Pasching (Austria) 23. January 2020. A completely new kind of bioreactor for the biological production of methane has enabled the use of extremely high pressure levels for the first time he bioreactor and has now built the first pilot plant for testing the technology. Successful installation required a combination of experience of implementing chemical facilities and biological expertise.
The pressure is on! Political declarations of intent on climate change and the energy transformation are putting the onus on industry to come up with ever smarter ideas. One such idea, the brainchild of Austrian company Krajete GmbH, focuses on production of eco-friendly gas
CLEAN & EFFICIENT
logical fermentation is also converted into methane, and does not represent a contaminant anymore as with biomass fermentation. So with this higher yield the plant produces virtually pure methane instead of impure biogas. Based on this principle, almost all CO2 containing emission gases can be direc
The company developed the high-efficiency fermentation plant through the innovative combination of two fields that are normally seen as completely distinct: chemistry and biology.
TAMED PREHISTORIC MICROBES
Krajete GmbH was able to draw on its extensive knowledge of archaea, a group of microorganisms that have existed on Earth for billions of years and nowadays are found in locations where extreme temperatures or pressure is the norm. The company had already managed to
One particularly challenging element of the development process was the pressure-resistant sensors, which measure the s. The pressure in the bioreactor must not be allowed to change too quickly, in spite of the need to add medium or take samples. Rapid pressure changes would put the archaea under massive stress and result in reduced performance, or cause the microbes to die off. Thanks to its long-standing experience of working with these microbes and building such facilities, Krajete GmbH was able to master the challenge. The new plant design is not only suitable for small bioreactors; it can also be used in large-scale facilities.
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