A solid material is disclosed for reversibly adsorbing carbon dioxide. The material comprises a porous carrier material. Deposited on the carrier material is a salt that is capable of reacting with carbon dioxide. Optionally the solid material further contains a particulate, water-insoluble inorganic material. The material can be used in a process for recovering carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide containing gas mixture. The gas mixture can be atmospheric air. The process comprises a temperature swing between an adsorption temperature (T1) and a desorption temperature (T2). The difference between (T2) and (T1) is less than 200 °C.