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. 2023 Jul 11;13(14):2050. doi: 10.3390/nano13142050

Table 5.

Comparison between chemisorption and physisorption.

Chemisorption Physisorption
Description
  • Chemical reaction occurs between the solid sorbents and CO2

  • Depends on the physical properties of CO2 and the ability to engage in noncovalent interactions with the solid sorbent

Chemical Bonding
  • Covalent Bonding-Occur between functional groups and CO2 in the surface

  • Week Vander-walls forces-London and Dispersion forces, Occur inside pore walls

Advantages
  • High selectivity

  • Low recycling energy requirements

  • High working capacity

  • High selectivity even in wet environments

  • Fast

Disadvantages
  • High energy required for recycling and the breakage of the chemical bonds

  • Slow reactivity

  • Poor selectivity in binary or mixed gas applications

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