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This study proposed a super thermal integrated process for CO 2 capture by using internal thermal integration to reduce the total energy efficiency loss of the power plant. [Display omitted] • Super thermal integrated adsorption carbon capture process (STILT) is proposed. • The detailed modeling steps for the novel STILT process are carried out. • The compared analysis of energy efficiency and capture costs are calculated. • The novel process shows superior techno-economic-environment performance. The heat-integrated solid adsorbent process exhibits the potential to become an energy-saving method for CO 2 capture. Here, a super thermal integrated process (STILT) for CO 2 capture is proposed based on our experimental data. The novel process strengthened the process of internal thermal integration and significantly improved the total energy efficiency. This study further takes the commercial MEA process as the benchmark for the multi-dimensional assessment (considering the techno-economic-environment). When CO 2 products are compressed to 110 bar, the energy efficiency of the STILT process and MEA process is 53.45 % and 48.8 %, and the energy consumption is 1.5 MJ/kgCO 2 and 3.41 MJ/kgCO 2. Without CO 2 compression, the energy efficiencies of the STILT process and MEA process are 55.3% and 50.61%. The energy consumptions are 0.82 MJ/kgCO 2 and 2.63 MJ/kgCO 2. Due to the combination of internal thermal integration and enhanced CO 2 circulation capacity, the capture costs of the STILT process are 25.8–34.94 €·t−1 CO 2 , which significantly outweigh the MEA process (43.3–55.07 €·t−1 CO 2). This exhibits the superior techno-economic-environment advantages of the STILT process. This study harbors tremendous referential significance for the design and scale-up of the industrial CO 2 capture process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]