Flammable vapor recovery system
US4058147A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 1975 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/34
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vapor recovery system in which gasoline vapors or other flammable vapors are withdrawn from the vicinity of a like, and are disposed of by combustion in a burner system, preferably consisting of two burners selectively usable for burning vapor-air mixtures of different B.T.U. contents. The vapors may be temporarily stored by adsorption onto an adsorbing substance, and then be removed from that substance by conducting a flow of air therepast.
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