Vacuum truck exhaust gas treatment apparatus
AssigneeRust Industrial Services Inc.
InventorRichard A. Mumalo
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Abstract
A vacuum truck exhaust gas treatment apparatus for removing gases from air discharged from a vacuum truck comprising a trailer having an enclosed housing attached thereto with the housing divided into four internal, isolated chambers of equal volume with gas removal materials within each chamber. Air and gases discharged from a vacuum truck are directed into a first chamber of the treatment system and circulated through the remaining chambers whereupon the gases are removed and clean air is discharged to the atmosphere.
Claims11
A waste material treatment apparatus to remove gases, liquids and solids from collected waste materials comprising liquids, solids, air and other gases to purify said air for discharge back into the atmosphere, comprising a treatment receptacle, a first treatment chamber in said treatment receptacle, first separation means in said first treatment chamber to separate said liquids and solids from said air and other gases, a second treatment chamber in said treatment receptacle, second separation means in said second treatment chamber to separate said other gases from said air, said first and second separation means being different from each other and being retained in their respective treatment chambers separated from each other, said treatment receptacle having inlet means to flow said collected waste materials to said first separation means in said first treatment chamber to separate said liquids and solids from said air and other gases of said collected waste materials, transfer means to transfer said air and other gases from said first treatment chamber to said second separation means in said second treatment chamber to separate said other gases from said air to purify said air for discharge back into the atmosphere, and outlet means to discharge said air to the atmosphere after said other gases have been separated therefrom.
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