Engineering Downstream Valorisation of
Biogas
Byproducts
Structured industrial integration of ammonia, CO₂ and residual heat within biogas and wastewater systems.
Anaerobic digestion • Microalgae & Production Systems• Wastewater treatment
The Challenge
Biogas plants, wastewater treatment facilities and agro-industrial operations generate significant carbon and nitrogen-rich residual streams.
Despite their energetic and material potential, these flows are typically managed as treatment liabilities rather than structured resource assets.
Rising regulatory pressure, increasing energy costs and nutrient constraints are forcing operators to rethink how residual streams are integrated into industrial systems.
This transition requires integrated techno-economic design rather than isolated treatment solutions.
Our Platform
Focused on downstream valorisation of residual carbon and nitrogen streams from anaerobic digestion and related industrial systems.
Downstream integration of CO₂ and residual heat streams
- Assessment of CO₂ integration within downstream applications
• Residual heat valorisation analysis
• Industrial coupling of biogenic carbon streams
• Techno-economic evaluation of carbon utilisation pathways
Downstream NH₃ extraction and structuring strategies
- Laboratory and pilot-scale NH₃ desorption assessment
• Digestate nitrogen extraction and structuring strategies
• Nutrient reformulation for downstream applications
• Techno-economic feasibility of ammonia upgrading pathways - Emerging ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion pathway
Development of structured business cases and scalable biorefinery models.
- Mass & energy balance modelling
- Conceptual CAPEX estimation
- Regulatory framework integration
- Investment-oriented evaluation
Demonstration & IP Validation
Loopfarms has developed a downstream pilot-scale integration model combining nitrogen recovery from digestate generated by a continuously operated anaerobic digestion unit with the formulation of structured cultivation media for microalgae and cyanobacteria.
This approach demonstrates the practical integration of carbon and nitrogen valorisation within a modular circular biorefinery framework. Validation activities are conducted under continuous real-stream operating conditions.
• NH₃ recovery from anaerobic digestion digestate streams
• Downstream integration of CO₂ from biogas combustion
• Structured nutrient reformulation for cultivation systems
®patent application pending.
Industrial Applications
Downstream Integration in Anaerobic Digestion Platforms
Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas Plants
- Digestate-derived nitrogen valorisation
- CO₂ downstream integration
- Residual heat valorization assessment
- Techno-economic structuring
Microalgae & Cyanobacteria Production Systems
Industrial integration of external carbon and nitrogen streams.
- Biogas-derived nutrient reformulation
- CO₂ coupling strategies
- Circular nutrient modelling
- Feasibility analysis for industrial scaling
Wastewater Treatment (WWTP)
- Sidestream nitrogen recovery
- Ammonia capture and valorization
- Nutrient recirculation strategies
- Energy integration opportunities
Technical Services
Structured engineering support for industrial integration and investment decisions.
Downstream Valorisation Assessment
Structured technical and economic evaluation of biogas-derived byproducts, including ammonia, CO₂ and residual heat
- NH₃ recovery pathway assessment
- Digestate nitrogen structuring strategies
- CO₂ integration modelling
- Residual heat coupling analysis
- Preliminary mass and energy balance
- Conceptual techno-economic evaluation
Experimental Validation & Process Testing
Laboratory and pilot-scale validation of ammonia recovery and nutrient reformulation using real digestate streams
- NH₃ desorption testing
- Digestate-based nutrient formulation
- CO₂ utilisation validation
- Parameter optimisation under real-stream conditions
Applied R&D & Technology Development
Joint development of emerging downstream upgrading pathways.
• Ammonia upgrading feasibility studies
• Early-stage ammonia-to-hydrogen evaluation
• Pilot structuring for industrial deployment
• Technology maturation roadmapping
Collaboration & Partnerships
Loopfarms collaborates with industrial operators, technology centres and research institutions to structure integrated carbon and nitrogen valorisation models
Industrial Operators
Structured integration and feasibility assessment.
Technology Centres
Joint development and validation of circular models.
Research & Innovation Ecosystems
Applied R&D and pilot-scale integration pathways.
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Contact us
Loopfarms SAS
Av. La Voz del Interior 7000, complejo negocios - Ciudad Empresaria.-
Córdoba, Argentina X5008 HLD
info@loopfarms.net