Systems and methods for optimizing carbon dioxide capture using water vapor adsorption

A capture system for use in capturing carbon dioxide, the capture system comprising:

• one or more adsorbent beds comprising one or more adsorption modules, wherein the one or more adsorption modules comprise one or more solid sorbent materials having one or more sorbent properties, the one or more adsorbent beds oriented to:
• receive a gas stream;
• adsorb water vapor from the gas stream within a first adsorption module of the one or more adsorption modules via a solid sorbent material of the one or more solid sorbent materials;
• adsorb carbon dioxide from the gas stream within one or more subsequent adsorption modules of the one or more adsorption modules via the one or more solid sorbent materials;
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• discharge an exhaust stream depleted of water vapor and carbon dioxide;
• a contactor oriented to receive a regulating fluid stream for use in controlling a temperature of the one or more adsorption modules;
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• a controller configured to modulate the temperature of the first adsorption module based on the one or more sorbent properties of the solid sorbent material within the first adsorption module to facilitate regulating an amount of water vapor captured and subsequently released by the first adsorption module.