International inter-laboratory study of BMP tests

Collaborators

Prof. Christof Holliger

Funding agency

Swiss Federal Office of Energy

Project period

September 2016 – November 2017

Collaborations

Hélène Fruteau de Laclos, Methaconsult, Préverenges, Switzerland; Darlene Goldstein, EPFL, Switzerland

Objectives

Biomethane potential (BMP) tests are used to determine the amount of methane that can be produced from organic matter. However, the outcome of such tests varies a lot between different laboratories. It is proposed here to carry out an international inter-laboratory test where a new guideline will be applied in about 30 laboratories to verify the impact of this guideline on the variability of BMP test results.

Results