Table 1 Comparison of specific adsorbents’ physical characteristics23

From: Analysis of the CO2 adsorption on AC: experimentation and statistical studies

Adsorbents

Specific surface (m2. g−1)

Pore size (nm)

Internal porosity

Activated Charcoal

200 to 400

1.0 to 4.0

0.4 to 0.8

Molecular Sieve

300 to 600

0.3 to 0.8

0.35 to 0.5

Zeolites

500 to 800

0.3 to 0.8

0.3 to 0.4