A novel bimetallic MIL-101(Cr, Mg) was successfully synthesized.
New CO2 adsorptive sites on MIL-101(Cr, Mg) surfaces were formed due to Mg doping.
The bimetallic MIL-101(Cr, Mg) exhibits higher CO2 uptake than MIL-101(Cr).
MIL-101(Cr, Mg) shows high CO2/N2 adsorption selectivity up to 86.
Isosteric heat of CO2 adsorption on MIL-101(Cr, Mg) is higher than that on MIL-101(Cr).