Several hydrophilic amide-based Bronsted acidic ionic liquids (BAILs) were prepared by simple acid-base neutralization reaction of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) or tetrafluoroboric acid (FBA). The solubility data of CO2 in these BAILs were determined at T = (303.15, 313.15, and 323.15) K and subatmospheric pressure using isochoric saturation method. With the same cation, CO2 solubility in TFA-based BAILs was higher than that in FBA-based ones. From the variation of solubility, expressed as Henry's law constants, with temperature, the standard Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and entropy changes of CO2 solvation were calculated. The solubilities of CO2 in these BAILs were apparently increased with increasing the molar volume of BAIL except for [DMFH][TFA]. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.