A brief analysis of the efficiency of biogas purification methods for a more ecological biomethane: A review
Abstract
The injection of biogas into the natural gas distribution network and/or its use as biofuel requires additional treatment. This treatment is commonly called purification and/or enrichment. The idea of biogas purification arises from the fact that, in its raw state, the gas obtained after anaerobic fermentation contains several impurities in varying proportions, such as (25% - 50%) carbon dioxide, traces of hydrogen sulphide (0.005% - 2%), oxygen (0% - 1%), nitrogen (0% - 2%), siloxanes (0% - 0.02%), ammonia (<1%) and halogenated hydrocarbons, (VOC < 0.6%) and water vapor fractions. Once this treatment has been carried out, biomethane (CH4) is obtained which is approximately 99.99% pure. Thus, several technologies are used nowadays for a more rational use of biogas according to the fields of application. These biogas treatment processes differ from each other from a technological point of view but also in terms of efficiency. Therefore, we have set ourselves the goal of summarizing the existing purification methods in order to compare them in terms of efficiency, environmental friendliness, and the cost of maintaining the installations. Given that environmental considerations are central to our thinking, the use of technologies that employ natural filters such as microalgae seems to be the most appropriate approach if we are particularly concerned with preserving our ecosystem.
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BibTeX
@article{mansaly2026brief,
title = {{A brief analysis of the efficiency of biogas purification methods for a more ecological biomethane: A review}},
author = {Jean-Baptiste Mansaly and Djicknoum Diouf and Bruno Piriou and Kayaba Haro and Tizane Daho and Amadou Seidou Maïga and Diène Ndiaye},
journal = {Green and Sustainable Chemistry},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.4236/gsc.2025.154005},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05841556v1},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - A brief analysis of the efficiency of biogas purification methods for a more ecological biomethane: A review
AU - Jean-Baptiste Mansaly
AU - Djicknoum Diouf
AU - Bruno Piriou
AU - Kayaba Haro
AU - Tizane Daho
AU - Amadou Seidou Maïga
AU - Diène Ndiaye
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/28
JO - Green and Sustainable Chemistry
DO - 10.4236/gsc.2025.154005
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05841556v1
AB - The injection of biogas into the natural gas distribution network and/or its use as biofuel requires additional treatment. This treatment is commonly called purification and/or enrichment. The idea of biogas purification arises from the fact that, in its raw state, the gas obtained after anaerobic fermentation contains several impurities in varying proportions, such as (25% - 50%) carbon dioxide, traces of hydrogen sulphide (0.005% - 2%), oxygen (0% - 1%), nitrogen (0% - 2%), siloxanes (0% - 0.02%), ammonia (<1%) and halogenated hydrocarbons, (VOC < 0.6%) and water vapor fractions. Once this treatment has been carried out, biomethane (CH4) is obtained which is approximately 99.99% pure. Thus, several technologies are used nowadays for a more rational use of biogas according to the fields of application. These biogas treatment processes differ from each other from a technological point of view but also in terms of efficiency. Therefore, we have set ourselves the goal of summarizing the existing purification methods in order to compare them in terms of efficiency, environmental friendliness, and the cost of maintaining the installations. Given that environmental considerations are central to our thinking, the use of technologies that employ natural filters such as microalgae seems to be the most appropriate approach if we are particularly concerned with preserving our ecosystem.
SN - 2160-6951
SN - 2160-696X
ER -