Sodium metatitanate (Na2TiO3) was successfully
synthesized via a solid-state reaction. The Na2TiO3 structure and microstructure were characterized using X-ray
diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and N2 adsorption. Then, the CO2 chemisorption mechanism
on Na2TiO3 was systematically analyzed to determine
the influence of temperature. The CO2 chemisorption capacity
of Na2TiO3 was evaluated both dynamically and
isothermally, and the products were reanalyzed to elucidate the Na2TiO3–CO2 reaction mechanism.
Different chemical species (Na2CO3, Na2O, and Na4Ti5O12 or Na16Ti10O28) were identified during the CO2 capture process in Na2TiO3. In addition,
some CO2 chemisorption kinetic parameters were determined.
The Δ
H
⧧ was
found to be 140.9 kJ/mol, to the Na2TiO3–CO2 system, between 600 and 780 °C. Results evidenced that
CO2 chemisorption on Na2TiO3 highly
depends on the reaction temperature. Furthermore, the experiments
were theoretically supported by different thermodynamic calculations.
The calculated thermodynamic properties of CO2 capture
reactions by (Na2TiO3, Na4Ti5O12, and Na16Ti10O28) sodium titanates were fully investigated.