Continuous monitoring of Biogenic CO₂ emissions

Amesa-B

Biogenic or carbon-neutral stack CO₂ gas can be deductible from any company’s greenhouse gas inventory which is required for reporting under various regulations.

Part of waste-to-energy conversion can be considered renewable, due to the presence of organic compounds in incinerated waste. The question is therefore how much of this is biogenic CO₂, and therefore what is the real carbon footprint of the heat or electricity produced by waste incineration or RDF plants. Previously estimated, this share can now be accurately measured thanks to Amesa-B, based on the principle of carbon-14 dating.
By differentiating between biogenic and fossil carbon dioxide, the company can quantify its actual greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint.

allows measuring the share of fossil and biogenic CO₂ (in %) as well as the quantity of fossil CO₂ emissions (tons/year)

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The Amesa-B uses a CO₂ sampling method on an adsorber cartridge filled with Ascarite or soda lime, to determine the biogenic fraction of CO₂ emissions.

Sampling period between several hours and 1 month
Allows to determine the ratio of biogenic and fossil-derived CO₂ by C¹⁴ dating measurement

Applicable to waste-to-energy, electricity generation, coal co-firing, steel, cement and lime processes to quantify their biogenic CO₂ emissions as CO₂ neutral, for regulatory compliance: