Apparatus and method for conditioning a fluid
US10267230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2400/08
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fuel conditioning apparatus for de-oxygenating a liquid hydrocarbon fuel has a catalyst portion which, in turn, has an inlet portion and an outlet portion. A hydrocarbon fuel stream is fed through the inlet portion and into the catalyst portion where it passes over a catalytically active component. The catalytically active component promotes the reaction of the fuel with the dissolved oxygen in the fuel stream, converting it into less chemically reactive forms and thereby reducing the fuel's propensity to form carbonaceous deposits.
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