Peer-Reviewed Publication
Bioresour Technol2026;135779.September 5, 2026Journal Article

Chemical diversity and residual levels of trace compounds in grid-injected biomethane: Multi-analytical eight-year study.

Béatrice Sanz1, Amélie Louvat2, Djimmy Vorin3, Lucie Dupré4, Agathe Legendre5, Lorena Cuccia6, Zoé Disdier7, Maïlys Pale-Guerquin8, Emmanuel Tena9, Léa Josi10, Guilhem Caumette11, Jérôme Vial12, Dairo Ballestas Castro13
1NaTran R&I, 1-3 Rue Du Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, 92390 Villeneuve-La-Garenne, France. Electronic address: beatrice.sanz@natrangroupe.com.
2NaTran R&I, 1-3 Rue Du Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, 92390 Villeneuve-La-Garenne, France. Electronic address: amelie.louvat@natrangroupe.com.
3NaTran R&I, 1-3 Rue Du Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, 92390 Villeneuve-La-Garenne, France. Electronic address: djimmy.vorin@natrangroupe.com.
4NaTran R&I, 1-3 Rue Du Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, 92390 Villeneuve-La-Garenne, France. Electronic address: lucie.dupre@natrangroupe.com.
5Laboratoire Sciences Analytiques Bioanalytiques et Miniaturisation, CBI, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: agathe.legendre@espci.fr.
6NaTran R&I, 1-3 Rue Du Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, 92390 Villeneuve-La-Garenne, France. Electronic address: lorena.cuccia@natrangroupe.com.
7Vulcain Engineering Group, 92 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Electronic address: zoe.disdier@vulcain-eng.com.
8GRDF, 17 Rue Des Bretons, 93210 Saint-Denis, France. Electronic address: mailys.pale@grdf.fr.
9NaTran, 15 Avenue de l'Europe, 92270 Bois Colombes, France. Electronic address: emmanuel.tena@natrangroupe.com.
10Storengy, Technical Expertise Division, 73 Rue Jules Ferry, 92250 La Garenne-Colombes, France. Electronic address: lea.josi@natrangroupe.com.
11Teréga, 40 Avenue de l'Europe, 64000 Pau, France. Electronic address: guilhem.caumette@terega.fr.
12Laboratoire Sciences Analytiques Bioanalytiques et Miniaturisation, CBI, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: jerome.vial@espci.psl.eu.
13NaTran R&I, 1-3 Rue Du Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, 92390 Villeneuve-La-Garenne, France. Electronic address: dairo.ballestas@natrangroupe.com.

Abstract

This eight-year study characterized trace compounds in grid-injected biomethane from methanization using a multi-analytical strategy combining broad thermal desorption gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TD-GC/MS) screening with targeted quantitative methods. Between 2016 and 2023, 75 sampling campaigns were conducted at 40 French biomethane injection plants, covering diverse feedstocks and upgr…

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