Recent advances in CO2 adsorption using aerogel materials: A review

The rapidly increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, primarily due to industrial processes and fossil fuel combustion, presents a serious environmental challenge. As a potent greenhouse gas, CO2 contributes significantly to global warming and climate change, necessitating...

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Main Authors: Salem A. Bahadi, Ahmed H. Hassan, Sagheer A. Onaizi
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Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
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description The rapidly increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, primarily due to industrial processes and fossil fuel combustion, presents a serious environmental challenge. As a potent greenhouse gas, CO2 contributes significantly to global warming and climate change, necessitating innovative solutions for its capture and sequestration. Numerous materials have been developed and employed for CO2 capture. Among these materials, aerogels have emerged as a promising class of adsorbents for effective CO2 capture. The synthesis of aerogels allows for tailored textural characteristics and surface chemistries, making them highly effective in capturing CO2. Innovations in aerogel technology have focused on enhancing their CO2 uptake capacity, selectivity, and stability under operational conditions. Although there are some existing reviews on CO2 capture using various materials, comprehensive evaluations focusing on aerogels for CO2 capture remain scarce in the literature. This highlights the novelty of this article and points out to the need for comprehensive reviews, as the one presented herein, to tackle recent progress, consolidate knowledge, and highlight gaps in this rapidly expanding field. Accordingly, this review article explores recent advances in the development and application of aerogel materials for CO2 capture, highlighting their potential to address this global issue. This article also systematically examines the modifications and optimizations of aerogels for improved performance, from the incorporation of amine functionalities to the development of composite and hybrid aerogel structures. Additionally, various aspects (i.e., adsorption mechanism, reactor configuration, techno-economic and life cycle analyses, and regeneration) of CO2 capture using aerogels are covered. Moreover, this review article identifies key areas for future research and development, emphasizing the need for continued innovation in material science to enhance the functionality and commercial viability of aerogels in CO2 capture applications. Accordingly, this review article offers detailed insights into aerogels as a vital solution to mitigate the adverse effects of increased atmospheric CO2.
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spelling doaj-art-20619239dfe74854b2a2eee9b584f8392025-08-20T02:29:35ZengElsevierNext Materials2949-82282025-04-01710038810.1016/j.nxmate.2024.100388Recent advances in CO2 adsorption using aerogel materials: A reviewSalem A. Bahadi0Ahmed H. Hassan1Sagheer A. Onaizi2Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31216, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31216, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31216, Saudi Arabia; Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31216, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31216, Saudi Arabia.The rapidly increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, primarily due to industrial processes and fossil fuel combustion, presents a serious environmental challenge. As a potent greenhouse gas, CO2 contributes significantly to global warming and climate change, necessitating innovative solutions for its capture and sequestration. Numerous materials have been developed and employed for CO2 capture. Among these materials, aerogels have emerged as a promising class of adsorbents for effective CO2 capture. The synthesis of aerogels allows for tailored textural characteristics and surface chemistries, making them highly effective in capturing CO2. Innovations in aerogel technology have focused on enhancing their CO2 uptake capacity, selectivity, and stability under operational conditions. Although there are some existing reviews on CO2 capture using various materials, comprehensive evaluations focusing on aerogels for CO2 capture remain scarce in the literature. This highlights the novelty of this article and points out to the need for comprehensive reviews, as the one presented herein, to tackle recent progress, consolidate knowledge, and highlight gaps in this rapidly expanding field. Accordingly, this review article explores recent advances in the development and application of aerogel materials for CO2 capture, highlighting their potential to address this global issue. This article also systematically examines the modifications and optimizations of aerogels for improved performance, from the incorporation of amine functionalities to the development of composite and hybrid aerogel structures. Additionally, various aspects (i.e., adsorption mechanism, reactor configuration, techno-economic and life cycle analyses, and regeneration) of CO2 capture using aerogels are covered. Moreover, this review article identifies key areas for future research and development, emphasizing the need for continued innovation in material science to enhance the functionality and commercial viability of aerogels in CO2 capture applications. Accordingly, this review article offers detailed insights into aerogels as a vital solution to mitigate the adverse effects of increased atmospheric CO2.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822824002855CO2 captureSynthesis of organic and inorganic aerogelsHybrid aerogelAmine-modified aerogelsAdsorptionMechanism
spellingShingle Salem A. Bahadi
Ahmed H. Hassan
Sagheer A. Onaizi
Recent advances in CO2 adsorption using aerogel materials: A review
Next Materials
CO2 capture
Synthesis of organic and inorganic aerogels
Hybrid aerogel
Amine-modified aerogels
Adsorption
Mechanism
title Recent advances in CO2 adsorption using aerogel materials: A review
title_full Recent advances in CO2 adsorption using aerogel materials: A review
title_fullStr Recent advances in CO2 adsorption using aerogel materials: A review
title_full_unstemmed Recent advances in CO2 adsorption using aerogel materials: A review
title_short Recent advances in CO2 adsorption using aerogel materials: A review
title_sort recent advances in co2 adsorption using aerogel materials a review
topic CO2 capture
Synthesis of organic and inorganic aerogels
Hybrid aerogel
Amine-modified aerogels
Adsorption
Mechanism
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822824002855
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