Ca-Cu chemical looping (CaL-CLC) based on calcium looping is a novel and promising process for CO 2 capture. The concept utilizes the heat released from the exothermic reduction of CuO to support the endothermic regeneration of CaO-based sorbents. Therefore, it is important for the two major reactions to have matching kinetics. This work assesses kinetics of the two reactions in a calciner under the conditions of interest for CaL-CLC. The reaction rates of the decomposition of CaCO 3 and reduction of CuO-based material with CH 4 were measured in a TGA by varying the temperature and gas atmosphere, and two gas-solid reaction models were utilized for the determination of the kinetic parameters. On the basis of these results, a dynamic model was developed to investigate the simultaneous reduction of CuO and decomposition of CaCO 3 in an adiabatic fixed-bed reactor operating at 1 atm. The simulation resultsshowed that the reduction of CuO completed extremely fast under all test conditions, and it could lead to hot spots in the calciner. It was found that addition of steam into the reducing gas could enhance the reaction rate of CaCO 3 decomposition and help it match the fast rate of CuO reduction, then reduce the formation of hot spots. Also, steam could be used to control the movement of reaction front. Although CO 2 could be used to control the reaction front as well, the higher CO 2 partial pressure in CH 4 was found to slow down the decomposition of CaCO 3 leading to incomplete reaction.