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This work initiates the development of clean technology in carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture using ceramic membrane inspired by gas–liquid contacting system. A low cost, high performance superhydrophobic kaolin-alumina hollow fibre membrane was prepared via phase inversion-based extrusion and sintering techniques, followed by a grafting with fluoroalkylsilane (FAS). The membrane was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gas permeation test, contact angle, wetting resistance, X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The fabricated membrane was highly porous, thus increasing the gas permeation rate. By surface modification, the membrane contact angle was increased from 0° to 142°. In fact, wettability resistance of the membrane was also improved. The membrane was subsequently applied in membrane contactor for …