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Process phase separation for methane enrichment. using microorganisms abilities for biogas upgrading Flensburg, 12.09.2013 Torsten Stefan, B.Sc. Bioprocess Eng. Table of Contents. Motivation Idea and Theory Experiments Results Future aspects Summary. Motivation.
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Process phase separation for methane enrichment using microorganismsabilities for biogas upgrading Flensburg, 12.09.2013 Torsten Stefan, B.Sc. Bioprocess Eng.
Table of Contents • Motivation • Idea and Theory • Experiments • Results • Future aspects • Summary
Separation of CO2 and CH4 mixtures • Water or polyglycol scrubbers • Amine scrubbers • Membrane systems • Cryogenicprocesses Economicallyfeasable in large scale (>1 MWel)
Polymericmolecules Biogas process Monomers CO2, H2 H2S, NH3, N2 Volatile fattyacids CO2, H2 Formic/aceticacid, CO2, H2 CO2, CH4 digestate
Hydrolysis Pictures:chemienet.info
Polymericmolecules Biogas process Monomers CO2, H2 H2S, NH3, N2 Volatile fattyacids CO2, H2 Formic/aceticacid, CO2, H2 CO2, CH4 digestate
CO2solubility in water physical chemical
Polymericmolecules Biogas process Monomers CO2, H2 H2S, NH3, N2 Volatile fattyacids CO2, H2 Formic/aceticacid, CO2, H2 CO2, CH4 digestate
Results Substrate: Sugar-Cellulose-Mixture
Results Substrate: Sour cheese whey
Results Substrate: Pig-Manure
ResultsfromLiterature Substrate: Soybean Processing Wastewater Resource: Zhu, G.F. ; Li, J.Z. ; Wu, P. ; Jin, H.Z. ; Wang, Z.: The performanceandphaseseparatedcharacteristicsof an anaerobicbaffledreactortreatingsoybeanproteinprocessingwastewater. In:Bioresourcetechnology 99 (2008), Nr. 17, S. 8027–8033
Next steps • Examinemixturesofmanureandsouringsubstrates • Investigate semi-aerobichydrolysis • Upscalingto 200 L / 2 m³ • Prooveapplicabilityto STR cascades
Summary • Phase separationusesnaturalsequencedbiogasprocessformethaneenrichment • Methanefractionupto 85% • Relatively simple andcheaptechnology • Enhancesenergystoragecapacitythroughhighermethanecontent • Applicableto STR cascades • Problems: slowlyhydrolysiblesubstratesandsubstrateswithhighalkalinity in mono-fermentation