Abstract
This study provides an efficient and straightforward approach to eliminate carbon dioxide (CO(2)) by absorption using a calcium oxide (CaO) sorbent derived from chicken eggshells. The sorbent concentration, stirring speed, and contact time were varied. The optimal condition for CO(2) removal was a 10% calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)(2)) suspension at 600 rpm with 20 min interaction. This optimum condition conferred the ever-highest absorption (98.71%) of CO(2) through Ca(OH)(2) suspensions from eggshell-derived CaO. X-ray diffraction was used to identify crystallographic phases and optimum conditions revealed calcium carbonate (CaCO(3)) formation with the highest intensity, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed peaks for the carbonate (CO(3)(2-)) group, field emission scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the morphological and structural properties of the sorbent before and after CO(2) absorption, and thermogravimetric analysis was performed to understand the reaction mechanism. According to the kinetic analysis, the sorbent can be fully decomposed with a minimum activation energy (E(a)) of 89.09 kJ/mol.