Patent AU-2010347709-B2 (AU)
Title: Vapor recovery system utilizing compression-condensation processes and related methods
Inventor: KRUMBHOLZ CAROL DIANE
IPC: F28B1/00
Filed: 2010-08-20
Granted: 2013-08-22
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date H(10) International Publication Number 23 February 2012 (23.02.2012) PCT W O 2012/023949 Al (51) International Patent Classification: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, BO1D 53/26 (2006.01) F28B 1/00 (2006.01) KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, B09C 1/00 (2006.01) ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, (21) International Application Number: SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, PCT/US2010/046232 TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (22) International Filing Date: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 20 August 2010 (20.08.2010) kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (25) Filing Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, (26) Publication Language: English TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (72) Inventor; and EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (71) Applicant : KRUMBHOLZ, Carol, Diane [US/US]; LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, 1949 N. Diamond Street, Orange, CA 92867 (US). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agents: WALKER, Marlan, D. et al.; 2050 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614 (US). Declarations under Rule 4.17: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i)) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, Published: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, . . CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, with international search report (Art. 21(3 DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (54) Title: VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM UTILIZING COMPRESSION-CONDENSATION PROCESSES AND RELATED 42 52b 561 514 6 542a 3 521 45?a 514 a r 5 5 Regdeneratv Air-Air HX Air-Refrigerant HX Refiea tion I 52251e 52 - - -- - -- | 554 553 - -62 520 542 544a/534a 65 561b 512b 514b 514b 516b 52 452b Air-Ai HX 51bAir-Refrigerant HX 542b/532b Refrigeration| -. (57) Abstract: An off gas extraction system cleans common sources of off gas, such as storage tanks and polluted soils. Gff gas is __extracted, followed by compression and condensation. Compression and condensation produce an off gas that can be reintroduced oas a treated gas into the off gas source. Alternatively, a regenerative adsorber cleans the treated gas by adsorbing residual chemical N1 vapor and concentrates the removed chemical vapors and reprocesses them. If the treated gas is not reintroduced into the off gas Source, conventional scrubbers may used on the back end of the system to produce a final exhaust as prescribed by environmental Regulation. Methods of accomplishing the same are similarly provided, including novel methods for degassing storage tanks and Treating polluted soils to meet current environmental regulations, as well as green technology and sustainability initiatives.