“…Because amine binding to the solid surface takes place by means of a chemical reaction, these adsorbents are thermally stable in comparison to those obtained by other methodologies. , These amine-grafted adsorbents usually show enhanced selectivity, reasonable uptakes ,− and good H 2 O resistance, which even improves the CO 2 adsorption capacity in some cases. , One of the main advantages of porous silicas is that it is relatively easy to modulate its pore size, ordering and surface chemistry . Thus, there are numerous reports in the literature aiming at pure CO 2 adsorption by several amine-modified silicas such as SBA-15, ,− MCM-41, , MCM-48, KIT-6, MCF, − or HMS. − Hollow microspheres of silica (HMS), for instance, are made up of homogeneous 1–2 μm spherical particles with small nanochannels of about 2 nm in the silica walls. These nanochannels can be expanded to the meso range by adding swelling agents such as 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, leading to the formation of mesopores or even structured mesopores in the silica walls of the microspheres.…”