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AppSheet Biogas-Production EN Ed01
AppSheet Biogas-Production EN Ed01
AppSheet Biogas-Production EN Ed01
Biogas Production
This biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG), is a near-pure 3 PROCESS
source of CH4 obtained by removing CO2 and other contaminants from biogas. 10. Energy crops
RNG is indistinguishable from natural gas and can therefore directly be used in 11. Dump station
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the gas distribution system, in end-user equipment, and in compressed natural OUTPUTS 12. Collection tank
gas (CNG) vehicles. INPUTS 5. Heat 13. Digester
1. Industrial waste & sewage 6. National power grid 14. Digester residue storage
Another output of biogas production is the residue of the fermentation process in 2. Agricultural waste 7. Gas station (RNG) 15. Gas engine
the digester, which serves as liquid fertilizer. 3. Food waste 8. National gas grid (RNG) 16. Generator
4. Animal waste 9. Liquid fertilizer 17. Gas upgrading plant
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Industrial Gases AppSheet
Biogas Production
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Industrial Gases AppSheet
Biogas Production
The methods that use reagents to eliminate H2S are
expensive because of their reliance on consumables. The Carbon dioxide CO2
Methane CH4
downside of the other methods is that they require a big
7 Water H2O
installation to handle the full biogas flow of the plant, for in
3 Hydrogen sulfide H2S
the end only filtering out a tiny bit of H2S. That leaves O2 Oxygen O2
dosing or micro oxygenation often as the solution with the 2 Odorant
lowest TCO. 4
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The idea is to bring O2 into the headspace of the digester, 1. Digester
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where it converts the H2S into elemental sulphur. Up to 98% 2H2S + O2 → 2. Biogas out
H2S removal efficiency can be achieved when 0.25NL of O2 is S2 + 2H2O OUT SET 3. Gas measurement (incl. H2S)
used per liter of slurry. O2 dosing also improves the quality 4. PID control
of the digested sludge by lowering its foaming potential
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5. Process control valve
and improving dewaterability. After micro oxygenation, the
O2 6. O2 source
biogas meets the standard for continuation downstream to 1 9
7. Biogas
the gas engine (usually max. 100-500ppm H2S) and RNG O2 dosing in the digester will minimize H2S transfer to the gas engine and upgrading plant. Further upgrading is always 8. Gas engine
upgrading plant, where also odorant is added to give it needed in order to make RNG. 9. Gas upgrading plant
that typical gas smell. 10. Biomethane (RNG)
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