With the aim to enhance the CO2 capture capacity and anti-attrition property of CaO-based sorbents simultaneously, a novel CaO-based sphere was prepared by extrusion-spheronization using Ca(OH)(2) powder with glucose templating. The CO2 capture characteristics and attrition resistance property of the sorbent were examined and the microstructure of the sorbents was analyzed. The results demonstrate that the obtained spherical sorbents exhibit an outstanding anti-attrition performance compared to limestone sorbent. After 100cycles, all of the templated sorbents hold a CO2 capture capacity of more than one time higher than thatof limestone. The optimum templating rate of glucose in the sorbent was 1-5wt%.