{"id":15297,"date":"2026-01-20T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/2026\/01\/20\/device-for-indoor-air-purification-and-biomethane-production\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T18:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:48:48","slug":"device-for-indoor-air-purification-and-biomethane-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/2026\/01\/20\/device-for-indoor-air-purification-and-biomethane-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Device for indoor air purification and biomethane production"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Device for indoor air purification and biomethane production<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Technology description<\/h5>\n

The portable bioelectrochemical system captures carbon dioxide in enclosed spaces and bio-converts it into methane, a renewable energy carrier. This innovative system is composed by two coupled modules:<\/p>\n

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  1. An adsorption module<\/strong> (~20x30x30 cm) that captures CO2 <\/sub>and reduces indoor CO2<\/sub> levels up to recommended values (<1000 ppm, 0.1%).<\/li>\n
  2. A bioelectrochemical module<\/strong> where archaea convert the captured CO2<\/sub> into high purity methane (> 95%) using surplus energy. \u00a0The required H2<\/sub> is obtained in situ by means of water electrolysis.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Applications<\/h5>\n

    The bioelectrochemical system can be installed in enclosed spaces with high concentrations of carbon dioxide, such as offices, classrooms or public transport vehicles. It improves indoor air quality and produces biomethane with network quality standards.<\/p>\n

    Competitive benefits<\/h5>\n
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    1. Portable, compact, modular<\/li>\n
    2. Adaptable to different indoor scenarios (residential, commercial, transport)<\/li>\n
    3. Low energy. It can use surplus renewable energy and handle intermittent power supply.<\/li>\n
    4. Automated control system<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Research team and contact<\/h5>\n

      The technology has been developed by a multidisciplinary team from LEQUIA and gEMM research groups of University of Girona. Contact<\/span>: Dr Sebasti\u00e0 Puig<\/strong> (sebastia.puig@udg.edu<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

      Current status of technology development<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      The research team has developed a prototype with an Arduino-based automated control system; addressed IP protection (a patent has been filed); assessed the environmental performance of the system (LCA); and analysed potential application scenarios. Research was funded by Agencia Estatal de Investigaci\u00f3n (de-CENT<\/a> project,TED2021-129452B-I00).<\/p>\n

      Desired cooperation<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      We seek to establish partnerships with technology developers, end-users and investors to optimise, upgrade and validate the system in real environments.<\/p>\n

      Scientific publication<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Bolognesi, L.R. L\u00f3pez, E. Perona-Vico, L. Ba\u00f1eras, M.D. Balaguer, S. Puig. Breathe inside the box: optimizing conditions for bioelectrochemical methane production to indoor carbon dioxide valorization and enhance air quality, Chemical Engineering Journal 522 (2025), 167426. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cej.2025.167426<\/a><\/p>\n

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      Device for indoor air purification and biomethane production Technology description The portable bioelectrochemical system captures carbon dioxide in enclosed spaces and bio-converts it into methane, a renewable energy carrier. This innovative system is composed by two coupled modules: An adsorption module (~20x30x30 cm) that captures CO2 and reduces indoor CO2 levels up to recommended values … Device for indoor air purification and biomethane production<\/span>“>Continue reading Device for indoor air purification and biomethane production<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology-transfer-ca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15298,"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15297\/revisions\/15298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lequia-udg.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}