A theoretical simulation was performed to study CO2 capture by absorption in a hollowfiber membrane contactor. H2O and diethanolamine (DEA) solution were employed as physical and chemical absorbents. The effects of different operating conditions system, one pass and recycle on the removal behavior of CO2 were investigated. The result that we discuss in different gas velocity, liquid velocity and concentration of DEA. In the case of physical absorption, both simulation and experimental results indicate that CO2 flux increases with the liquid velocity, while the inlet gas velocity has no significant effect on CO2 flux. The mass transfer resistance mainly exists on the liquid side. In the case of chemical absorption, the CO2 flux is significantly influenced by the inlet gas velocity, and the influence is increase with increase the concentration of DEA, while the liquid velocity has a limited effect.