Device for preventing accidental releases of hazardous gases
US5126117A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2259/41
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for containing and detoxifying a gaseous stream, comprising a storage housing containing one or more sources of toxic gas, means for applying negative pressure to the storage housing to continuously exhaust a gaseous stream therefrom, and a treatment housing interposed in the gaseous stream, the treatment housing containing one or more layers of solid sorbent material capable of removing the toxic gas from the stream, wherein a flow of treated gas that exits the treatment unit may be safely released to the environment.
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