8.28 Post-combustion Li et al. (2015a)
Rambutan peel Physical 30 1 1.70 CO2/N2: 30 & CO2/CH4: 37.5 Post-combustion & biogas upgrading Zubbri et al. (2020)
Peanut shell Chemical 0 1 4.0 CO2/N2: 6.45 Post-combustion Deng et al. (2015)
Coffee ground Physical/chemical 0 1 4.9 Plaza et al. (2012)
Olive stone Physical 0 0.95 4.65 CO2/N2: 6.74 Post-combustion González et al. (2013)
Olive and cherry stone Physical 25 3 2.53 CO2/CH4: 3.73 Biogas upgrading Álvarez-Gutiérrez et al. (2014)
Poplar anthers Chemical 25 1 4.15 CO2/N2: 10.38 Post-combustion Song et al. (2014)
Horse manure Physical 0 1 3.8 CO2/N2: 7.6 Post-combustion Hao et al. (2013)
Algae Chemical 25 1 4.5 CO2/N2: 9 Post-combustion Sevilla et al. (2012)
Coconut shell Physical 30 1 2.45 CO2/N2: 6.13 Post-combustion Wawrzyńczak et al. (2019)
Palm kernel Physical 30 4 7.32 Nasri et al. (2014)
Tobacco wastes Chemical 25 1 2.6 CO2/N2: 10.4 Post-combustion Sha et al. (2015)
Agaricus Chemical 0 1 5.5 CO2/N2: 27.3 Post-combustion Wang et al. (2012)
Rice husk ash Physical 75 1 3.93 Zeng and Bai (2014)
Beech wood Physical 23 1 2.54 Gebald et al. (2014)
Municipal solid waste Chemical/physical 40 2.5 2.6 Karimi et al. (2020b)
Sawdust, cellulose, and starch Chemical 25 1 4.8 CO2/N2: 5.4 Post-combustion Sevilla and Fuertes (2011)
Commercial activated carbon Chemical 30 1 2.2 CO2/N2: 11 Post-combustion Chen et al. (2021)
Commercial activated carbon Physical 25 1 1.88 Rashidi and Yusup (2021)
Molecular sieve Physical 30 0.4 0.9 al Mesfer et al. (2020)
Molecular sieve 0 1 4.92 CO2/N2: 11 Post-combustion Yang et al. (2020)

CO2, carbon dioxide; N2, nitrogen; and CH4, methane