Sabatier Methane From Wood Chips

Methane from biomass is thought to typically come from biodigesters but there is another way and it has been on the books for some time.  Sabatier Methanation was discovered 100 years ago and has become a staple of the coal to gasoline process known as Fischer - Topsch (FT).

FT is fairly complicated but the first few steps are much easier if all you want is methane.  Most of the items listed below are not for sale on the market, you have to make them from materials that are available.

Parts

1. Biomass
2. Biomass Drier
3. Biomass Saw Dust Machine
4. Biomass Briquette Maker
5. Biomass Gasifier
6. Infared Gas Monitor
7. Cryogenic/Membrane Gas Splitter *
8. Water Gas Shift Reactor *
9. Sabatier Methane Reactor *
10. CNG Handling Equipment

* Items not for sale on market, must be constructed 

The items above are needed to make methane from woodchips.  This is not new or experimental.  It is older but still highly efficient and recognized by the chemical industry.  $100,000 will get you eight gallons/GGE per hour.  

Methanation Reactor at BYU