Methane Gas Booster
Every landfill operator in the U.S. is now faced with addressing the issue of the gas produced by the landfill (LFG) during the decomposition of organic matter residing in the landfill. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that this landfill gas (LFG) must be collected and may no longer be vented to the atmosphere.
Landfill gas (LFG) is typically composed of 55% methane and 45% carbon dioxide (CO2). Landfill gas (LFG) is wet in nature and therefore quite corrosive. Most landfills give this gas up rather reluctantly, with pressures of 1-2” W.C. being quite common. The majority of landfills in North America have already been required to install a gas gathering system to collect the LFG rather than allowing it to vent to the atmosphere. Typically this collection system consists of wells bored into the closed sections of the landfill to relieve the landfill gas (LFG) pressure and to flow this gas to a manifolded system. Hy-Bon’s compressor systems collect this landfill gas (LFG) from the manifold and compress it to be used for any of several beneficial uses.
Landfill gas may be utilized in its “raw” form to power natural gas burning engine-driven generator packages. These systems create electricity from the LFG to be used to supplement onsite electrical needs or sold into the power grid. Other landfill gas systems are in place in which the operator actually cleans up the LFG, through membrane systems, chemical systems or pressure-swing absorption systems, to pipeline grade quality.
Dependent upon the beneficial use for the LFG, Hy-Bon designs and builds compression systems to handle the operator’s needs. These systems can range from low pressure, single-stage units to medium pressure two- or three-stage systems. Hy-Bon equipment can be designed to handle a variety of gas streams, as well as the most sophisticated customer specifications. |
