BIOGAS/BIOMETHANE

PRODUCTION, FILTERNING AND

UTILIZATION

NATURAL GAS IN ENERGY TRANSITION

21-06-2022 – CAIRO – GRAND NILE HOTEL –
ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD, OLD CAIRO, CAIRO GOVERNORATE

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 WHAT IS THE BIOGAS
?
It’s Mixture of gases, basically:
Compound Formula Percentage (%)
Methane CH4 50–80
 Methane(CH4)
Carbon dioxide CO2 15–50

 Carbon dioxide(CO2) Nitrogen N2 0–10

Hydrogen H2 0–1
 Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) Hydrogen sulfide H2S 0–0.5
Oxygen O2 0–2.5
It’s produced by anaerobic
bacterial fermentation of :

 Agricultural waste

 Green waste

 Plant material
 WHAT IS
BIOMETHANE?
It’s Methane obtained by a proper
filtration of Biogas.

The main removed components are:

 Hydroogen Sulfide (H2S)

 Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

 Silicon compounds (Siloxanes)

 FILTERING SYSTEM
The Filter is basically a vessel
composed by the following elements:

 Micro-perforated sheet and its

supports

 Condensate tank

 Nozzle for gas inlet and outlet

The vessel is then filled with active

carbon, the real filtering component.
 FILTERING FLOW
The filtering flow can be sum up in a
few passages:

 Biogas enters the vesel through

main Nozzle

 Reaches the condensate tank

 Separation of condasables

 Filtration thanks to Active carbons

 ACTIVE CARBONS
The Active carbons are the filtering
media:

 Granular sphere

 4 x 6 US Sieve

 Density: 0,45 kg/l

 Surface area: 800 m^2/g

 H2S adsorption capacity: 20% by

weight (average), varies from 10%
to 50%
 FILTERING FLOW
OPTIONS
A typical filtration system is
composed by 2 filtering vessel placed
in two ways:

 1) Vessels in parallel

 Low pressure drop

 2) Vessels in series

 Cleaner Gas
 GS OPERATIVE UNITS
GS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE SRL The Fabrication Materials are:
OPERATIVE UNITS ranges :
 AISI 304/304L
 From 2m^3 ACF
 AISI 316/316L
 To 5 m^3 ACF

Operating pressures ranges:

 From 10 bar

 To 50 bar
 BIOMETHANE ACTIVITIES
THE BIOMETHANE CAN BE THE
RESOURCE FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH
AS:

 Energy production

 fuel for combined cycle plants

 Transports

 Fuel for cars

 Fuel cells
 BIOMETHANE ADVANTAGES
THE BIOMETHANE ADAVNTAGES
ARE:
 The Emission of 1 Kg of CH4 (due to spontaneous
 No ‘NEW’ produced CO2 natural waste decomposition) in a time interval
of 100 years is equal to emit 25 Kg of CO2, so its
re-utilization is very auspicable
 The amount of CO2 eventually produced by the
combustion of Biomethane would be released  Lower water, soil and air pollution
into the atmosphere if organic matter (from
which biomethane is produced) would simply be  Preservation of forests
left to decompose naturally
 GS NEW PROJECTS
TOGHETER WITH PARTNERS GS INDUSTRIAL
SERVICE SRL IS DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE
ENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEM BASED ON:

 Supercritical fluid

 New rankine cycle

 No need of combustion and condesation

 No co2 emissions
THANKS FOR THE
ATTENTION

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