IP Library Granted Patent US 8,597,602
Granted Patent B2
US 8,597,602 · App. 13/567,116 · Granted Dec 3, 2013

Vacuum truck scrubber system

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Patent No.
US 8,597,602
App. No.
13/567,116
Granted
Dec 3, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method scrub a vapor. In one embodiment, a vacuum truck scrubber system includes a liquid vat. The liquid vat comprises liquid. The system also includes a first carbon canister. The liquid vat is connected to the first carbon canister. The first carbon canister contains carbon. In addition, the system includes a second carbon canister. The first carbon canister is connected to the second carbon canister. The second carbon canister contains carbon. In addition, the system includes a third carbon canister. Moreover, the system includes that a vapor comprising contaminants is fed to the liquid vat and is introduced from the liquid vat to the first carbon canister wherein a portion of the contaminants are removed from the vapor. The vapor is introduced from the first carbon canister to the second carbon canister wherein another portion of the contaminants are removed from the vapor.

Claims (30)

1. A vacuum truck scrubber system, comprising:

a liquid vat, wherein the liquid vat comprises liquid;

a first carbon canister, wherein the liquid vat is connected to the first carbon canister, and wherein the first carbon canister contains carbon;

a second carbon canister, wherein the first carbon canister is connected to the second carbon canister, and wherein the second carbon canister contains carbon; and

a third carbon canister, wherein a vapor comprising contaminants is fed to the liquid vat and is introduced from the liquid vat to the first carbon canister wherein a portion of the contaminants are removed from the vapor, and wherein the vapor is introduced from the first carbon canister to the second carbon canister wherein another portion of the contaminants are removed from the vapor.

2. The vacuum truck scrubber system of claim 1 , wherein the first carbon canister, the second carbon canister, and the third carbon canister are disposed in a substantially triangular configuration.

3. The vacuum truck scrubber system of claim 1 , wherein the first carbon canister is connected to the liquid vat by a canister feed, and wherein the first carbon canister is connected to the second carbon canister by a second canister feed.

4. The vacuum truck scrubber system of claim 1 , wherein the first carbon canister, the second carbon canister, and the third carbon canister each comprise a carbon removal means.

5. The vacuum truck scrubber system of claim 1 , further comprising a monitoring system.

6. The vacuum truck scrubber system of claim 5 , wherein the monitoring system comprises a monitor, a transmitter, a portable station, and a viewing station.

7. The vacuum truck scrubber system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid vat is disconnected from the first carbon canister when a criteria is achieved.

8. The vacuum truck scrubber system of claim 7 , wherein the liquid vat is connected to the second carbon canister, and wherein the second carbon canister is connected to the third carbon canister.

9. The vacuum truck, scrubber system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid vat, the first carbon canister, the second carbon canister, and the third carbon canister are disposed on a trailer.

10. The vacuum truck scrubber system of claim 9 , wherein the trailer comprises placement guides.

11. A method for scrubbing contaminants from a vapor, wherein the vapor comprises the contaminants, comprising:

(A) feeding a vapor to a liquid vat;

(B) introducing the vapor from the liquid vat to a first carbon canister, wherein the liquid vat is connected to the first carbon canister;

(C) removing a portion of the contaminants from the vapor in the first carbon canister;

(D) introducing the vapor from the first carbon canister to a second carbon canister, wherein the first carbon canister is connected to the second carbon canister;

(F) removing another portion of the contaminants from the vapor in the second carbon canister; and

(F) providing a third carbon canister, wherein the third carbon canister comprises a reserve carbon canister.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first carbon canister, the second carbon canister, and the third carbon canister are disposed in a substantially triangular configuration.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first carbon canister contains carbon, and wherein the second carbon canister contains carbon.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising monitoring the first carbon canister to determine when a criteria is achieved.

15. The method of claim 14 , when the criteria is achieved, further comprising disconnecting the liquid vat from the first carbon canister, and disconnecting the first carbon canister from the second carbon canister, and connecting the liquid vat to the second carbon canister, and connecting the second carbon canister to the third carbon canister.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising introducing the vapor from the liquid vat to the second carbon canister, and further comprising removing a portion of the contaminants from the vapor in the second carbon canister.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising introducing the vapor from the second carbon canister to the third carbon canister, and further comprising removing another portion of the contaminants from the vapor in the third carbon canister.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first carbon canister contains carbon, and further comprising removing the carbon from the first carbon canister.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the third carbon canister is not connected to the first carbon canister or the second carbon canister.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the liquid vat contains a water-based oxidizer.

Assignments (14)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: AQUILEX LLC; GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.; HYDROCHEM LLC; HPC PETROSERV, INC.; PSC INDUSTRIAL OUTSOURCING, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 057759/0688 →
ABL RELEASE (REEL 052148 / FRAME 0400) Recorded Oct 11, 2021
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
To: GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.; HPC PETROSERV, INC.
Reel/Frame 057772/0603 →
FIRST LIEN RELEASE (REEL 052730 / FRAME 0719) Recorded Oct 11, 2021
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
To: GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.; HPC PETROSERV, INC.
Reel/Frame 057772/0628 →
SECOND LIEN RELEASE (REEL 052730 / FRAME 0729) Recorded Oct 11, 2021
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
To: GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.; HPC PETROSERV, INC.
Reel/Frame 057772/0643 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 8, 2021
From: AQUILEX LLC; GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.; HYDROCHEM LLC; HPC PETROSERV, INC.; PCS INDUSTRIAL OUTSOURCING, LP
To: GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
Reel/Frame 057899/0694 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2020
From: HPC PETROSERV, INC.; GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052730/0719 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2020
From: HPC PETROSERV, INC.; GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052730/0729 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 11, 2020
From: HPC PETROSERV, INC.; GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
Reel/Frame 052148/0400 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2020
From: ABACUS FINANCE GROUP, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: UNITED LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, LLC; GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
Reel/Frame 052019/0567 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2015
From: UNITED LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, LLC; GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
To: ABACUS FINANCE GROUP, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 034631/0429 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2015
From: TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
Reel/Frame 034634/0812 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2014
From: FINLEY, ALAN; ARCHULETA, DARYL; SALATHIEL, LISHA
To: GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
Reel/Frame 033561/0322 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 2, 2013
From: GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
To: TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 031327/0931 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2012
From: FINLEY, ALAN; ARCHULETA, DARYL; SALATHIEL, LISHA
To: GLOBAL VAPOR CONTROL, INC.
Reel/Frame 029374/0281 →