{"id":1861,"date":"2026-06-11T17:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mems.ch\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2026-06-11T17:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:28:04","slug":"gasem-sorption-enhanced-methanation-enabled-by-smart-sensors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mems.ch\/de\/gasem-sorption-enhanced-methanation-enabled-by-smart-sensors\/","title":{"rendered":"GaSEM: Sorption Enhanced Methanation Enabled by Smart Sensors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In the GaSEM project - a collaboration between Mems AG and UMTEC (OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences) - a fully automated sorption enhanced methanation (SEM) plant was developed and successfully demonstrated. At its core, the system relies on multiple gasQS\u2122 static sensors to monitor thermal conductivity in real time, enabling a state machine to autonomously control reactor phases and ensure continuous methane production meeting Swiss gas grid injection standards. Published in OG Innovation (Spring 2023), this article by the project team describes how smart gas sensors make advanced Power-to-Gas automation possible \u2014 without gas chromatographs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/mems.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OG_Innovation_Spring2023.pdf\">Read the article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you automate a Power-to-Gas plant without gas chromatographs? The GaSEM project shows how gasQS\u2122 static sensors control a sorption enhanced methanation system in real time &#8211; achieving 100% CO\u2082 conversion at atmospheric pressure.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publication"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GaSEM: Sorption Enhanced Methanation Enabled by Smart Sensors - MEMS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mems.ch\/de\/gasem-sorption-enhanced-methanation-enabled-by-smart-sensors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GaSEM: Sorption Enhanced Methanation Enabled by Smart Sensors - MEMS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How do you automate a Power-to-Gas plant without gas chromatographs? 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