AC  Activated carbon  AEEA  Aminoethyl ethanolamine  AMP  2-Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol  AMS  anionic surfactant-templated mesoporous silica  APS  Aminopropylsilane  bbs  dianion of 4,4′-bibenzoic acid-2,2′-sulfone  bdc  1,4-benzenedicarboxylate  bp  Boiling point  bpdc  biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate  bptc  3,3′,5,5′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid  bpy  4,4′-bipyridine  btb  4,4′ ,4″-benzene-1,3,5-triyl-tribenzoate  btc  1,3,5-benzenetriscarboxylate  bttb  4,4′,4″ ,4″-benzene-1,2,4,5-tetrayl-tetrabenzoate  BET  Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area  BPnDC  benzophenone-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid  BTT  4,4′,4″-(benzene-1,3,5-triyl-tris(ethyne-2,1-diyl))-tribenzoate  cyclam  1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane  CA  Cellulose acetate membrane  CNT  Carbon nanotube  COF  Covalent Organic Framework  dabco  triethylenediamine (1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)  dobdc  2,5-dioxido-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate  dpni  N,N′-di-(4-pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxydiimide  DETA  Diethylenetriamine  DIPA  Di-isopropanolamine  ESA  Electric Swing Adsorption  F-pymo  5-fluoropyrimidin-2-olate  GAC  Granular Activated Carbon  GO  Graphene oxide  GHG  Greenhouse Gas  HMS  Hexagonal mesoporous silica  LFG  Landfill gas  LTA  Zeolite Linde Type-A  mtb  methanetetrabenzoate  MEA  Mono ethanolamine  MDEA  N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)methyl-amine  MIL  Materials of Institute Lavoisier  MOFs  Metal-Organic Frameworks  MWCNT  Multi-wall carbon nanotube  ndc  2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate  NH2bdc  2-amino-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate  OMC  Ordered mesoporous carbon  pbmp  N,N′-piperazinebismethylenephosphonate  p-cdc  deprotonated form of 1,12-dihydroxydicarbonyl-1,12-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane  Pc  Critical pressure  PEG  Polyethylene glycol  PEHA  Pentaethylene hexamine  PPO  Polyphenylene oxide membranes  PSA  Pressure swing adsorption  PSF  Polysulfone membrane  PZ  Piperazine  SBA  Santa Barbara Amorphous  STP  Standard Temperature and Pressure (0 °C and 1 atm)  SWCNT  Single-wall carbon nanotube  tcpbda  N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)-biphenyl-4,-4′-diamine  Tc  Critical temperature  TEPA  Tetraethylene pentamine  TGA  Thermal gravimetric analysis  TSA  Temperature-swing adsorption  VA  Volumetric analysis  Vc  Critical molar volume  ZIFs  Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks  CO2 separation  CO2 capture  Sorption technology  Sorbent  Biogas upgrading  Biofuel