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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Rommel M. Oates, Spring, TX (US);
Inventor:
Rommel M. Oates, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B09C 1/02 (2006.01); B65G 5/00 (2006.01); B09C 1/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/02 (2006.01); C01B 3/50 (2006.01); C01B 3/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B09C 1/02 (2013.01); B09C 1/002 (2013.01); B65G 5/00 (2013.01); C01B 3/02 (2013.01); C01B 3/50 (2013.01); C01B 3/52 (2013.01); B09C 2101/00 (2013.01); Y02E 60/322 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel system and method for removing contaminants in a salt cavern is provided. A purge fluid is used to purge one or more contaminants from the cavern on a continuous or intermittent basis before or during operation of the cavern. The cavern can be cycled one or more times with purging operations to create a cleaner cavern less susceptible to contaminating stored hydrogen during the operational lifetime of the cavern.