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Open Access | Published on October 5, 2025

Biogas upgrade to biomethane in trickling bed reactors: Process optimization under mesophilic conditions

Karyofyllidou Christina
Spyridonidis Apostolos
Galiatsatos Ioannis
Stathopoulou Panagiota
Abstract

The biomethane sector is rapidly expanding due to the compelling advantages of renewable biomethane, which closely resembles non-renewable natural gas. In this work, we present a novel study on trickling bed reactors (TBR) under mesophilic conditions, demonstrating their robustness in producing biomethane with a content of 96% in methane (CH4) at low gas retention times of 1 h. Our research brings a fresh perspective to the field of biomethane production.

Keywords
biogas, biomethane, trickling bed reactor, biological upgrade, Methanobacter