A supramolecular complexation approach is developed to improve the CO2 chemisorption performance of solvent-lean amine sorbents. Operando spectroscopy techniques reveal the formation of carbamic acid in the presence of a crown ether. The reaction pathway is confirmed by theoretical simulation, in which the crown ether acts as a proton acceptor and shuttle to drive the formation and stabilization of carbamic acid. Improved CO2 capacity and diminished energy consumption in sorbent regeneration are achieved.
Keywords: Amine sorbents; CO2 Chemisorption; Carbamic acid; Intermolecular proton transfer; Supramolecular complexation.
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