Evonik, a company specializing in specialty chemicals, is celebrating a notable milestone with the establishment of its 1,000th reference plant for biogas upgrading, stationed in Heek, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and known as the ‘PurePac’ project. This project, a collaboration with Dutch plant builder Bright Renewables and three local farmers, employs organic matter, notably manure, to produce biogas.
Utilizing Evonik’s SEPURAN Green hollow-fiber membranes, the organic biomass is set to generate 1,600 Nm3/h of raw biogas, which will subsequently be refined to produce high-purity biomethane and 1,200kg/hr of Bio-CO2. This biomethane will be channeled into the local natural gas grid, while the Bio-CO2, compliant with food-grade standards, will serve as a sustainable resource for the regional beverage industry.
The PurePac project underscores a significant chapter in Evonik’s journey, marking twelve years between the inception of the first biogas test plant and this 1,000th reference plant, integrated with SEPURAN Green membranes. Dr. Goetz Baumgarten, Head of the Membranes Innovation Growth Field at Evonik, emphasized that the market success of their membrane business springs from Evonik’s innovative prowess and polymer expertise, establishing their membrane technology as a new quality benchmark in international markets through partnerships that accentuate efficiency, methane yield, and biogas plant uptime.
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Amidst alternative renewable energy forms like solar and wind technology, biomethane is regarded as an essential component in the renewable energy assortment. Particularly in Germany, where around 10,000 biogas plants yield approximately 95 TWh of biogas annually, biogas has been embraced expansively. Evonik's membrane-based biogas upgrading presents an efficient avenue to extract high-purity components—biomethane and Bio-CO2—from biogas. Their SEPURAN Green technology adeptly separates raw biogas into these components.
It offers a climate-friendly energy source for generating electricity and heat or as fuel while also providing liquefiable Bio-CO2 for various applications. Furthermore, compared to alternative biogas upgrading methods, Evonik’s membrane technology advocates for energy efficiency, obviates the need for auxiliary materials or chemicals and precludes waste or wastewater production.
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According to the article by Procurement Resource, Evonik marks a pivotal milestone with the inauguration of its 1,000th biogas upgrading reference plant, the ‘PurePac’ project, in Heek, Germany. Collaborating with Bright Renewables and local farmers, this initiative exploits manure to generate biogas, utilizing Evonik’s SEPURAN Green hollow-fiber membranes to refine it into high-purity biomethane and Bio-CO2.
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