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Anthropogenic sources emit carbon dioxide (CO2) that leads to global warming and greenhouse effect motivating research in reducing the concentration of CO2 gas in the atmosphere. One of the efforts is to develop novel nanomaterials for CO2 capture by adsorption. Herein, we have synthesized zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles by wire explosion process (WEP) and used it for CO2 adsorption studies. The effect of charging voltage and chamber pressure on the morphology of ZnO has been investigated. The CO2 adsorption studies were carried on in the temperature range of 10–25 °C and for equilibrium pressure up to 1 bar. ZnO NPs have shown a CO2 adsorption capacity of around 0.4 mmol g−1 at 283 K and 1 bar equilibrium pressure. It has been demonstrated that the sample shows higher CO2 adsorption capacity as pressure increases and sample temperature decreases. Thermodynamic studies revealed that the adsorbed CO2 on ZnO NPs could be easily regenerated.
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Ghosh, S., Ranjan, P., Ramaprabhu, S. et al. Carbon Dioxide Adsorption of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Wire Explosion Technique. INAE Lett 3, 197–202 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41403-018-0049-9
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