As the concentration
of CO
2
in the atmosphere keeps
increasing, the development of a highly efficient CO
2
absorbent
is highly desired. In this work, a binary mixture system of polyethylene
glycol 200 (PEG 200) (
1
) + 3-dimethylamino-propylamine
(DMAPA) (
2
) was used for CO
2
absorption. Considering
the importance of thermophysical properties to binary solutions, the
densities and viscosities of the PEG 200 (
1
) + DMAPA
(
2
) mixture were measured at
T
= (298.15,
303.15, 308.15, 313.15, and 318.15) K and atmospheric pressure over
the entire composition range. Based on the density and viscosity data,
the excess properties and viscous flow thermodynamic parameters were
calculated, respectively. To obtain the coefficients and to estimate
the standard deviations between the experimental and calculated quantities,
the excess molar volume (
V
m
E
), the viscosity deviation (Δη), and the excess Gibbs
free energies of activation for viscous flow (Δ
G*
E
) were fitted to the Redlich–Kister equation.
Furthermore, based on the results of UV–vis, FTIR, and
1
H NMR spectra, the intermolecular interaction of PEG 200 and
DMAPA was discussed. Particularly, a strong intermolecular bonding
is formed when the molar ratio of PEG 200 to DMAPA is about 1:2 because
of the excess molar volume (
V
m
E
). On that account, a mixture of PEG 200 and DMAPA in a ratio of
1:2 was used for studying CO
2
absorption, and a CO
2
absorption of about 0.19 g per gram of absorbent was achieved
at room temperature and atmosphere.