“…At the heart of the adsorption-based capture is the adsorbent design which dictates the efficiency of the overall capture process. − Of various CO 2 capture materials such as zeolites, − metal–organic frameworks, − mixed metal oxides, , layered double hydroxides, functionalized boron nitride nanosheets, functionalized silica nanosheets, etc., magnesium oxides have been reported as promising adsorbents, particularly in the elevated temperature range of 150–400 °C, due to their low cost, safe handling, and high theoretical CO 2 capacity (25 mmol/g). , However, for the pristine MgO, the capacity is only 0.4 mmol/g, which is far lower than the theoretical value due to the limited porosity of highly crystalline MgO samples and limited reactive adsorption caused by the formation of impervious carbonate layer on the MgO surface. , The capacity of MgO has been reported to improve remarkably in the nanocrystalline or mesoporous forms which provide a more exposed surface for interaction with CO 2 . ,− Our earlier work using nanocrystalline mesoporous MgO adsorbents showed considerable enhancement in the CO 2 capacity as compared with microcrystalline MgO; however, the capacity drops by more than 38% over multiple cycles of regeneration carried out at 400 °C due to sintering . Another modification of MgO which leads giant enhancement of CO 2 capacity (up to 16 mmol/g) is modification of MgO with alkali nitrate salts .…”