Within this general context, this talk will consider the use of novel nanoporous materials as the basis for
adsorption based separations [3] that will range from concentrated mixtures to direct capture of carbon
dioxide from air. An overview of different classes of materials will show how these can be tailored to
such a wide range of conditions. The sheer scale of the task leads to having to optimize systems and
speed up processes, which in turn brings in diffusion limitations
