The CO2 desorption kinetics of waste ion-exchange resin-based activated carbons was analyzed by model-fitting and model-free approaches using thermogravimetric analysis. A non-isothermal method was applied in the temperature range of 303-393 K with different heating rates. The experiments were performed under two different inlet CO2 concentrations. The experimental results showed that the extent of conversion of desorption is independent of inlet CO2 concentration during the adsorption process. At the range of 0.2 <= 5 alpha <= 0.7, CO2 desorption on chemically activated carbon is complex, while physically activated carbon is simple. The kinetic models comply with Avrami-Erofeev models. The obtained artificial isokinetic temperatures lie in the region of the experimental temperatures, indicating that the reaction model for conversion 0.2 <= 5 alpha <= 0.7 remains a proper choice. On the basis of the experimental results, the thermal analysis method can be used successfully in projecting CO2 desorption.