Dynamic assessment of dielectric properties of adsorbents during microwave-assisted carbon capture cyclic operations

Adsorption at low to moderate temperatures using solid adsorbents [1] is a very promising and cost effective capture technology to control CO2 emissions from large-fixed sources, such as power plants, that offers potential energy savings compared to the currently employed amine scrubbing process. However, the addition of post-combustion carbon capture in gas or coal-fired plants
would increase the cost of electricity by 32% and 65%, respectively [2]. Thus, there is an unquestionable research need for more efficient technologies to capture CO2 which will allow the decrease of the energy penalties and costs associated with the incorporation of carbon capture in power plants.