WO2023041755A1 - Unité d'épuration de biogaz - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of gas purification and relates more particularly to a purification unit making it possible to transform an incoming gas flow into a biomethane flow.
- Biomethane is a gas comprising at least 95% methane (CH 4 ), preferably more than 97% methane.
- the incoming flow of biogas is separated into a flow of biomethane and a flow of residual gases.
- This flow of residual gases essentially comprises carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) but also methane, in a small proportion, which could not be separated to join the flow of biomethane.
- this treatment can be carried out by means of a methane oxidation process in catalytic reactors or regenerative burners (RTO type or Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer).
- RTO type or Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer This process is the simplest and most economical existing solution for complying with the discharge thresholds, but it has the disadvantage of not being able to recover the methane contained in the residual gases (loss).
- this treatment can be carried out by means of a methane trapping process on an adsorbent medium (PSA-type process).
- PSA-type process a methane trapping process on an adsorbent medium
- the trapped methane is recovered and then mixed again with the incoming flow of biogas at the inlet of the purification unit.
- this process can be long and complex, and expensive. Indeed, the cost of recovering this residual methane (CAPEX and OPEX) is significantly higher than its market value, which makes the investment unprofitable from an economic point of view.
- this treatment can be carried out by means of a process of liquefaction of carbon dioxide with separation of methane, which remains incondensable under the conditions of temperature and pressure of liquefaction of carbon dioxide.
- the incondensable methane is recovered and recycled at the inlet of the biogas purification unit in order to be recovered.
- the sale of the liquid carbon dioxide produced makes it possible to finance the investment and operating costs of the liquefaction unit, but this process makes the installation complex, which can make maintenance expensive.
- One of the aims of the invention is to propose a simple and effective purification solution.
- Another object of the invention is to allow better use of the flow of residual gases.
- the invention firstly relates to a purification unit configured to receive an incoming flow of biogas, for example from a biogas production module, and to separate said incoming flow of biogas received into a biomethane stream, preferably containing at least 90% methane, and a so-called “combustion” residual gas stream whose methane content is greater than 25%.
- a purification unit configured to receive an incoming flow of biogas, for example from a biogas production module, and to separate said incoming flow of biogas received into a biomethane stream, preferably containing at least 90% methane, and a so-called “combustion” residual gas stream whose methane content is greater than 25%.
- biogas means “as defined in ISO 20675" which covers in particular biogas produced by anaerobic fermentation (in the absence of air) of organic matter and “syngas”, which are the gases obtained by processes such as pyro-gasification, biological or catalytic methanation or any other process which leads to the production of a gaseous mixture composed essentially of methane and carbon dioxide.
- the method according to the invention makes it possible to produce a flow of residual combustion gases which is suitable for combustion in a combustion module, in particular a cogeneration module such as for example a gas engine or a gas turbine, by virtue of its minimum 25% methane content.
- a combustion module in particular a cogeneration module such as for example a gas engine or a gas turbine
- the production of such a combustion flow proves to be notably counter-intuitive for those skilled in the art when looking at the ways of treating the residual gas flows resulting from the purification of biogas in the solutions of the prior art. .
- generating a flow of residual gases with a non-negligible methane content would seem counter-intuitive for those skilled in the art who, on the contrary, wish to extract as much methane as possible from the incoming flow of biogas.
- the purification unit comprises a plurality of stages of membranes, preferably at least three stages of membranes, configured to produce, from the inflow of biogas, a flow of biomethane whose methane content is higher to 90%, preferably greater than 95%, more preferably greater than 97%, and a combustion stream whose methane content is greater than 25%, preferably greater than 30%, more preferably greater than 35%.
- a flow of biomethane whose methane content is higher to 90%, preferably greater than 95%, more preferably greater than 97%
- a combustion stream whose methane content is greater than 25%, preferably greater than 30%, more preferably greater than 35%.
- the purification unit comprises:
- a first stage of membranes configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas and separate it into a first retentate and a first permeate
- a second stage of membranes configured to receive the first retentate and separate it into a second retentate, corresponding to the flow of biomethane, and a second permeate which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas
- a third stage of membranes configured to receive the first permeate and separate it into a third retentate, corresponding to the combustion flow, and a third permeate, which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas.
- the purification unit includes:
- a first stage of membranes configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas and separate it into a first retentate and a first permeate
- a second stage of membranes configured to receive the first retentate and separate it into a second retentate, corresponding to the flow of biomethane, and a second permeate, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas and another part is conveyed into the flow burning,
- a third stage of membranes configured to receive the first permeate and separate it into a third retentate, conveyed in the combustion flow, and a third permeate, which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas.
- the purification unit comprises:
- a first stage of membranes configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas and separate it into a first retentate and a first permeate
- a second stage of membranes configured to receive the first retentate and separate it into a second retentate, corresponding to the flow of biomethane, and a second permeate, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas and another part is conveyed into the flow burning,
- a third stage of membranes configured to receive the first permeate and separate it into a third retentate, routed into the combustion flow, and a third permeate, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas and another part is routed into the combustion flow.
- the purification unit is configured to separate said incoming stream of biogas received into a stream of biomethane, preferably containing at least 90% methane (preferably greater than 95%, more preferably greater than 97%), a combustion residual gas stream whose methane content is greater than 25% (preferably greater than 30%, more preferably still greater than 35%), and a so-called "depleted" residual gas stream whose methane content is below a predetermined threshold (and which is rich in carbon dioxide, preferably with a content greater than or equal to 85%, more preferably greater than or equal to 90%).
- the predetermined threshold is less than 0.5% vol. CH 4 , more preferably still less than 0.2% vol. CH4 .
- the predetermined threshold is defined with respect to an authorized methane discharge standard into the atmosphere (for example 0.2% vol. CH 4 )
- the depleted stream can be discharged into the atmosphere.
- the predetermined threshold is less than 15% vol. CH 4 , preferably less than 10%, in order to be able to recover the depleted stream in a recovery module, for example by liquefaction or compression.
- the carbon dioxide content of the depleted stream is at least 85%, preferably at least 90%, in order to be able to be upgraded in a upgrading module, for example by liquefaction or compression.
- the purification unit includes:
- a first stage of membranes configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas and separate it into a first retentate and a first permeate
- a second stage of membranes configured to receive the first retentate and separate it into a second retentate, corresponding to the flow of biomethane, and a second permeate, corresponding to the combustion flow
- a third stage of membranes configured to receive the first permeate and separate it into a third retentate, which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas, and a third permeate, corresponding to the depleted flow, which can be discharged into the atmosphere or well recovered to produce, for example, liquefied carbon dioxide.
- the purification unit includes:
- a first stage of membranes configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas and separate it into a first retentate and a first permeate
- a second stage of membranes configured to receive the first retentate and separate it into a second retentate, corresponding to the flow of biomethane, and a second permeate, which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas
- a third stage of membranes configured to receive the first permeate and separate it into a third retentate, corresponding to the combustion flow, and a third permeate, corresponding to the depleted flow, which can be discharged into the atmosphere or recovered to produce by example of liquefied carbon dioxide.
- the purification unit comprises:
- a first stage of membranes configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas and separate it into a first retentate and a first permeate
- a second stage of membranes configured to receive the first retentate and separate it into a second retentate, corresponding to the flow of biomethane, and a second permeate, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas and another part is conveyed into the flow burning,
- a third stage of membranes configured to receive the first permeate and separate it into a third retentate, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas and another part is routed into the combustion flow, and a third permeate, corresponding to the depleted flow, which can be released into the atmosphere or recovered to produce, for example, liquefied carbon dioxide.
- the invention also relates to a biomethane production system comprising:
- At least one tail gas combustion module configured to generate electricity by burning said combustion stream.
- the at least one residual gas combustion module is configured to supply at least a part of the electricity produced by burning the combustion stream to the at least one purification unit in order to supply it electrically for operate it (and/or all or part of its auxiliary electrical equipment).
- the invention also relates to a biomethane production system comprising:
- At least one upgrading module configured to receive the depleted stream in order to upgrade it, for example by carrying out its liquefaction or its compression.
- the invention also relates to a biomethane production system comprising:
- At least one tail gas combustion module configured to generate electricity by burning said combustion stream
- At least one upgrading module configured to receive the depleted stream in order to upgrade it, for example by carrying out its liquefaction or its compression.
- the at least one residual gas combustion module is configured to supply at least a part of the electricity produced by burning the combustion stream to the at least one purification unit in order to supply it electrically for operate it (and/or all or part of its auxiliary electrical equipment).
- the invention also relates to a method for purifying an incoming stream of biogas, said method, implemented by a purification unit as presented above, comprising the steps of:
- the separation of the incoming stream of biogas received is carried out into a stream of biomethane, preferably containing at least 90% methane (preferably greater than 95%, more preferably still greater than 97%), a stream residual combustion gases whose methane content is greater than 25% (preferably greater than 30%, more preferably still greater than 35%), and a flow of so-called "depleted" residual gases whose methane content is less than a predetermined threshold (and which is rich in carbon dioxide).
- the invention also relates to a method for treating an incoming flow of biogas by a system as presented above, said method comprising the steps of:
- the system according to the invention makes it possible to treat an incoming stream of biogas within the meaning of the ISO 20675 standard in order to transform it into biomethane and to capture carbon dioxide at certain stages of the process and to efficiently conserve some of the gas streams as will be explained. below.
- biogas inflow within the meaning of the ISO 20675 standard we mean both biogas produced by anaerobic fermentation (in the absence of air) of organic matter in a methanization unit or at a landfill waste than syngas.
- Syngas means gases obtained by processes such as pyro-gasification, biological or catalytic methanation or any other process which leads to the production of a gaseous mixture composed essentially of methane and carbon dioxide.
- the system according to the invention allows the production of biomethane by purification of an incoming flow of biogas.
- the system comprises at least one purification unit according to the invention.
- system 1 comprises, for the sake of clarity, a single purification unit UE and further comprises a combustion module MC. It goes without saying that in another embodiment, the system 1 could comprise more than one purification unit UE.
- the purification unit UE is configured to receive an incoming flow of biogas BS, produced by a biogas production module (not shown).
- the purification unit UE is configured to separate the incoming flow of biogas BS received into a flow of biomethane BM comprising at least 90% methane and a flow of residual gases called "combustion" GR1 comprising at least 25% methane .
- the purification unit UE preferably comprises a plurality of stages of membranes S1, S2, S3 adapted to separate the incoming flow of biogas BS into a plurality of outgoing streams.
- the number and properties of the membranes of each stage of membranes S1, S2, S3 are chosen so that the flows of retentate and permeate resulting from the separation of the gas entering said stage S1, S2 , S3 include predetermined methane contents.
- the biomethane stream comprises at least 90% methane ( ), preferably more than 95% methane, more preferably more than 97% methane ( ).
- the methane content of the combustion stream is greater than 25% ( ), preferably greater than 30%, more preferably greater than 35% ( ).
- the purification unit UE is electrically powered to operate.
- the purification unit UE comprises a compressor CP, preferably electric, and three stages of membranes S1, S2, S3.
- the compressor CP is configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas BS entering the purification unit UE in order to compress it (i.e. to raise its pressure) at the inlet of the first stage of membranes S1 and circulate it through the stages of membranes S1, S2, S3.
- the power supply of the UE purification unit can also make it possible to electrically supply the auxiliaries of said UE purification unit such as ventilation devices, heating devices, air conditioning devices, air conditioning devices. lighting, a control cabinet, automatic control units, motorized control devices and/or instrumentation devices, etc.
- the MC combustion module is used to burn residual gases from purification (i.e. combustion flow GR1).
- the combustion module MC is configured to produce electricity by burning the combustion stream GR1 and to supply at least part of the electricity produced to the at least one purification unit UE in order to supply it electrically, in particular the compressor CP when it is electric and/or auxiliary equipment of the purification unit UE.
- the combustion module MC can for example be of the cogeneration module type, in particular of the gas engine or gas turbine type.
- the UE purification unit is configured to separate the incoming flow of BS biogas received into:
- biomethane BM preferably containing at least 90% methane, preferably more than 95% methane, even more preferably more than 97% methane,
- the predetermined threshold SP is preferably defined with respect to a methane discharge standard authorized in the atmosphere, for example 0.5% vol. CH 4 as is currently the case in France or 0.2% vol. CH 4 as is currently the case in Germany, so that the depleted flow can be released into the atmosphere in accordance with the standard.
- system 1 further comprises an upgrading module MV configured to receive the depleted stream GR2 in order to upgrade it, for example by carrying out its liquefaction in order to produce liquefied carbon dioxide.
- upgrading module MV configured to receive the depleted stream GR2 in order to upgrade it, for example by carrying out its liquefaction in order to produce liquefied carbon dioxide.
- the method according to the invention comprises a step E1 of receiving an incoming flow of biogas BS supplied by a biogas production module (not shown) and a step E2 of separating said incoming flow of biogas BS received into a flow of biomethane BM, preferably containing at least 90% methane, and a stream of residual gases known as “combustion” GR1 whose methane content is greater than 25%.
- the method further comprises a step E3 of producing electricity by combustion of said combustion stream GR1 in the combustion module MC.
- the method further comprises a step E4 of supplying electricity to the purification unit UE from at least part of the electricity produced by the combustion module MC from the combustion of the stream of burning GR1.
- the first stage of membranes S1 is configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas BS and separate it into a first retentate R1 and a first permeate P1.
- the second stage of membranes S2 is configured to receive the first retentate R1 and separate it into a second retentate R2, corresponding to the outgoing flow of biomethane BM, and a second permeate P2 which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas BS.
- the third stage of membranes S3 is configured to receive the first permeate P1 and separate it into a third retentate R3, conveyed in the combustion flow GR1 to the combustion module MC, and a third permeate P3, which is recirculated in the flow incoming biogas BS.
- the first stage of membranes S1 is configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas BS and separate it into a first retentate R1 and a first permeate P1.
- the second stage of membranes S2 is configured to receive the first retentate R1 and separate it into a second retentate R2, corresponding to the flow of biomethane BM, and a second permeate P2, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas BS and another part is conveyed in the combustion stream GR1 to the combustion module MC.
- the third stage of membranes is configured to receive the first permeate P1 and separate it into a third retentate R3, conveyed in the combustion flow GR1 to the combustion module MC, and a third permeate P3, which is recirculated in the incoming flow BS biogas.
- the first stage of membranes S1 is configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas BS and separate it into a first retentate R1 and a first permeate P1.
- the second stage of membranes S2 is configured to receive the first retentate R1 and separate it into a second retentate R2, corresponding to the flow of biomethane BM, and a second permeate P2, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas BS and another part is conveyed in the combustion stream GR1 to the combustion module MC.
- the third stage of membranes S3 is configured to receive the first permeate P1 and separate it into a third retentate R3, conveyed into the combustion flow GR1, and a third permeate P3, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas BS and another part is conveyed in the combustion stream GR1 to the combustion module MC.
- the separation of the incoming stream of biogas BS received is carried out into a stream of biomethane BM whose content is greater than 90% (preferably greater than 95%, more preferably still greater than 97%), a stream of residual combustion gases GR1 whose methane content is greater than 25% (preferably greater than 30%, more preferably greater than 35%), and a so-called “depleted” residual gas flow GR2 (step E2a carried out simultaneously with step E2 in the UE purification unit).
- the methane content of this depleted residual gas flow GR2 is preferably below a predetermined threshold SP (and which is rich in carbon dioxide), for example defined by a standard in order to be able to reject said depleted flow GR2 into the atmosphere .
- the depleted residual gas stream GR2 can thus either be released into the atmosphere if it complies with the predetermined threshold or else, regardless of its methane content, recovered in a recovery module MV, for example in order to produce liquefied carbon dioxide (step E2b).
- the first stage of membranes S1 is configured to receive the incoming flow of biogas BS, accelerated by the compressor CP, and separate it into a first retentate R1 and a first permeate P1.
- the second stage of membranes S2 is configured to receive the first retentate R1 and separate it into a second retentate R2, corresponding to the flow of biomethane BM leaving the purification unit UE, and a second permeate P2, corresponding to the combustion flow GR1 which is routed to the combustion module MC.
- the third stage of membranes S3 is configured to receive the first permeate P1 and separate it into a third retentate R3, which is recirculated (i.e. routed) into the incoming flow of biogas BS, and a third permeate P3, which corresponds to the flow of depleted residual gas GR2 and which can be discharged into the atmosphere or else recovered in a recovery module MV, for example to liquefy the carbon dioxide which it contains.
- the first stage of membranes S1 is configured to receive the incoming flow of incoming biogas BS and separate it into a first retentate R1 and a first permeate P1.
- the second stage of membranes S2 is configured to receive the first retentate R1 and separate it into a second retentate R2, corresponding to the outgoing flow of biomethane BM, and a second permeate P2, which is recirculated in the incoming flow of biogas BS.
- the third stage of membranes S3 is configured to receive the first permeate P1 and separate it into a third retentate R3, corresponding to the combustion flow GR1 which is routed to the combustion module MC, and a third permeate P3, which corresponds to the flow of depleted residual gas GR2 and which can be discharged into the atmosphere or else recovered in a recovery module MV, for example to liquefy the carbon dioxide which it contains.
- the first stage of membranes S1 is configured to receive the incoming flow of incoming biogas BS and separate it into a first retentate R1 and a first permeate P1.
- the second stage of membranes S2 is configured to receive the first retentate R1 and separate it into a second retentate R2, corresponding to the outgoing flow of biomethane BM, and a second permeate P2, part of which is recirculated in the incoming flow of incoming biogas BS and another part is conveyed in the combustion stream GR1 to the combustion module MC.
- the third stage of membranes S3 is configured to receive the first permeate P1 and separate it into a third retentate R3, part of which is conveyed in the combustion flow GR1 to the combustion module MC and another part is recirculated in the flow incoming biogas BS via the compressor CP, and a third permeate P3, corresponding to the flow of depleted residual gases GR2, which can be discharged into the atmosphere or recovered in a recovery module MV, for example to liquefy the carbon dioxide that it contains.
- the invention therefore advantageously makes it possible to recover all or part of the outgoing flows resulting from the purification.
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- Unité d’épuration (UE) constituée de trois étages de membranes (S1, S2, S3) configurés pour recevoir un flux entrant de biogaz (BS) et pour séparer ledit flux entrant de biogaz (BS) reçu en :
- un flux de biométhane (BM), contenant au moins 90 % de méthane,
- un flux de gaz résiduels dit « de combustion » (GR1) dont la teneur en méthane est supérieure à 25 %,
- un flux de gaz résiduels dit « appauvri » (GR2) dont la teneur en méthane est inférieure à un seuil prédéterminé (SP). - Unité d’épuration (UE) selon la revendication 1, comprenant :
- un premier étage de membranes (S1) configuré pour recevoir le flux entrant de biogaz (BS) et le séparer en un premier rétentat (R1) et un premier perméat (P1),
- un deuxième étage de membranes (S2) configuré pour recevoir le premier rétentat (R1) et le séparer en un deuxième rétentat (R2), correspondant au flux de biométhane (BM), et un deuxième perméat (P2), correspondant au flux de combustion (GR1),
- un troisième étage de membranes (S3) configuré pour recevoir le premier perméat (P1) et le séparer en en un troisième rétentat (R3), qui est recirculé dans le flux entrant de biogaz (BS), et un troisième perméat (P3), correspondant au flux appauvri (GR2). - Unité d’épuration (UE) selon la revendication 1, comprenant :
- un premier étage de membranes (S1) configuré pour recevoir le flux entrant de biogaz (BS) et le séparer en un premier rétentat (R1) et un premier perméat (P1),
- un deuxième étage de membranes (S2) configuré pour recevoir le premier rétentat (R1) et le séparer en un deuxième rétentat (R2), correspondant au flux de biométhane (BM), et un deuxième perméat (P2), qui est recirculé dans le flux entrant de biogaz (BS),
- un troisième étage de membranes (S3) configuré pour recevoir le premier perméat (P1) et le séparer en un troisième rétentat (R3), correspondant au flux de combustion (GR1), et un troisième perméat (P3), correspondant au flux appauvri (GR2). - Unité d’épuration (UE) selon la revendication 1, comprenant :
- un premier étage de membranes (S1) configuré pour recevoir le flux entrant de biogaz (BS) et le séparer en un premier rétentat (R1) et un premier perméat (P1),
- un deuxième étage de membranes (S2) configuré pour recevoir le premier rétentat (R1) et le séparer en un deuxième rétentat (R2), correspondant au flux de biométhane (BM), et un deuxième perméat (P2) dont une partie est recirculée dans le flux entrant de biogaz (BS) et une autre partie est acheminée dans le flux de combustion (GR1),
- un troisième étage de membranes (S3) configuré pour recevoir le premier perméat (P1) et le séparer en un troisième rétentat (R3), dont une partie est acheminée dans le flux de combustion (GR1) jusqu’au module de combustion (MC) et une autre partie est recirculée dans le flux entrant de biogaz (BS), et un troisième perméat (P3), correspondant au flux appauvri (GR2). - Unité d’épuration (UE) selon l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le seuil prédéterminé (SP) est de 10 %, pour valoriser le flux appauvri (GR2) dans un module de valorisation (MV), par exemple par liquéfaction ou compression, ou bien de 0,5% vol. de méthane pour pouvoir rejeter le flux appauvri (GR2) dans l’atmosphère.
- Système (1) de production de biométhane (BM) comprenant :
- au moins une unité d’épuration (UE) selon l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, alimentée électriquement,
- au moins un module de combustion (MC) des gaz résiduels configuré pour produire de l’électricité en brûlant ledit flux de combustion (GR1), et/ou
- au moins un module de valorisation (MV) configuré pour recevoir le flux appauvri (GR2) afin de le valoriser. - Procédé d’épuration (UE) d’un flux entrant de biogaz (BS), ledit procédé, mis en œuvre par une unité d’épuration (UE) selon l’une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant les étapes de :
- réception (E1) d’un flux entrant de biogaz (BS),
- séparation (E2) dudit flux entrant de biogaz (BS) reçu en un flux de biométhane (BM), contenant de préférence au moins 90 % de méthane, un flux de gaz résiduels dit « de combustion » (GR1) dont la teneur en méthane est supérieure à 25 %, et un flux de gaz résiduels appauvri (GR2) dont la teneur en méthane est inférieure à un seuil prédéterminé (SP). - Procédé selon la revendication précédente, comprenant une étape de combustion du flux de gaz résiduels de combustion (GR1) dans un module de combustion (MC).
- Procédé selon l’une quelconque des revendications 7 ou 8, dans lequel, la teneur en méthane du flux de gaz résiduels appauvri (GR2) étant inférieure à 0,5 %, de préférence inférieure à 0,2 %, le procédé comprend une étape de rejet du flux de gaz résiduels appauvri (GR2) dans l’atmosphère.
- Procédé selon l’une quelconque des revendications 7 ou 8, comprenant une étape de valorisation du flux appauvri (GR2) dans un module de valorisation, par exemple pour le liquéfier ou le compresser.
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