Experimental evaluation of Mg- and Ca-based synthetic sorbents for CO2 capture

Original and heat-treated hydrotalcite samples were characterized by XRD, BET and SEM-EDX in order to detect composition, crystalline phases and morphology. Sorption capacity was investigated under cyclic conditions by means of TGA-DSC. Step-response experiments were performed in a micro-reactor to evaluate the kinetic behavior, and a first-order-with-dead-time model for gas mixing was used to fit the results and work out the CO2 dynamic load on the solid phase.