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http://dx.doi.org/10.7849/ksnre.2011.7.3.017

Study on Potential Feasibility of Biomethane as a Transport Fuel in Korea  

Kim, Jae-Kon (한국석유관리원 녹색기술연구소)
Lee, Don-Min (한국석유관리원 녹색기술연구소)
Park, Chun-Kyu (한국석유관리원 녹색기술연구소)
Yim, Eui-Soon (한국석유관리원 녹색기술연구소 청정연료팀)
Jung, Choong-Sub (한국석유관리원 녹색기술연구소)
Kim, Ki-Dong (한국가스공사 연구개발원)
Oh, Young-Sam (한국가스공사 연구개발원)
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New & Renewable Energy / v.7, no.3, 2011 , pp. 17-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
Biogas production and utilization are an emerging alternative energy technology. Biogas is produced from the biological breakdown of organic matter through anaerobic digestion. Biogas can be utilized for various energy sectors such as space heating, electricity generation and vehicle fuel. Especially, to be utilized as vehicle fuel, raw biogas needs to be upgraded that is mainly the removal of carbon dioxide to increase the methane content up to more than 95 ~ 97 vol% in some cases, similar to the composition of fossil-based natural gas. Usage of Biogas as a fuel of vehicles have an effect of reducing $CO_2$ emission compared to fossil fuels. Biomethane which is produced by upgrading of biogas is regarded as a good alternative energy and usage of clean energy is encouraged to deal with air pollution and waste management as well as production of clean energy. Recently, biogas projects for vehicle fuel are newly being launched and Korea government have also announced a plan for investment to develop biogas as a transport fuel. In this study, it is aimed to examine the potential feasibility of biomethane as a transport fuel. As a results, the status of biomethane, quality standard, quality characteristics, and upgrading technology of biogas were investigated to evaluate of biogas as a vehicle fuel of transportation.
Keywords
Biomethane; Biogas; Transport Fuel; Greenhouse Gas; Sustainability criteria;
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