By using Li2CO3, ZrO2, and Na2CO3 as starting materials, sodium-doped Li2(1-x)Na2xZrO3 absorbents were prepared by high-temperature solid-state reaction. The crystal structure of the lithium zirconate material was analyzed using a X-ray powder diffractometer (XRD), the microstructure of all the samples was observed using the method of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the CO2-absorption ability of the lithium zirconate material was studied using a thermogravimetric analyzer (TG). It was found that Li2(1-x)Na2xZrO3 absorbent with x=0.02 possesses the best performance. As much as (25 ± 0.4)% (wt) of CO2 was absorbed by such an absorbent in an atmosphere consisting of 20% (wt) CO2 and 80% (wt) air at 500 ℃ within 3 h. After 10 cycles of absorption-desorption this absorbent lost only 0.9% of its CO2-absorption capacity. No remarkable change in particle size and pH was observed.
