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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2008
Santosh Y. Limaye, El Cajon, CA (US);
Donald Koenig, San Diego, CA (US);
Wesley Jung, San Diego, CA (US);
Stuart Robertson, El Cajon, CA (US);
Santosh Y. Limaye, El Cajon, CA (US);
Donald Koenig, San Diego, CA (US);
Wesley Jung, San Diego, CA (US);
Stuart Robertson, El Cajon, CA (US);
Phyre Technologies, Inc., El Cajon, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there are provided simplified systems and methods for catalytically deactivating, removing, or reducing the levels of reactive component(s) from the vapor phase of fuel storage tanks. The simple apparatus described herein can be utilized to replace complex systems on the market. Simply stated, in one embodiment of the invention, the vapor phase from the fuel tank is passed over a catalytic bed operated at appropriate temperatures to allow the reaction between free oxygen and the fuel vapor by oxidation of the fuel vapor, thus deactivating reactive component(s) in the gas phase.