CO2 mass transfer enhancement of aqueous amine solvents by particle additives

A method for increasing carbon capture from a gas comprising:

• functionalizing hydrophobic activated carbon-comprising particles by appending a —COOH functional group thereto, wherein the hydrophobic particles have a width of less than about 500 microns;
• adding the hydrophobic particles with the appended —COOH functional group to a biphasic scrubbing solution;
• contacting the gas with the biphasic scrubbing solution, wherein the biphasic scrubbing solution comprises an amine solvent;
• and
• wherein the hydrophobic particles are further functionalized such that the hydrophobic particles comprise the structure