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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Darrel W. Johnston, Boerne, TX (US);
Monica R. Medrano, San Antonio, TX (US);
Daniel Moreland, San Antonio, TX (US);
Michael MacNaughton, San Antonio, TX (US);
Matthew S. Blais, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jimell Erwin, San Antonio, TX (US);
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
Technologies for combusting hazardous compounds such as chemical warfare agents and related compounds are disclosed. In embodiments, the technologies include systems and methods for combusting such compounds in an internal combustion engine, such as a spark ignition internal combustion engine, a diesel engine, or the like. The technologies described herein further include components for treating an exhaust gas stream produced by combustion of hazardous compounds. In embodiments such components include a scrubber that utilizes a scrubbing media such as soil to removing acid gases from the exhaust stream.