Optimization of the ex situ biomethanation of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a novel meandering plug flow reactor: start-up phase and flexible operation

K Hoffstadt, M Nikolausz, S Krafft, ML Bonatelli… - Bioengineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the increasing use of renewable energy resources for the power grid, the need for long-
term storage technologies, such as power-to-gas systems, is growing. Biomethanation …

Design and construction of a new reactor for flexible biomethanation of hydrogen

K Hoffstadt, D Cheenakula, M Nikolausz, S Krafft… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing share of renewable electricity in the grid drives the need for sufficient storage
capacity. Especially for seasonal storage, power-to-gas can be a promising approach …

Preliminary gas flow experiments identify improved gas flow conditions in a pilot-scale trickle bed reactor for H2 and CO2 biological methanation

CF Fenske, Y Md, D Strübing, K Koch - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological methanation of H 2 and CO 2 is a potential energy conversion technology that can
support the energy transition based on renewable sources. The methanation performance in …

[HTML][HTML] Pilot-scale study of biomethanation in biological trickle bed reactors converting impure CO2 from a Full-scale biogas plant

BD Jønson, P Tsapekos, MT Ashraf, M Jeppesen… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research within biological methanation has been a great development using biotrickling
filters (BTF), as a power-to-x solution, but research within up scaling is missing. This study …

Ex-situ biological CO2 methanation using trickle bed reactor: review and recent advances

M Sposob, R Wahid, K Fischer - Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Power-to-methane technology is a promising solution to facilitate the use of excess variable
renewable energy for biomethane production. In this approach, hydrogen produced via …

Optimized biological CO2-methanation with a pure culture of thermophilic methanogenic archaea in a trickle-bed reactor

M Thema, T Weidlich, A Kaul, A Böllmann, H Huber… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a fully automated process converting hydrogen and carbon dioxide to methane
in a high temperature trickle-bed reactor was developed from lab scale to field test level. The …

[HTML][HTML] Biomethanation on demand: Continuous and intermittent hydrogen supply on biological CO2 methanation

A Xirostylidou, M Gaspari… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving carbon neutrality in Europe hinges on the exploitation of renewable energy
resources. Although these resources seem plentiful, critical challenges emerge from the …

Enhanced ex-situ biomethanation of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a trickling filter bed reactor

A Thapa, JG Park, HB Jun - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Ex-situ biomethanation is an emerging technology used for converting carbon dioxide (CO
2) and renewable hydrogen (H 2) into biomethane. The aim of this study was to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic heat production impacts industrial upscaling of ex situ biomethanation trickle-bed reactors

N Engelbrecht, MU Sieborg, LDM Ottosen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Conversion of electrical energy and CO 2 to a chemical energy carrier in the form of
biomethane, can be carried out through the process chain of biomethanation. Although this …

Development of a CO 2-biomethanation reactor for producing methane from green H 2

G Cwicklinski, R Miras, J Pérard, C Rinaldi… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
“Power-to-Methane” approaches allow the storage and transport of green methane,
produced from renewable energy and any CO2 source. In nature, some microorganisms …