In recent decade, conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) were treated as one of the superior porous materials for CO
2
uptake. Herein, we prepared two azo-linked CMPs namely: azo-carbazole (Azo-Cz) and azo-phenothiazine (Azo-Tz) from the reduction of the corresponding nitro monomers using sodium borohydride (NaBH
4
). The obtained polymers were well characterized using many spectroscopic techniques. According to TGA and BET analyses, our CMPs owned good specific surface areas (reaching 315 m
2
g
–1
), and a significant thermal stability. It is also possessed pore sizes of 0.79 and 1.18 nm, respectively, and a reasonable char yields (max. 46 %). Based on CO
2
uptake measurements, the CO
2
adsorption capacities of these CMPs were very good: up to 40 and 94 mg g
–1
at the experiment temperatures 298 and 273 K, respectively. The great CO
2
uptake is due to high surface areas that facilitate powerful interactions with CO
2
molecules.
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