**6. Acknowledgments**

This technical effort was performed in support of the National Energy Technology Laboratory's ongoing research in CO2 Capture in the Existing Plants Emissions and Capture (EPEC) Technology Program. Dr. Marzouk activities were funded under the RES contract DE-FE0004000. The authors appreciate the help of Dr. Chungen Yin (Aalborg University, Denmark) in implementing the EWBM.
