Dual Function Materials (DFM) are composed of an alkali or alkaline earth CO2 adsorbent phase and a supported catalyst. It selectively captures CO2 which is then methanated using renewable H2. Both the capture and me- thanation steps are conducted at about 320 °C so no temperature swings are required allowing for continuous operation using two parallel reactors operating in tandem. This process approaches carbon neutral power generation by recycling the CH4 produced for re-combustion. This two-step process was studied by in-situ DRIFTS at 320 °C over 5%Ru-6.1%“Na2O”/Al2O3 DFM and compared with the 5%Ru/Al2O3 traditional methanation catalyst. In the DFM the Na2CO3/Al2O3 pre-curser is reduced to “Na2O” catalyzed by Ru metal. For both Ru/ Al2O3 and DFM CO2 adsorbs on Ru active sites and Al2O3 OH groups during the capture step. For DFM large amounts of CO2 absorb on the Al-O−-Na+ species forming bidentate carbonates. During the H2 reduction step (i.e., methanation step), adsorbed bicarbonates and bidentate carbonates spill over onto the Ru-support inter- face, where methanation takes place through sequential hydrogenation with formates as reaction intermediaries. Although CO2 was mainly adsorbed on the alkaline support methanation occurs over Ru, supporting the hy- pothesis that the reaction occurs at the Ru-support interface. Therefore, the multiple adsorption sites over the DFM explain the high CO2 adsorption capacity by the formation of bidentate carbonates that spill over onto the Ru-support interface, during the two-step methanation process.