Biogas upgrading, economy and utilization: a review
- Publisher:
- SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021, 19, (6), pp. 4137-4164
- Issue Date:
- 2021-12-01
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Biogas production is rising in the context of fossil fuel decline and the future circular economy, yet raw biogas requires purification steps before use. Here, we review biogas upgrading using physical, chemical and biological methods such as water scrubbing, physical absorption, pressure swing adsorption, cryogenic separation, membrane separation, chemical scrubbing, chemoautotrophic methods, photosynthetic upgrading and desorption. We also discuss their techno-economic feasibility. We found that physical and chemical upgrading technologies are near-optimal, but still require high energy and resources. Biological methods are less explored despite their promising potential. High-pressure water scrubbing is more economic for small-sized plants, whereas potassium carbonate scrubbing provides the maximum net value for large-sized plants.
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