Experimentation activities include the design and construction of a pilot-scale plant, which will operate under different operating conditions, fuelled by biogas from the full-scale digester and hydrogen, supplied by a dedicated electrolyser located in the same container.

Description of activity:

• Engineering and construction of an ex situ anaerobic pilot plant and electrolyser, instrumented and capable of operating under variable conditions.
• Start-up, plant operation and monitoring (on and off-line), biochemical testing and sequencing.
• Development of a Petersen matrix-based model and evaluation of technical feasibility.

Objectives and expected results:

• Ugrade of biogas to and above 90 per cent methane.
• Identification of key parameters, to control and design the process.
• Development of a model for process interpretation and control.

SEAM engineering is also engaged on the Water Line in the activity Removal of micropollutants with microalgae and nanoparticles in collaboration with the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Milan Polytechnic for both laboratory and pilot-scale experiments in the Bresso purification plant.