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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1991
Royce J Laverman, South Holland, IL (US);
Philip J Winters, Lockport, IL (US);
Jeffrey K Rinehart, Naperville, IL (US);
Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
A volatile liquid storage and emissions control apparatus and method comprising an above-ground volatile liquid storage tank having a bottom, a vertical circular wall and an external fixed roof, the tank having an internal floating roof, and air vents in the tank wall; an emissions collection apparatus comprising a conduit having an emissions laden air inlet end communicating with the tank vapor space and an emissions laden air outlet end communicating with the inlet end of an emissions abatement apparatus, with the conduit including a pump for withdrawing emissions laden air from the tank vapor space and feeding it into the emissions abatement apparatus, and the emission abatement apparatus being capable of eliminating most of the emissions from the emissions laden air with formation of a gaseous effluent which is discharged to the atmosphere.