A method of carbon dioxide capture is disclosed. In a step (a) anhydrous
sodium carbonate is separated from a first aqueous solution formed by
reacting carbon dioxide and an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. In
step (b) the anhydrous sodium carbonate is treated by causticization to
generate carbon dioxide and sodium hydroxide. The first aqueous solution
of step (a) is formed by scrubbing a gas containing carbon dioxide with
an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.