Characterization of biogas and biomethane trace compounds: A critical review of advances in in situ sampling and preconcentration techniques

Aurore Lecharlier , Hervé Carrier (1) , Isabelle Le Hécho (2)

1 LFCR - Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et leurs Réservoirs
2 IPREM - Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux

Worldwide, the valorization of biogas, landfill gas and biomethane is gaining momentum as circular economies and energy transitions are triggered. Nevertheless, to sustainably integrate those gases into today's energy mix, their quality must be controlled regarding their major, minor and trace constituents to preserve the integrity of infrastructures wherein they are burned, transported or stored. Field gas sampling is the first and most critical step in the analytical chain to characterize the composition of such gases. A large array of gas sampling techniques is available, yet choosing the most suitable technique is complex, especially when targeting trace compounds (

Keywords: Biogas and biomethane; Preconcentration; Trace compounds; Volatile metal(loid) compounds; Volatile organic compounds; Whole gas sampling

Domains: Material chemistry; Polymers; Theoretical and/or physical chemistry; Analytical chemistry

Aurore Lecharlier, Hervé Carrier, Isabelle Le Hécho. Characterization of biogas and biomethane trace compounds: A critical review of advances in in situ sampling and preconcentration techniques. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022, pp.340174. ⟨10.1016/j.aca.2022.340174⟩. ⟨hal-03766648⟩