Biogas is a combustible mixture - primarily methane and carbon dioxide—generated by anaerobic fermentation of organic feedstocks such as livestock manure, agricultural residues, industrial wastewater sludge, and municipal organic waste.
Industrial-scale biogas production began over half a century ago with sewage-sludge digesters at wastewater treatment plants, expanding in the 1970s and 1980s to farms and agro-industrial facilities.
Modern anaerobic digestion systems can be batch or continuous-flow, sealed in single or multiple reactors, and optimized for maximum biogas yield, pathogen destruction, and volume reduction.
The raw biogas thus produced can be used directly in combined heat and power (CHP) units to generate electricity and heat, or it can be purified - removing CO₂, H₂S, and water vapor - to create RNG suitable for pipeline injection or CNG vehicle fuel.
As a renewable energy source, biogas displaces fossil fuels, lowers greenhouse-gas emissions, and supports circular-economy goals by turning waste streams into value-added products.
Emerging pathways include biogas-to-hydrogen and biogas-to-methanol processes, further diversifying the role of biogas in decarbonizing industrial and transportation sectors.
ADEKOM’s Biogas Screw Compressor & Treatment Package is engineered for 24/7 operation in municipal wastewater-digestion plants, landfill-gas recovery sites, and large-scale agricultural digesters.
It features a European-designed rotary screw gas end, plus inlet filtration, gas/oil separation, cooling, and control systems - all factory-mounted on a weatherproof skid or container for plug-and-play installation.
The package employs microprocessor-based automation with explosion-proof construction and optional gas-detection systems to ensure safe compression of H₂S-laden biogas under varying flow rates via inverter control.
Available in single-stage (up to 17 bar g) or two-stage configurations for higher pressures, the unit delivers up to 4,560 Nm³/h of free-gas flow and supports air- or water-cooling for ambient temperatures from –20 °C to +45 °C.
All gas-contact materials are stainless steel, with optional siloxane-removal and ultra-fine final filtration (down to 0.01 ppm oil carryover), yielding pipeline-quality RNG or fuel-cell-grade methane.
Compact, low-noise, and vibration-optimized, ADEKOM’s biogas compressor minimizes civil-works costs (no foundation needed) and streamlines commissioning - ideal for rapid deployment in circular-economy projects worldwide.
