바이오가스 정제 설비의 실증 연구

Empirical Study of Biogas Purification Equipment

본 연구에서는 난지물재생센터에서 공급되는 바이오가스의 메탄 함량을 높이고 불순물을 정제하기 위해 3단 분리막 정제 공정을 설계하고 설치하여 실증 운전하였다. 2 Nm³/h 정제 공정에서 생산되는 바이오메탄의 메탄농도를 95%, 96.5%, 98%의 3가지 경우로 설정하고 분리막의 막면적비를 1:1, 1:2, 1:1:1, 1:2:1, 1:2:2의 5가지로 변경하여 분리막의 막면적에 대한 최적조건을 도출하였다. 2 Nm³/h의 최적조건을 반영하여 30 Nm³/h 규모의 3단 분리막 공정을 설치하였으며 메탄농도 98% 이상의 바이오메탄 생산을 실증하였다. 2 Nm³/h의 정제장치 운전결과 메탄 설정농도 98%에서 메탄 회수율은 분리막 2단 운전결과 막면적비가 1:1인 경우 95.6%이며 1:2에서 메탄의 회수율은 96.8%로 증가하는 결과를 나타내었고 분리막 3단 운전의 메탄 회수율은 막면적비를 1:2:1로 운전하였을 때 96.8%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 이산화탄소 제거율은 2단공정 막면적비 1:1에서 96.4%이며 1:2에서 95.7%였다. 3단공정에서 막면적비 1:2:1에서 95.4%로 2단공정이 3단공정보다 높은 결과를 보였다. 30 Nm³/h 규모의 바이오가스 정제 실증운전에서 정제 후 메탄농도는 98%이었으며, 메탄의 회수율은 97.1 %, 이산화탄소의 제거율은 95.7%이며 부식의 원인인 황화수소는 검출되지 않았으며 막면적비 1:2:1의 실증운전에서 메탄농도 98%이상의 바이오메탄 생산이 가능했다.

In this study, to increase the methane content of biogas supplied from Nanji Water Regeneration Center and to purify impurities, a three-stage membrane purification process was designed and installed to demonstrate operation. The methane concentration of biomethane produced in the 2 Nm3/h purification process was set to three cases: 95%, 96.5%, and 98%, and the membrane area ratio of the membrane was 1:1, 1:2, 1:1:1, The optimum conditions for the membrane area of the separator were derived by changing to five of 1:2:1 and 1:2:2. 3 stage separation membrane process of 30 Nm3/h was installed to reflect the optimum condition of 2 Nm3/h, and biomethane production of 98% or more of methane concentration was demonstrated. As a result of the operation of the 2 Nm³/h refining device, the methane recovery rate at the 98% methane concentration was 95.6% when the membrane area ratio was 1:1 as the result of the two-stage operation of the separator, and the recovery rate of methane at 1:2 was increased to 96.8%. The methane recovery rate of the membrane three-stage operation was highest at 96.8% when the membrane area ratio was operated at 1:2:1. The carbon dioxide removal rate was 16.4 to 96.4% and the 2:2 to 95.7% film area ratio in the two-step process. In the three-step process, the film area ratio was 1:2:1 to 95.4%, and the two-step process showed higher results than the three-step process. In the 30 Nm3/h scale biogas purification demonstration operation, the methane concentration after purification was 98%, the recovery rate of methane was 97.1%, the removal rate of carbon dioxide was 95.7%, and hydrogen sulfide, the cause of corrosion, was not detected, and the membrane area ratio was 1:2:1 demonstration operation, biomethane production with a methane concentration of 98% or higher was possible.