Biogas upgrading technologies never reach 100% efficiency, therefore CO₂ separated as off-gas always contains traces of methane, often in a concentration higher than that permitted.
For the combustion of residual methane contained in the off-gas, regenerative thermal oxidation (RTO) provides a sustainable and economically advantageous solution, suitable for the combustion of streams containing volatile organic compounds (VOC).
Allows the treatment of off-gas from the biogas upgrading process that uses only two stages of membranes for the separation between methane and CO₂ and where the residual methane quantity can reach up to 5-7%. It consists of three thermal recovery chambers and a combustion chamber. The three recovery chambers, filled with structured ceramic material, work cyclically to achieve heating and subsequent cooling with an average energy recovery efficiency of 92%.
Regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTO) are the ideal solution for the abatement of volatile organic substances present in industrial emissions.
The heat recovery efficiency of RTOs can reach up to 94%, drastically reducing the consumption of support fuel and, consequently, the plant’s operating costs.