JP2011072996A - Apparatus and method for treatment/recovery of gaseous hydrocarbon - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact and inexpensive apparatus and a method for treatment/recovery of gaseous hydrocarbon which prevent an adsorbent from being poisoned due to moisture contained in gasoline vapor. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus for treatment/recovery of gaseous hydrocarbon includes a nozzle 1 for sucking the gasoline vapor, a condensing apparatus 6 for cooling moisture and the gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle 1, a pump 8 for supplying the gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle 1 to the condensing apparatus 6, adsorbing/desorbing apparatuses 2, 3 for adsorbing/desorbing the gasoline vapor at a rear stage of the condensing apparatus 6, a gas circulation blower 4 for sending purge gas for desorbing the gasoline vapor adsorbed to the adsorbing/desorbing apparatuses 2, 3, a pressure adjusting valve 214 which is provided between the nozzle 1 and the pump 8 and adjusts pressure of the gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle 1 and a filter 215 which is provided between the pressure adjusting valve 214 and the pump 8 and sends a predetermined flow rate of the gasoline vapor to the pump 8. The gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 can be simultaneously operated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for treating and recovering gaseous hydrocarbons contained in an atmospheric emission gas, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for treating gasoline vapor that leaks during gasoline refueling.

In the conventional method for removing gaseous hydrocarbons by adsorbent and desorbent, the gas generated from the exhaust gas source (exhaust gas containing about 40 vol% gasoline vapor) is blower or self-pressure from the exhaust gas feed pipe to the adsorption tower. The exhaust gas that has been fed and finished the adsorption process is air (clean gas) containing 1 vol% or less of gasoline vapor from the top of the adsorption tower (adsorption tower after switching to the desorption process) through the exhaust pipe. ) Is released into the atmosphere.
In this case, the adsorption tower is operated while alternately switching the adsorption process and the desorption process described later, and this switching time (Swing Time) is set to about 5 minutes.

On the other hand, the purge gas is supplied to the adsorption tower after the adsorption step through the purge gas supply pipe, and desorption is performed by suction with a vacuum pump. A part of the clean gas discharged from the top of the adsorption tower during the adsorption operation is used as the purge gas, and the vacuum pump is operated at about 25 Torr.
The purged exhaust gas containing gasoline vapor after desorption is supplied to a gasoline recovery device through an air supply pipe and is brought into contact with liquid gasoline through a distribution pipe to recover the gasoline vapor in the purge exhaust gas as a liquid (gasoline absorbing liquid).

A slight amount of gasoline vapor remains in the exhaust gas from the gasoline collector, so it is returned to the exhaust gas pipe again through the return pipe, and adsorbed with the exhaust gas from the exhaust gas generation source. In order to cool the adsorbent layer in the adsorption tower, cooling water is circulated through the inner cylinder.
With this configuration, almost all of the gasoline vapor can be recovered as liquid gasoline, and the concentration of the gasoline vapor discharged from the adsorption tower is sufficiently low so that it does not cause air pollution (for example, patents) Reference 1).

Japanese Patent No. 2766793 (page 3-6, FIG. 1)

In the recovery method in which gasoline vapor is desorbed by the vacuum pump of Patent Document 1, the motive energy of the pump becomes extremely large, which is not realistic.
In addition, in order to perform a large amount of exhaust gas adsorption treatment, it is necessary to enlarge the adsorption tower or shorten the switching time between adsorption and desorption (Swing Time). However, the problem of the installation area and the problem of the cost of the adsorbent remain. In addition, if the switching time is shortened, the adsorbed gasoline vapor cannot be sufficiently desorbed, and the life of valves and the like is shortened.

Further, although the gasoline vapor always contains moisture in the air, the conventional method has a problem that the adsorption performance of the adsorbent is lowered because this moisture is also adsorbed simultaneously with the gasoline vapor.
Further, when used for recovering gasoline vapor that leaks during refueling, gasoline vapor is generated only during refueling, and the frequency of occurrence varies depending on the day or time and is not constant. Even in such a case, since the conventional device switches between adsorption and desorption at regular intervals, gasoline vapor does not flow at all when there is almost no oil supply, such as at night on weekdays, and the necessary amount is not adsorbed. There was a problem that waste was said to be desorbed.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and prevents the adsorbent from being poisoned by the influence of moisture contained in the gasoline vapor. The object is to provide a recovery apparatus and method.

  A gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to the present invention is a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device for treating gasoline vapor that leaks during gasoline refueling, and a nozzle that sucks gasoline vapor that leaks during gasoline refueling; A condenser that cools the water and gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle, a pump that compresses the gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle and supplies it to the condenser, and is arranged downstream of the gas downstream of the condenser, An adsorption / desorption device filled with an adsorbent for adsorbing and desorbing gasoline vapor at a subsequent stage of the condensing device; a gas circulation blower for supplying a purge gas for desorbing the gasoline vapor adsorbed by the adsorption / desorption device; A pressure regulating valve provided between the nozzle and the pump for regulating the pressure of gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle A filter that is provided between the pressure regulating valve and the pump and allows a predetermined amount of gasoline vapor to flow through the pump, and enables simultaneous operation of the gas circulation blower and the pump. .

  In addition, the method for treating and recovering gaseous hydrocarbons according to the present invention comprises an adsorption / desorption apparatus having at least one adsorption tower and one desorption tower, comprising means for cooling the adsorption / desorption apparatus, and the adsorbent has a pore diameter of 4 Adsorption / desorption is performed at a low temperature using silica gel or synthetic zeolite of -100 angstroms alone or a mixture thereof, and a part of the outlet gas of the adsorption tower is sent to the desorption tower, and the gas at the time of desorption is used as a purge gas. It is a thing.

The present invention relates to a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device for treating gasoline vapor that leaks during gasoline refueling, a nozzle that sucks gasoline vapor that leaks during gasoline refueling, and moisture and gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle. A condenser that cools, a pump that compresses the gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle and supplies it to the condenser, and a gas downstream of the condenser downstream of the condenser, and adsorbs and desorbs the gasoline vapor downstream of the condenser An adsorption / desorption device filled with an adsorbent, a gas circulation blower for supplying a purge gas for desorbing gasoline vapor adsorbed on the adsorption / desorption device, and the nozzle and the pump, A pressure regulating valve for regulating the pressure of the gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle, and between the pressure regulating valve and the pump Provided with a filter that allows gasoline vapor to flow at a predetermined flow rate to the pump, and enables simultaneous operation of the blower for gas circulation and the pump, so that exhaust gas is extremely clean (gasoline concentration of 1 Vol% or less) In addition, a gasoline vapor recovery device that is small and inexpensive can be realized. In particular, even when the gasoline vapor contains water, the adsorbent is not likely to be poisoned by water, and it does not freeze in the piping of the condenser or adsorption / desorption device, so stable operation is possible. Can be realized.
In addition, by controlling the temperature of the heat medium to a constant temperature and controlling the temperatures of the condensing device and the adsorption / desorption device, the control circuit can be simplified compared to the case where each device is controlled individually. Cost reduction can be realized. Furthermore, since the temperature of the adsorption tower is kept constant regardless of adsorption / desorption, the energy required for cooling the adsorption tower can be reduced, and an energy-saving gasoline vapor recovery device can be realized. Further, since the adsorption tower is cooled, a large amount of gasoline vapor can be adsorbed with an extremely small amount of adsorbent, and the amount of adsorbent used can be reduced.
Furthermore, the temperature rise in the adsorption device can be made uniform by suppressing the abnormal temperature rise in the adsorption tower due to the heat of adsorption, and the remarkable effect that the safety of the adsorption device can be ensured is obtained. be able to.

It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and shows the example which provided one condenser. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and shows the example which provided the 1st condensing device and the 2nd condensing device. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the adsorption / desorption tower of FIGS. 1 and 2 with a part cut away. It is a characteristic view for demonstrating the control method of purge gas amount. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the layout of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon of FIG. It is a perspective view which notches and shows a part of internal structure of the adsorption / desorption tower of FIG. It is a characteristic view for demonstrating the control method of purge gas amount. It is a characteristic view for explaining the relationship between the desorption time, the pressure in the adsorption / desorption tower and the concentration of gasoline discharged from the adsorption / desorption tower. FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram for explaining the relationship between the pressure in the adsorption / desorption tower, the exhaust gas flow rate from the adsorption / desorption tower, the exhaust gasoline concentration from the adsorption / desorption tower, and the exhaust gasoline vapor flow from the adsorption / desorption tower. It is a characteristic view for demonstrating the relationship between the pressure in an adsorption / desorption tower, and the gasoline collection | recovery flow volume in a condensation apparatus. It is a perspective view which partially cuts off and shows the internal structure of the adsorption / desorption tower | column of the processing / recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 8 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the blower and pump for gas circulation of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concern on Embodiment 9 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 10 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 11 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 12 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 13 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 14 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 14 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 15 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 15 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 16 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 17 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 17 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 18 of this invention. It is a perspective view which notches and shows a part of internal structure of the adsorption / desorption tower | column of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 19 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the adsorption / desorption tower of FIG. It is a whole block diagram which shows the external appearance of the treatment and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 20 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 21 of this invention. It is a whole block diagram which shows the flow of the processing and collection | recovery apparatus of the gaseous hydrocarbon which concerns on Embodiment 22 of this invention.

[Embodiment 1]
1 and 2 are overall configuration diagrams showing a flow of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an example in which one condensing device is provided, and FIG. The example which provided the 1st condensing device and the 2nd condensing device is shown. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a partially cutaway internal structure of the adsorption / desorption tower of FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram for explaining a method of controlling the purge gas flow rate.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an oil supply nozzle as an exhaust gas generation source, 8 denotes a pump for sucking gasoline vapor from the oil supply nozzle 1, 6 denotes a condensing device (first condensing device in FIG. 2), and 7 denotes A second condensing device, 9 is a gas-liquid separator, 5 is a liquefied gasoline recovery device, 2 and 3 are adsorption / desorption towers which are adsorption / desorption devices, and 4 is a gas circulation blower (pump). B1 is a valve that is closed except when the fueling nozzle 1 is refueled, 11 is a gasoline vapor feed pipe connecting the condensing device 6 or the first and second condensing devices 6 and 7 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, B11a, B11b is an adsorption valve for the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 provided in the middle of the gasoline vapor supply pipe 11, 12a and 12b are exhaust pipes to the atmosphere provided at the top of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, and 120a and 120b are This is a pressure controller disposed in the discharge pipes 12a and 12b.

  Also, 13a and 13b are purge gas gas supply pipes for sending a part of the clean gas discharged from the adsorption tower 2 or 3 to the atmosphere as purge gas to the desorption tower 3 or 2, and B13a and B13b are purge gas gas supply pipes 13a. , 13b is a mass flow controller for controlling the amount of gas, 14a, 14b are purge gas supply pipes after desorption for connecting the gas circulation blower 4 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2, 3, and B14a, B14b are purge gas supply pipes 14a, It is a desorption valve of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 provided in 14b. R1 and R2 are inlets and outlets of the refrigerant entering and exiting the condenser 6, R3 and R4 are inlets and outlets of the lower temperature refrigerant entering and exiting the second condenser 7, and R3a, R4a, R3b and R4b are the adsorption / desorption tower 2. , 3 is an inlet and an outlet of a low-temperature refrigerant that enters and exits 3 respectively, and 41 is a pressure gauge provided on the exhaust side of the gas circulation blower 4.

Next, the operation of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device of FIG. 1 will be described. When refueling is started at the gas station, the pump 8 operates and sucks gasoline vapor (about 40 Vol% at room temperature) leaked from the refueling nozzle 1 and pressurizes it to about 0.3 MPa and sends it to the condenser 6. The The inside of the condensing device 6 is maintained at about 5 ° C. by introducing the refrigerant from the inlet R1 and flowing to the outlet R2, and the water contained in the gasoline and gas is partially condensed, and the gas-liquid separator 9 The gas is separated into gas (gasoline vapor) and liquid (gasoline), and the liquid is collected on the lower side of the condensing device 6, recovered as a liquid in the liquefied gasoline recovery device 5, and the gas is discharged from the condensing device 6. By introducing gasoline vapor from above the condenser 6 and flowing downward, the liquefied gasoline and moisture are efficiently flowed downward due to gravity and gas flow, and recovery of these liquefied substances becomes easy.
By the way, the gasoline vapor concentration is about 10 Vol% under the operating conditions of the condenser 6, 0.3 MPa and 5 ° C. After this, there are a case where it is led to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 and a case where it is further led to the second condenser 7 as shown in FIG. In this case:

  Subsequently, about 10 Vol% of gasoline vapor that could not be processed by the first condensing device 6 is sent to the second condensing device 7 for processing. A refrigerant having a temperature lower than that of the first condensing device 6 is introduced into the second condensing device 7 from the inlet R3 and circulated toward the outlet R4, so that the second condensing device 7 has a lower temperature, for example, −10 ° C. Is set to about. In the second condensing device 7, gasoline and moisture are condensed and recovered in the same manner as the first condensing device 6. Since the second condensing device 7 may operate at a temperature below the freezing point, there is a possibility that the gas passage in the second condensing device 7 may be blocked by the ice generated in the second condensing device 7 in some cases. is there. In order to avoid this problem, it is effective to include a process of melting ice (defrost) by stopping the circulation of the refrigerant at regular intervals or by circulating a high-temperature refrigerant. In addition, a device (not shown) that can measure the pressure loss in the second condensing device 7 may be provided, and a sequence for inserting a defrost process when the pressure loss exceeds a set value may be set up. Of course, a sequence may be set in which the icing state is detected using other means capable of detecting the icing state of the second condensing device 7 and the process proceeds to the defrosting process when ice is generated.

  Under the operating conditions of the second condensing device 7, 0.3 MPa and −10 ° C., the concentration of gasoline vapor is about 5 Vol%. This gasoline vapor is passed through the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 for treatment. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the case where 2 is operating as an adsorption tower and 3 is operating as a desorption tower is shown. Therefore, the valve B11a is open and B11b is closed. After adsorption treatment for an arbitrary time in the adsorption tower 2, it is used as a desorption tower. In this case, the valve B11a is closed and B11b is opened. Further, when the desorption of gasoline is completed, it is used again as an adsorption tower, and this operation is repeated over time. Adsorption / desorption switching is controlled by switching the valves B11a and B11b as described above.

  The gasoline vapor is sent to the adsorption tower 2 through the air supply pipe 11. Adsorbents that adsorb gasoline vapor are sealed in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. Silica gel was used as the gasoline vapor adsorbent. In particular, silica gel having a pore size of 4 to 100 angstroms or a synthetic zeolite alone or a mixture thereof is effective. By passing gasoline vapor through the adsorbent, the gasoline components are adsorbed and removed, and become clean air having a gasoline concentration of 1 Vol% or less and released to the atmosphere through the discharge pipe 12a. The adsorption tower 2 is cooled by a low-temperature refrigerant or other methods by using the second condensing device 7 to remove heat generated by adsorption and increase the adsorption capacity. Note that the adsorption capacity can be increased by lowering the temperature inside the adsorption tower 2.

  However, if the internal temperature of the adsorption tower 2 is lower than the set temperature of the first condenser 6 or the second condenser 7, water is condensed in the adsorption tower 2. It is better to set the temperature almost the same as the device 6. Moreover, when the 2nd condensing device 7 exists, it is better to set to the preset temperature of the 2nd condensing device 7. FIG. Furthermore, pressure controllers 120a and 120b for controlling the pressure to a specified value are disposed in the discharge pipes 12a and 12b to the atmosphere so that the pressure in the adsorption tower 2 is maintained at the specified value. In the case of FIG. 2, since adsorption is performed using the high-pressure (about 0.3 MPa) exhaust gas of the second condensing device 7, the adsorption capacity is greatly improved as compared with adsorption at normal pressure.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the internal structure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 takes into account heat transfer to the silica gel 21 or the synthetic zeolite or a mixture thereof, and a fin tube heat exchanger (flowing refrigerant through the heat transfer tube with aluminum fins). ) 22 is arranged and the silica gel 21 or the synthetic zeolite or a mixture thereof is packed between the aluminum fins, and at the same time, the flow plates 23 are provided on the upper and lower sides to improve the gas flow. In this case, it is effective to fill the vent portion of the fin tube heat exchanger 22 with a fluorine-based filler so that gasoline vapor flows only between the aluminum fins and can be adsorbed efficiently. In addition, a lid may be provided to seal the space of the vent portion so that gasoline vapor does not flow into the space of the vent portion. Reference numeral 24 is a case, 25a and 25b are upper and lower flanges, and 26a and 26b are silica gel 21 outflow prevention nets.

  When the condenser 6 or the first and second condensers 6 and 7 are not provided upstream of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, the moisture contained in the gasoline vapor is adsorbed by the adsorbent, and the gasoline vapor adsorption performance. The amount of adsorbent is more than necessary. In addition, when the temperature of the adsorption tower 2 is lowered below freezing point, a serious trouble such as moisture condensing on the surface of the adsorbent and clogging of gas may occur. In the present embodiment, since the condenser 6 or the first and second condensers 6 and 7 are provided in the preceding stage of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, moisture is removed together with gasoline vapor. , 3 can be prevented in advance. Further, since the amount of gasoline to be processed in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be greatly reduced, the adsorption / desorption tower can be made small and inexpensive.

  In the present embodiment, when the first and second condensing devices 6 and 7 are provided, the high-concentration (40 Vol%) gasoline recovered from the fueling nozzle 1 is used by the first and second condensing devices 6 and 7. Since the amount can be reduced to 5 Vol%, the amount of gasoline treated in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be reduced to 12.5% (= 5% / 40%) with respect to the total suction amount. That is, by providing the first and second condensers 6 and 7 in the front stage of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, the volume of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be reduced to about 1/10. In addition, since it can reduce to 10 Vol% in the case of only the condensing device 6 as shown in FIG. 1, the amount of gasoline processed in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is 25% (= 10% / 40) with respect to the total suction amount. %). In this case, the volume of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be reduced to about 1/4.

  Next, the desorption process will be described. When desorbing the gasoline adsorbed on the adsorbent, the gas is sucked from the adsorbent by sucking the gas through the purge gas supply pipe 14a after desorption from the desorption tower 3 by the gas circulation blower 4. At this time, the valve B14a is opened and B14b is closed. At the time of adsorption, the adsorption tower operates at a high pressure of 0.3 MPa, but at the time of desorption, since the pressure is reduced to the atmospheric pressure or less by the gas circulation blower 4, the gasoline adsorbed on the adsorbent is desorbed by this pressure difference. In the case of FIG. 1, the desorbed gasoline vapor is returned to the condensing device 6, and after the gasoline is condensed and recovered again, it is returned again to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. While this operation is repeated, the entire amount of gasoline is condensed and recovered in the condenser 6. In the case of FIG. 2, the fuel is returned to the second condensing device 7, and the gasoline is condensed and recovered again, and then returned to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 again. While this operation is repeated, the entire amount of gasoline is condensed and recovered in the second condenser 7.

Since only the desorption method using the pressure difference due to the suction of the gas circulation blower 4 is not very efficient, it is effective to introduce the purge gas from the outside. In the present embodiment, a part of the clean gas discharged from the adsorption tower 2 to the atmosphere as the purge gas is sent to the desorption tower 3 by the discharge pipe 12a and the purge gas supply pipe 13a. B13a and B13b are mass flow controllers that control the flow rate of the gas passing therethrough. In this case, the mass flow controller B13a is in a state in which a specified amount of gas can flow in an open state, and the mass flow controller B13b is closed so that no gas flows. It has become. If a constant gas flow rate is set, a constant flow valve may be used.
As a result of the desorption test, it was found that when the purge gas flow rate was 15 to 25 L / min, the gasoline vapor could be efficiently desorbed by setting the pressure in the adsorption tower to 100 to 300 Torr.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the purge gas flow rate may be controlled to be constant when the gasoline vapor is desorbed, but as shown in FIG. 4B, it is more effective if the purge gas flow rate is varied with time. There is. That is, it is effective to increase the purge gas flow rate with the desorption time. Immediately after the start of desorption, the amount of gasoline vapor is large, so a large amount of purge gas is not necessary, but the amount of desorbed gasoline decreases with time, so the amount of suction gas also decreases. For this reason, it is effective to increase the purge gas flow rate to prevent a reduction in the amount of suction gas. Since sending unnecessary gas into the system causes energy loss such as power of the gas circulation blower 4, it is desirable to suppress the purge gas flow rate to the minimum necessary. In the present embodiment, the amount of water in the gas is sufficiently low in the condenser 6 at the front stage of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 or the first and second condensers 6 and 7, and thus is included in the purge gas. Moisture hardly affects the adsorbent in the desorption tower 3.

  Further, in this embodiment, the temperature at the time of desorption of gasoline vapor is not changed from the set temperature at the time of adsorption, but is desorbed by replacement by pressure change and purge gas amount, but in order to further improve the desorption efficiency During the desorption, the flow of the refrigerant flowing from the inlet R3b to the outlet R4b in the desorption tower 3 may be temporarily stopped to bring the temperature in the desorption tower 3 close to room temperature. By making the temperature at the time of desorption higher than the temperature at the time of adsorption, more efficient desorption can be realized. At the beginning of desorption and the transition to the adsorption process, the temperature of the adsorption tower is high and the adsorption performance is low. However, since no gasoline remains in the adsorbent, there is no risk of gasoline leaking. Gasoline adsorption increases with the passage of time, but at the same time the temperature of the adsorption tower decreases and the adsorption performance of the adsorbent improves, so rapid cooling of the tower is not necessary when moving from desorption to the adsorption process . Of course, the desorption performance can be further improved by forcibly heating the desorption tower 3 at the time of desorption. However, since the energy consumption of the refrigerator and the heater is increased by changing the temperature, the energy is inferior to the method in which the temperature during adsorption / desorption is constant.

  At the gas station, refueling is performed irregularly. Therefore, in the case of FIG. 2, from the viewpoint of reducing power consumption, the pump 8 is operated for a limited time during refueling, and the gasoline vapor leaking from the refueling nozzle 1 is recovered. Therefore, the pump 8 and the first condenser 6 are operated intermittently. On the other hand, the closed loop circuit by the gas circulation blower 4, that is, the system including the second condenser 7 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, is configured to operate continuously. When the gas is circulated in this closed loop circuit, there is a risk of sucking the atmosphere from the gasoline refueling nozzle 1, so when the valve 8 is inserted in front of the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 is stopped It is effective to close the valve B4 and open the valve B4 when the pump 8 is operating. By adopting such a configuration, it is easy to always keep the pressure in the adsorption tower 2 constant, and the stable operation of the system is facilitated.

  By the way, when refueling is hardly performed, such as at night on weekdays, new gas is not supplied in the closed circuit, and therefore the gas pressure gradually decreases unless the pressure controllers 120a and 120b are provided. Sometimes. In this case, gasoline adsorbed by the adsorbent due to this pressure drop in the adsorption tower 2 may be desorbed and released into the atmosphere. Alternatively, a part of the pressure in the closed circuit may transiently rise above the safety standard, and there is a risk of ignition. For this reason, in the case of FIG. 2, a pressure gauge 41 is disposed on the exhaust side of the gas circulation blower 4 so that the gas circulation blower 4 is automatically stopped when a specified pressure range is exceeded. Safety measures are taken.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
The difference of the present embodiment from the first embodiment is that the gasoline vapor desorbed from the desorption tower 3 is returned to the first condenser 6 using the pump 8. In the present embodiment, the gas circulation blower 4 used in FIG. 1 is not necessary. However, if the pump 8 is intermittently operated only during refueling, the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 may change depending on the operation state of the pump 8 and it may be difficult to control adsorption. In such a case, the valve B8 is inserted between the oil supply nozzle 1 and the pump 8, the pump 8 is always operated, and the system is stably operated by opening the valve B8 only when the oil is supplied. Can do.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
In the first embodiment, a part of the outlet gas of the adsorption tower 2 is used as the purge gas at the time of desorption of the gasoline vapor. However, in this embodiment, the desorption efficiency is further improved by using the high temperature outside air as the purge gas. It is an improvement. Valves B15a and B15b may be provided in purge gas supply pipes 13a and 13b, which are external air inlets, and the amount of purge gas may be controlled by opening and closing these valves B15a and B15b. Of course, as described above, a certain amount of purge gas may be supplied at the time of desorption of gasoline vapor, or the supply gas amount may be varied with time.
When outside air is used as the purge gas, there is a possibility that moisture contained in the outside air may be absorbed by the adsorbent in the desorption tower 3, so that it can be used in a situation where the humidity is not high or dehumidified before use. May be effective.

[Embodiment 4]
FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
In this embodiment, gasoline vapor is desorbed without using purge gas, but even in this case, although the desorption efficiency is lowered, the system may be simplified and advantageous. In particular, when purge gas is not used, it is necessary to set a large pressure difference and temperature difference at the time of adsorption / desorption by setting adsorption conditions at lower temperatures and pressures and desorption conditions at higher temperatures and pressures.

[Embodiment 5]
FIG. 8 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, hot gas is allowed to flow from the inlet R5 to the outlet R6 in place of the refrigerant in the desorption tower 3 to raise the temperature in the desorption tower 3 to room temperature or higher so as to improve the desorption efficiency.

[Embodiment 6]
FIG. 9 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, heaters H1a and H1b are provided in the purge gas supply pipes 13a and 13b to warm the purge gas, thereby improving the desorption performance.

[Embodiment 7]
FIG. 10 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the temperature medium (brine liquid or the like) is cooled using the refrigerator 201, and the temperature medium is cooled by the liquid circulation pump 202 and the condenser 6 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2, 3 It is the point which was made to supply to. That is, the temperature medium stored in the temperature medium tank 204 provided with the heat exchanger 203 is cooled by flowing a refrigerant from the refrigerator 201 to the heat exchanger 203, and the cooled temperature medium is condensed by the liquid circulation pump 202. The apparatus 6 is supplied to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. The temperature control of the temperature medium is performed by measuring the temperature of the temperature medium in the temperature medium tank 204 and controlling the operation of the refrigerator 201. FIG. 10 shows an example in which the condensing device 6 is disposed in the temperature medium tank 204 and is supplied to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 by the liquid circulation pump 202.

  In the figure, 1 is an oil supply nozzle which is an exhaust gas generation source, 8 is a pump for sucking gasoline vapor from the oil supply nozzle 1, 6 is a condenser, 9 is a gas-liquid separator, 5 is a liquefied gasoline recovery device, 3 is an adsorption / desorption tower, 4 is a gas circulation blower, B1 is a valve that is closed except when the oil supply nozzle 1 is refueled, 11 is a gasoline vapor feed pipe connecting the condenser 6 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, B11a , B11b are adsorption valves for the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 provided in the middle of the gasoline vapor supply pipe 11. 120 is a pressure controller for adjusting the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, 12a and 12b are discharge pipes connecting the adsorption / desorption tower and the pressure controller 120, and B12a and B12b are suction pipes provided in the middle of the discharge pipes 12a and 12b. The exhaust valves 13a and 13b for the desorption towers 2 and 3 are purge gas air pipes for sending a part of the clean gas discharged from the adsorption tower 2 or 3 to the atmosphere as the purge gas to the desorption tower 3 or 2 for use. B13a , B13b is a mass flow controller for controlling the amount of gas provided in the purge gas supply pipes 13a, 13b.

  14a and 14b are purge gas supply pipes after desorption for connecting the gas circulation blower 4 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, B14 and B14b are desorption valves for the adsorption and desorption towers 2 and 3 provided in the purge gas supply pipes 14a14b, 201 is a refrigerator that cools the condenser 6 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, 202 is a liquid circulation pump that supplies the temperature medium cooled by the refrigerator 201 to the adsorption towers 2 and 3, and 203 is supplied from the refrigerator 201. 204 is a temperature medium tank filled with the temperature medium cooled by the heat exchanger 203.

  First, the configuration of the apparatus will be described. FIG. 11 shows a layout of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, only the refrigerator 201 is placed above the air gap 301. That is, since the refrigerator 201 is not in direct contact with gasoline vapor, it is placed above the air gap 301. Accordingly, the refrigerator 201 is installed outside the range of the flammable vapor staying place, and the refrigeration apparatus 201 is arranged with high safety so that the flammable steam is not ignited by the refrigerator 201. On the other hand, other equipment, that is, pump 8, condenser 6, gas-liquid separator 9, adsorption / desorption towers 2, 3, gas circulation blower 4, valves B11a, B11b, B12a, B12b, B14a, B14b, mass flow controller B13a, B13b and the pressure controller 120 (some of which are not shown) come in contact with gasoline vapor and are therefore installed in a combustible vapor residence location. In addition, about the electrical equipment installed in the combustible vapor | steam residence place, in order to ensure safety, it is set as the explosion-proof structure.

  In addition, the liquid circulation pump 202 and the temperature medium tank 204 are not in contact with gasoline vapor, and therefore should normally be placed above the air gap 301. However, placing the liquid circulation pump 202 above the air gap 301 places the liquid circulation pump 202 at a position higher than the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 for supplying the temperature medium. May cause a problem that the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 cannot be cooled. Therefore, it is effective to place the liquid circulation pump 202 having an explosion-proof structure and the temperature medium tank 204 in a flammable vapor staying place. In addition, it is necessary to know the content of the temperature medium contained in the temperature medium tank 204. In other words, by installing a liquid level gauge, a water level indicator pipe, etc. (not shown), it is possible to know a decrease in the cooling capacity of the device by monitoring the content of the temperature medium, and so provide a safer recovery device. Can do.

  Next, the operation will be described. When refueling is started at the gas station, the pump 8 operates and sucks gasoline vapor (about 40 vol% at room temperature) leaked from the refueling nozzle 1 and pressurizes it to, for example, about 0.3 MPa and feeds it to the condenser 6. The When the refrigerant is supplied from the refrigerator 201 to the heat exchanger 203 in the temperature medium tank 204, the condensing device 6 provided in the temperature medium tank 204 is indirectly cooled through the temperature medium. Usually, the inside of the condenser 6 is maintained at about 0 ° C. to 5 ° C., and water contained in gasoline and gas is partially condensed, and gas (gasoline vapor) and liquid ( Gasoline). The liquid accumulates below the condensing device 6 and is recovered as a liquid in the liquefied gasoline recovery device 5, and the gas is discharged from the condensing device 6. By introducing gasoline vapor from above the condenser 6 and circulating downward, the liquefied gasoline and moisture are efficiently flowed downward due to gravity and gas flow, and recovery of these liquefied products becomes easy.

  By the way, under the conditions of the pressure of 0.3 MPa, the cooling temperature of 5 ° C., and the gas flow rate of 60 L / min, which are the operating conditions of the condensing device 6, the gasoline vapor concentration is about 10 vol%. As can be seen from the gasoline vapor saturated concentration diagram, the saturated gasoline vapor concentration is about 10 vol% at a pressure of 0.3 MPa and a temperature of 5 ° C. Under these conditions, the gasoline vapor concentration should theoretically be 10 vol% or less. There is no. Further, the gasoline vapor concentration at the outlet of the condenser 6 can be reduced by lowering the temperature. However, if the set temperature is below the freezing point, water contained in the gas is frozen in the condenser 6 and a problem of clogging of the pipe occurs. Therefore, the set temperature of the condenser 6 may be set to about 0 ° C. to 5 ° C. desirable.

  Subsequently, about 10 vol% of gasoline vapor that could not be processed by the condenser 6 is sent to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 for processing. FIG. 10 shows a case where 2 is operating as an adsorption tower and 3 is operating as a desorption tower. Therefore, the valve B11a is open (black), and B11b (white) is closed. After adsorption treatment for an arbitrary time in the adsorption tower 2, it is used as a desorption tower. In this case, the valve B11a is closed and B11b is opened. Further, when the desorption of gasoline is completed, it is used again as an adsorption tower, and this operation is repeated over time. Switching between adsorption and desorption is controlled by switching the valves B11a and B11b as described above.

  The gasoline vapor is sent to the adsorption tower 2 through the air supply pipe 11. Adsorbents that adsorb gasoline vapor are sealed in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. Silica gel was used as the gasoline vapor adsorbent. In particular, silica gel or synthetic zeolite having a pore size of 4 to 100 angstroms alone or a mixture thereof is effective. As gasoline vapor passes through the adsorbent, the gasoline components are adsorbed and removed, and become clean air having a gasoline concentration of 1 vol% or less and released into the atmosphere through the discharge pipe 12a. Further, a pressure controller 120 for controlling the pressure to a specified value is disposed downstream of the discharge pipes 12a and 12b to the atmosphere so as to maintain the pressure in the adsorption tower 2 at a specified value. In the present embodiment, adsorption is performed using the high-pressure (about 0.3 MPa) exhaust gas of the condenser 6, so that the adsorption capacity is greatly improved as compared with adsorption at normal pressure.

The adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are always cooled to a constant temperature by the temperature medium supplied by the liquid circulation pump 202 regardless of the role of gasoline vapor adsorption / desorption. In other words, the cooling system of the condenser 6 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is always controlled to maintain the set temperature. This is because the silica gel 21 filled in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is cooled by the heat transfer from the fin tube heat exchanger 22, so that a certain amount of cooling time is indispensable and it cannot cope with an instantaneous operation. It is. Furthermore, the provision of the refrigerator 201 having a large cooling capacity so that it can be cooled in a short time adversely affects the facility cost and makes it impossible to provide an inexpensive gasoline recovery device. In addition, by lowering the temperature inside the adsorption tower 2, it is possible to increase the adsorption capacity and reduce the amount of silica gel 21 used. However, if the internal temperature of the adsorption tower 2 is made lower than the set temperature of the condenser 6, water is condensed in the adsorption tower 2, and if it is below the freezing point, it forms icing. Better.
From the above, the cooling system of the condenser 6 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is maintained at the set temperature, and the pressure system of the condenser 6 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is maintained at the set pressure. Thus, efficient gasoline recovery can be performed by always controlling the operation.

  The external structure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is a cylindrical structure as shown in FIG. By adopting such a structure, it becomes possible to make the pressure applied to the wall surface uniform, and even when the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 becomes about 0.3 MPa, the safety is high, that is, the shape deformation, etc. Thus, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be realized. In addition, the internal structure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is provided with a fin tube heat exchanger (a temperature medium is passed through the heat transfer tube with aluminum fins) 22 in consideration of heat transfer to the silica gel 21 or synthetic zeolite, and aluminum fins. Silica gel 21 or synthetic zeolite is packed between the two at the same time, and silica gel outflow prevention nets 24 are provided at the top and bottom to prevent the silica gel 21 from flowing out into the pipe and improve the gas flow. In this case, in order to make the adsorption of the gasoline vapor to the silica gel 21 uniform, a current plate 23 made of punching metal or the like is installed so that the gasoline vapor flows uniformly in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. Also good. The direction of the fins of the fin tube heat exchanger 22 is preferably set so as to be parallel to the flow direction of the gasoline vapor so as not to cause pressure loss when the gasoline vapor flows. That is, in the case of FIG. 12A, since the gasoline vapor flows from the bottom to the top, they are stacked in the lateral direction. Further, in order to efficiently cool the silica gel 21 filled in the vicinity of the outer wall, it is necessary to prevent a gap between the fin tube heat exchanger 22 and the outer wall.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), on the side where the vent is provided, a grid-like or plate-like metal that is in contact with the vent part (aluminum and copper are excellent in heat transfer characteristics) is provided, It is effective to eliminate the gap between the outer wall and the fin tube heat exchanger 22 by increasing the length of the fin itself of the fin tube heat exchanger 22 on the side where there is no vent. Further, a metal rod, a pipe with fins, or the like may be inserted so as to eliminate a gap between the outer wall and the fin tube heat exchanger 22. In addition, when flowing a temperature medium through the heat transfer tube of the finned tube heat exchanger 22, a pipe through which the temperature medium flows is branched before entering the heat transfer tube, and the finned tube heat exchanger 22 is divided into a plurality of blocks, and the temperature is increased in parallel. It is better to let the media flow. Thereby, the pressure loss of the piping through which the temperature medium flows can be reduced, and the capacity of the liquid circulation pump 202 that supplies the temperature medium to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be reduced.

  Further, in this case, since the gasoline vapor flows from the bottom to the top, it is desirable to arrange the fin tube heat exchanger 22 and the lower silica gel outflow prevention net 24 in contact with each other. Thereby, a space between the silica gel outflow prevention net 24 and the fin tube heat exchanger 22, that is, a space filled only with the silica gel 21 can be eliminated, and the silica gel 21 can be sufficiently cooled during adsorption. it can. As a result, it is possible to prevent the temperature of the silica gel 21 existing in the portion where the gasoline vapor having the highest gasoline concentration enters and to provide safe adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. In addition, when gasoline vapor | steam flows from the top to the bottom, it cannot be overemphasized that the upper silica gel outflow prevention net | network 24 and the fin tube heat exchanger 22 are contact | connected.

When the condensing device 6 is not provided upstream of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, high-concentration gasoline vapor flows into the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, and water contained in the gasoline vapor is adsorbed by the adsorbent. Gasoline vapor adsorption performance declines and more adsorbent is needed. In addition, when the temperature of the adsorption tower 2 is lowered below freezing point, a serious trouble such as moisture condensing on the surface of the adsorbent and clogging of gas may occur.
In the present embodiment, since the condenser 6 is provided in the front stage of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, moisture is removed together with the gasoline vapor, so that adverse effects of moisture in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be prevented in advance. it can. Further, since the amount of gasoline to be processed in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be greatly reduced, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be made small and inexpensive. Further, in the present embodiment, the high concentration (40 vol%) gasoline recovered from the fuel supply nozzle 1 can be reduced to 10 vol% by the condensing device 6, so that the amount of gasoline processed in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is relative to the total suction amount. Can be reduced to 25% (= 10% / 40%). That is, by providing the condenser 6 in the front stage of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, the volume of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be reduced to about 1/4.

  Next, the gasoline vapor desorption process will be described. When desorbing the gasoline adsorbed on the adsorbent, the gas is sucked from the desorption tower 3 through the purge gas supply pipe 14a by the gas circulation blower 4 to desorb the gasoline from the adsorbent. At this time, the valve B14a is opened and B14b is closed. At the time of adsorption, the adsorption tower operates at a high pressure of 0.3 MPa, but at the time of desorption, since the pressure is reduced to the atmospheric pressure or less by the gas circulation blower 4, the gasoline adsorbed on the adsorbent is desorbed by this pressure difference. In FIG. 10, the desorbed gasoline vapor is returned to the condensing device 6, and after the gasoline is condensed and recovered again, it is returned to the adsorption tower 2 again. While this operation is repeated, the entire amount of gasoline is condensed and recovered in the condenser 6. At the time of desorption, the desorption speed can be increased by increasing the temperature inside the desorption tower 3, but by increasing the temperature, energy consumption in the refrigerator and heater increases, and the adsorption / desorption tower 2, Therefore, it is effective to perform desorption at the same temperature as during adsorption without increasing the temperature during desorption.

  The exhaust port for gasoline vapor from the desorption tower 3 at the time of desorption is provided in the same portion of the supply port of gasoline vapor to the adsorption tower 2 at the time of adsorption and the adsorption / desorption columns 2 and 3. Since the adsorption tower 2 is operated so that the gasoline vapor concentration at the outlet of the adsorption tower 2 is 1 vol% or less, the gasoline vapor is adsorbed at a high density near the gasoline vapor inlet of the adsorption tower 2 during adsorption. In the vicinity of No. 2 gasoline vapor outlet, gasoline vapor is not so adsorbed. In order to efficiently recover the gasoline vapor discharged from the desorption tower 3 at the time of desorption in the condensing device 6, it is necessary to make the gasoline vapor concentration as high as possible. Therefore, since it is possible to discharge high-concentration gasoline vapor by discharging gasoline vapor from the portion adsorbed at high density, the portion where gasoline vapor is adsorbed at high density, that is, the gasoline vapor intake port of the adsorption tower 2 It is better to discharge gasoline vapor from the vicinity of the tank when desorbing.

  Since only the desorption method using the pressure difference due to the suction of the gas circulation blower 4 is not very efficient, it is effective to introduce the purge gas from the outside. In the present embodiment, a part of the clean gas discharged from the adsorption tower 2 to the atmosphere as the purge gas is sent to the desorption tower 3 by the discharge pipe 12a and the purge gas supply pipe 13a. B13a and B13b are mass flow controllers that control the flow rate of the gas passing therethrough. In this case, the mass flow controller B13a is in an open state and can flow a specified amount of gas, and the mass flow controller B13b is closed so that no gas flows. It has become. In the present embodiment, the amount of moisture in the gas is sufficiently reduced in the pre-stage condenser 6, so that the moisture contained in the purge gas has little adverse effect on the adsorbent in the desorption tower 3.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the purge gas flow rate may be controlled to be constant during desorption. However, it is a well-known fact that in order to return the desorbed gasoline vapor to the condensing device 6 for liquefaction recovery, it is better to discharge the gasoline vapor as high as possible from the desorption tower 3. Furthermore, since sending unnecessary gas into the system results in energy loss such as power of the gas circulation blower 4, it is effective to keep the purge gas amount to the minimum necessary. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13B, it is effective to introduce the purge gas after a certain time has elapsed after the start of desorption. That is, since the gasoline vapor amount is large immediately after the start of desorption, purge gas is not necessary, but the amount of gasoline to be desorbed decreases with time, and the amount of suction gas also decreases. For this reason, it is effective to introduce a purge gas after a lapse of a certain time from the start of desorption to prevent a reduction in the amount of suction gas.

  As for the timing of introducing the purge gas, a method in which the purge gas is introduced after a lapse of a certain time from desorption using a timer (timer method), or a method in which the purge gas is introduced when the internal pressure of the desorption tower 3 reaches a set value (pressure) (Measurement method) and a method (gas amount measurement method) in which purge gas is introduced when the amount of gasoline vapor discharged from the desorption tower 3 reaches a set value can be considered. Although the timer method is most advantageous in terms of initial cost, there is a possibility that the timing at which the purge gas is introduced is shifted depending on the amount of gasoline adsorbed on the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, and the effectiveness of the purge gas introduction may be reduced. is there. That is, if the amount of adsorption is large, purge gas is introduced when there is sufficient gasoline vapor in the desorption tower 3, and the concentration of gasoline vapor discharged from the desorption tower 3 decreases. Conversely, if the adsorption amount is small, the time period during which the amount of gasoline vapor gas discharged from the desorption tower 3 is small increases, and the gasoline vapor cannot be discharged efficiently from the desorption tower 3. The pressure measurement method and the gas amount measurement method can solve the problems of the timer method described above, and can realize efficient desorption. In this gasoline recovery device, for safety, it is essential to attach a pressure gauge to the piping system through which gasoline vapor flows. Therefore, since the pressure measurement method can be used with those pressure gauges, it is considered to be most effective among the three methods.

  FIG. 14 shows the change in the gasoline vapor concentration at the outlet of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 and the change in the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 when the gasoline vapor is discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 at 20 NL / min. It is a thing. Since the adsorption conditions are a gasoline concentration of 10 vol% and a pressure of 300 kPa, these values are initial values at the start of desorption. The introduction of the purge gas was started when the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 became negative, that is, when the pressure reached 100 kPa. Thus, the gasoline vapor concentration becomes maximum when the internal pressure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 becomes negative pressure and reaches the inflection point (reaches the stable region), and thereafter the gasoline concentration gradually decreases. all right. Therefore, in order to collect the desorbed gasoline vapor with the condensing device 6, the concentration of the desorbed gasoline vapor needs to be 10 vol% or more which is the concentration at the outlet of the condensing device 6, and the gasoline concentration is 10 vol% or more. It can be seen that the gasoline can be efficiently recovered by keeping the time zone as long as possible.

  FIG. 15 shows the internal pressure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 at the time of desorption of gasoline vapor, the purge gas flow rate, the concentration of gasoline vapor discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 per unit time. The relationship between the flow rate of gasoline vapor discharged is investigated. Thus, it was found that it is better to reduce the flow rate of the purge gas in order to lower the internal pressure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. It was also found that the concentration of gasoline vapor discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be increased by lowering the internal pressure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. Therefore, the adsorption / desorption towers 2, 3 per unit time represented by the product of the gas flow rate (purge gas flow rate) discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2, 3 and the concentration of gasoline vapor discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2, 3 When the internal pressure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is high, the gasoline vapor flow is small because the gasoline vapor concentration is low, and when the internal pressure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is low, the gas flow quantity discharged is We found that it is small because it is small. That is, it has been found that there is an optimum region for operating both the internal pressure and the exhaust gas amount (purge gas amount). However, the main purpose of the recovery apparatus is not to exhaust gasoline vapor from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 but to recover how much the exhausted gasoline vapor is recovered. Therefore, as described above, in order to recover with the condensing device 6, it is necessary to increase the gasoline concentration in the exhausted gas to 10 vol% or more, and it is important how much the desorption concentration can be increased from 10 vol%. is there.

  FIG. 16 shows the relationship between the internal pressure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 at the time of desorption of gasoline vapor and the recovery amount of gasoline vapor discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 per hour. Note that the amount of gasoline recovered per unit time depends on the difference between the concentration of gasoline vapor discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 and 10 vol%, which is the recovery limit concentration in the condenser 6, and from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. It can be expressed by the product of the exhaust gas flow rate (purge gas flow rate). Thus, it was found that the gasoline recovery amount per unit time was the highest when the internal pressure was set to about 30 kPa. As described above, since the recovery rate in the condenser 6 is about 75%, the recovery rate of the desorbed gasoline vapor needs to be 75% or more. This is because if the recovery efficiency of the desorbed gasoline vapor is reduced, only the gasoline vapor that is not recovered by the condensing device 6 and moves from the desorption tower 3 to the adsorption tower 2 is increased, and the operation efficiency as the recovery device is reduced. It is.

Therefore, it is necessary to desorb the gasoline vapor from the desorption tower 3 under the condition that 75% or more of the gasoline vapor amount supplied to the adsorption tower 2 is recovered. That is, since the gas flow rate supplied to the adsorption tower 2 is 60 NL / min and the gasoline vapor concentration is 10 vol%, the amount of gasoline vapor supplied to the adsorption tower 2 per unit time is 6 NL / min. The amount of gasoline recovered from the desorption tower 3 per hour needs to be 4.5 NL / min or more. Thereby, it turned out that the internal pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 needs to be 15-40 kPa. Further, it was found from FIG. 15 that the purge gas flow rate needs to be 15 to 35 NL / min in order to set the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 to 15 to 40 kPa.
From the above results, it is understood that gasoline vapor can be efficiently desorbed by setting the exhaust gas flow rate (purge gas flow rate) from the desorption tower 3 to 15 to 35 NL / min and the pressure in the adsorption tower 2 to 15 to 40 kPa. It was.

At the gas station, refueling is performed irregularly. For this reason, from the viewpoint of reducing power consumption, the pump 8 is operated for a limited time during refueling, and the gasoline vapor leaking from the refueling nozzle 1 is recovered. Therefore, only in this case, clean air having a gasoline concentration of 1 vol% or less is released from the adsorption tower 2 to the atmosphere via the discharge pipe 12a. In this recovery apparatus, since the air discharged from the adsorption tower 2 is used to discharge gasoline from the desorption tower 3, the adsorption operation to the adsorption tower 2 and the desorption operation from the desorption tower 3 are always synchronized. Become. That is, the pump 8 and the gas circulation blower 4 are intermittently operated in a synchronized state. By operating in this way, the desorbed gasoline vapor is diluted by the air sucked in by the gas circulation blower 4 and the recovery efficiency in the condenser 6 is not lowered. Further, the desorbed gasoline vapor is not discharged from the fuel supply nozzle 1. Further, it is possible to prevent the desorption tower 3 from inhaling air sufficiently containing water.
From the above, the pump 8 and the gas circulation blower 4 can perform efficient gasoline recovery by performing intermittent operation in a synchronized state. In addition, it becomes easy to always keep the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 constant by opening and closing the valves in accordance with the operation state of the pump 8.

  Next, switching of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 will be described. In the present embodiment, a case where the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are switched using a timer will be described. As described above, the gasoline vapor passes through the adsorption tower 2 to adsorb and remove the gasoline components, and becomes a clean air having a gasoline concentration of 1 vol% or less and is released to the atmosphere through the discharge pipe 12a. However, as the amount of gasoline vapor supplied to the adsorption tower 2 increases, the adsorption capacity of the adsorption tower 2 gradually decreases. If this state continues and the gasoline concentration at the outlet of the adsorption tower 2 approaches 1 vol%, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 need to be switched. In a gas station, refueling is performed irregularly. Therefore, when simply switching over time, depending on the refueling timing, a situation occurs in which the adsorption operation is performed only in one of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, and the recovery device 1 vol% or more of gasoline vapor may be discharged.

  Therefore, it is effective to switch the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 based on the integrated value of the time during which the gasoline recovery device is operating. That is, when the integrated value of the time during which the gasoline recovery apparatus is operating reaches a predetermined time, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are switched, the integrated value is reset, and the operation time is integrated again from the beginning. What should I do? As an index representing the operation of the recovery device, the operation of the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 can be cited. In this apparatus, since the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are synchronized with each other, there is no problem regardless of which operating time is integrated. Further, as the actual switching timing, even if the accumulated time reaches a predetermined value, the switching is not performed immediately, but the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are switched after the operation of the pump 8 stops. Better. Thereby, when gasoline vapor is supplied to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are not switched, and an excessive pressure is not applied to the pump 8, thereby providing a safe gasoline recovery device. can do.

  Finally, a control method of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device will be described. When the recovery device is stopped, the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are stopped, the valves B11a, B11b, B12a, B12b, B14a, B14b are fully closed, and the mass flow controllers B13a, B13b are closed. When refueling is started, a start signal from the refueling machine is received, for example, a refueling start signal corresponding to the opening / closing operation of the refueling nozzle 1 is received as a refueling signal, and the valves B11a, B12a, B14a are opened, Thereafter, the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are operated. When the pressure in the desorption tower 3 decreases to a predetermined concentration due to the operation of the gas circulation blower 4, the mass flow controller B13a starts to open, and the opening degree of the mass flow controller B13a is controlled so that a predetermined flow rate flows through the desorption tower 3. When the refueling is completed, the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are stopped in response to the stop signal from the fueling machine, the mass flow controller B13a is closed, and the valves B11a, B12a, B14a are closed.

  In this way, when refueling is repeated and the integrated value of the refueling time reaches a predetermined time, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are switched. However, even if the refueling accumulated time reaches a predetermined time during refueling, the refueling machine operates as it is until a stop signal is received from the refueling machine. When the stop signal is received, as described above, the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are stopped, the mass flow controller B13a is closed, and the valves B11a, B12a, and B14a are closed. Next, when the start signal is received from the refueling machine, the integration time timer is reset, the valves B11b, B12b, and B14b are opened, and then the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are operated, and the adsorption tower 3 is operated for adsorption. Thus, the desorption tower 2 is desorbed. When the pressure in the desorption tower 2 decreases to a predetermined concentration due to the operation of the gas circulation blower 4, the mass flow controller B13b starts to open, and the opening degree of the mass flow controller B13b is controlled so that a predetermined flow rate flows through the desorption tower 2. When the refueling is completed, the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are stopped in response to the stop signal from the fueling machine, the mass flow controller B13b is closed, and the valves B11b, B12b, B14b are closed. Thereafter, this operation is repeated until the refueling integration time reaches a predetermined time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the oil supply start and stop signals are obtained according to the opening / closing operation of the oil supply nozzle 1 as the oil supply signal has been described. However, according to the operation of removing the oil supply nozzle 1 from the oil supply device, A stop signal may be received. However, in this case, even when the oil supply nozzle 1 is separated from the fuel supply machine and is not supplied with oil, the present gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device will operate, and the recovery device will operate without inhaling gasoline vapor. Therefore, there is a problem from the viewpoint of energy saving. Therefore, it is necessary to mount a control mechanism that stops the recovery device when such a state continues for a certain period of time.

  As described above, the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to the present embodiment combines the condensing device 6 and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, and therefore only discharges 1 vol% of gasoline vapor at the maximum. It is a processing and recovery device for gaseous hydrocarbons that has a very low environmental impact. Moreover, since only 1 vol% of gasoline vapor is discharged at the maximum, 39 vol% of 40 vol% of gasoline vapor can be recovered, and the recovery efficiency is 97.5%, which is a very high efficiency recovery device. Further, since the adsorption operation is performed after the condensation operation, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be downsized, and the entire apparatus can be made compact. Furthermore, since the recovery of gasoline vapor is performed in conjunction with the refueling machine, useless operation can be reduced and running costs can be reduced.

[Embodiment 8]
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an apparatus configuration of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery apparatus according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention.
The difference from the seventh embodiment described above is that the auxiliary temperature medium tank 205 is provided above the air gap 301 and the liquid circulation pump 202 is placed above the air gap 301. According to the present embodiment, the liquid circulation pump 202 used in FIG. 11 need not have an explosion-proof structure. However, when gas (air or the like) enters the liquid circulation pump 202, there may be a problem that the liquid cannot be sent. In order to prevent such a problem, the auxiliary temperature medium tank 205 is provided above the air gap 301 so that the gas does not enter the liquid circulation pump 202, so that the system can be stably operated. it can.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the liquid circulation pump 202 does not need to have an explosion-proof structure, so that the cost of the liquid circulation pump 202 can be reduced, and the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device can be reduced. Cost can be increased.

[Embodiment 9]
FIG. 18 is a structural diagram showing a gas circulation blower and a pump of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.
In the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device of this embodiment, the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are operated in synchronization with each other, so that the motor 10 is shared and the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are operated by pulley driving. It is what you do. Thereby, the initial cost of the motor 10 can be reduced, and an inexpensive gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device can be supplied.

[Embodiment 10]
FIG. 19 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention.
Embodiment 7 shows a case where the gasoline component is adsorbed and removed by passing through the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 and becomes clean air having a gasoline concentration of 1 vol% or less and released into the atmosphere through the discharge pipe 12a. However, in the present embodiment, the ejector 211 is provided in the discharge pipe 12a to further reduce the gasoline concentration of the discharged gasoline vapor. Thereby, a safer processing and recovery apparatus for gaseous hydrocarbons can be provided.

[Embodiment 11]
FIG. 20 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention.
In the seventh embodiment, the integrated value of the operating time of the gas circulation blower 4 or the pump 8 is calculated, and when the value reaches the set value and then the pump 8 is stopped, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are operated. In this embodiment, the gasoline concentration sensor 212 is provided in the exhaust pipe 12a, the output value from the gasoline concentration sensor 212 reaches the set value, and then the pump 8 is stopped. The adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are switched to each other. Thereby, a safer processing and recovery apparatus for gaseous hydrocarbons can be provided. The gasoline concentration sensor 212 measures the absorption of infrared rays having a wavelength of about 3.3 μm using a semiconductor type in which a gasoline component is adsorbed on a semiconductor element and the resistance of the semiconductor element is measured, or a non-dispersive infrared absorption method. Infrared absorption type.

  Thus, by providing the gasoline concentration sensor 212 in the discharge pipe 12a, clean air having a gasoline concentration of 1 vol% or less can be always discharged, and a safe gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device can be provided. Further, by using both the switching of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 by the gasoline concentration sensor 212 and the switching of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 by the timer described in the first embodiment, safer treatment of gaseous hydrocarbons. -It can be a collection device. That is, the gasoline concentration sensor 212 is mainly controlled to perform switching, the accumulated operation time of the gas circulation blower 4 is monitored, and if the switching does not occur even when a predetermined set value is reached, the gasoline concentration sensor 212 is set. Switching may be performed based on an abnormality. Alternatively, the main control is to perform switching based on the accumulated operation time of the pump 8, and the gasoline concentration sensor 212 monitors the gasoline concentration in the exhaust gas. The agent may be determined to be abnormal in performance and switched.

[Embodiment 12]
FIG. 21 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention.
In the seventh embodiment, the temperature medium stored in the temperature medium tank 204 provided with the heat exchanger 203 is cooled by flowing a refrigerant from the refrigerator 201 to the heat exchanger 203, and the cooled temperature medium is liquid circulation pump. In this embodiment, a thermometer 213 made up of a thermistor sensor such as a thermocouple is provided on the temperature medium discharge side of the liquid circulation pump 202, and the temperature thereof is shown. The operation of the refrigerator 203 is controlled by the total 213. Thereby, the temperature of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be controlled more accurately, and the amount of gasoline vapor discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be stabilized. Therefore, it is possible to provide a safer gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device.

When the thermometer 213 is provided on the temperature medium discharge side of the liquid circulation pump 202, the thermometer 213 needs to have an explosion-proof structure. Therefore, the pipe through which the temperature medium flows may be extended to the upper part of the air gap 301 and the thermometer 213 may be provided at a position above the air gap 301. Thereby, the thermometer 213 does not need to have an explosion-proof structure, and the cost of the entire apparatus can be reduced.
In addition, although the above-described thermometer 213 is described as a thermistor sensor such as a thermocouple, a bellows sensor may be used for the thermometer 213 (not shown). Normally, a bellows sensor has liquid or gas sealed inside a temperature sensing tube that senses temperature, and bellows (a lantern-shaped container) and bellows that expand and contract due to body expansion due to the temperature detected by the temperature sensing tube. It consists of a micro switch that contacts by extending. In the case of this bellows sensor, only the temperature-sensitive cylinder portion can be installed in a flammable vapor retention place below the air gap 301, and the bellows and the micro switch can be installed in a non-explosion-proof region, so that the entire thermometer 213 has an explosion-proof structure. There is no need for this, and the cost of the entire installation can be reduced.
Further, although not shown, the temperature medium supplied to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 and the temperature medium discharged from the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are monitored by a thermometer 213, and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 2 are monitored by the temperature difference. Control such as detecting an abnormality in 3 may be performed. Thereby, a safer recovery device can be provided.

[Embodiment 13]
FIG. 22 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 13 of the present invention.
In the seventh embodiment, the case where the oil supply start and stop signals are received according to the opening / closing operation of the oil supply nozzle 1 as the oil supply signal is shown. However, in the present embodiment, the pressure adjustment valve 214 and the filter 215 are connected to the oil supply nozzle 1. Provided between the pumps 8, when the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are operated simultaneously, a predetermined flow rate of gas is allowed to flow through the pump 8, and the oil supply nozzle 1 is refueled in accordance with the removal operation from the oil supply machine. Start and stop signals are received.

As a result, the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 can be operated at the same time even in a state where gasoline vapor is not sucked from the fuel nozzle 1, and it is easy even when the fuel nozzle 1 is opened and closed intermittently. It becomes possible to cope with. Even when the oil supply nozzle 1 is not separated from the fuel supply machine, the gas hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device is operated, and the recovery device is operated without inhaling gasoline vapor. There is a problem. Therefore, it is necessary to mount a control mechanism that stops the recovery device when such a state continues for a certain period of time.
As described above, by providing the pressure regulating valve 214 and the filter 215 between the fueling nozzle 1 and the pump 8 and receiving the fueling start and stop signals in accordance with the removal operation of the fueling nozzle 1 from the fueling machine. The operation of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device can be simplified, and the cost of the control mechanism can be reduced.

[Embodiment 14]
FIGS. 23 and 24 are general configuration diagrams showing the flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 14 of the present invention.
In the seventh embodiment, the case where the amount of purge gas supplied to the desorption tower 3 is controlled by the mass flow controllers B13a and B13b at the time of desorption of gasoline vapor is shown. However, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. Constant flow valves B101a and B101b and valves B102a and B102b that only flow are provided so that the set flow rate can flow. Further, as shown in FIG. 24, constant pressure valves B103a and B103b and valves B102a and B102b are provided so that the pressure in the desorption tower 3 becomes a set pressure so that the pressure in the desorption tower 3 becomes constant at the time of desorption. May be.
As described above, the combination of the valves B102a and B102b and the constant flow valves B101a and B101b or the constant pressure valves B103a and B103b eliminates the need for using the expensive mass flow controllers B13a and B13b, so that inexpensive gaseous carbonization is possible. A hydrogen treatment / recovery device can be provided.

[Embodiment 15]
25 and 26 are general configuration diagrams showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 15 of the present invention.
In the fourteenth embodiment, the case where the purge gas amount supplied to the desorption tower 3 is controlled by combining the valves B102a and B102b and the constant flow valves B101a and B101b or the constant pressure valves B103a and B103b at the time of desorption of gasoline vapor is shown. However, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 25, by changing the gasoline steam piping, the set flow rate flows to the desorption tower 3 with two valves B102a and B102b and one constant flow valve B101. It is. In addition, as shown in FIG. 26, by changing the gasoline steam pipe, the pressure in the desorption tower 3 may be made constant during desorption using two valves B102a and B102b and one constant pressure valve B103. Good.
As described above, by changing the gasoline steam piping and using the valves B102a and B102b and the constant flow valve B101 or the constant pressure valve B103 in combination, the amount of use of the constant flow valve B101 or the constant pressure valve B103 is reduced, and the system Therefore, it is possible to provide an inexpensive gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device.

[Embodiment 16]
FIG. 27 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 16 of the present invention.
In the seventh embodiment, the case where the temperature control of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is performed by supplying the temperature controlled temperature medium to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 by the liquid circulation pump 202 has been described. In the embodiment, a temperature sensor 216 for measuring the temperature of the adsorbent is provided in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, and the operation of the liquid circulation pump 202 is controlled so that the adsorbent becomes a set temperature. . As a result, the energy consumed by the liquid circulation pump 202 can be reduced, and a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device with a low running cost can be provided. The temperature sensor 216 is preferably installed on the gasoline vapor supply side of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3. At this position, the adsorption and desorption of gasoline vapor to and from the adsorbent is the most intense, so that the temperature change of the adsorbent becomes large, and temperature control according to the temperature change can be performed promptly.

Further, by providing a temperature sensor 216 and monitoring the temperature change of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, it is possible to confirm whether the adsorption / desorption operation is stably performed, and a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device. Can improve the safety.
As described above, by providing the temperature sensor 216 that measures the temperature of the adsorbent in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, the running cost can be reduced and safer operation can be realized.

[Embodiment 17]
FIG. 28 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 17 of the present invention.
In the seventh embodiment, the case where the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are operated simultaneously to pressurize in the adsorption tower 2 to adsorb gasoline vapor and depressurize in the desorption tower 3 to desorb gasoline vapor is shown. In the present embodiment, pressure sensors 217 are provided on the discharge side of the pump 8 and on the suction side of the gas circulation blower 4, respectively. Thus, the pressure on the discharge side of the pump 8 and the pressure on the suction side of the gas circulation blower 4 can be monitored, and it can be confirmed whether the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are operating normally.
Thus, by providing the pressure sensors 217 on the discharge side of the pump 8 and on the suction side of the gas circulation blower 4, the pressure of the gasoline vapor distribution line can be constantly monitored, and the safe gaseous hydrocarbon A processing / recovery device can be provided.

In the above description, the pressure sensor 217 is provided on each of the discharge side of the pump 8 and the suction side of the gas circulation blower 4. However, as shown in FIG. 3 may be attached to each of the three. Thereby, it can monitor that the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 becomes pressurization or pressure reduction, and it can be checked whether the gas circulation blower 4 and the pump 8 are operating normally. In this case, it can also be confirmed whether the valves B11a, B11b, B12a, B12b, B14a, B14b, and the mass flow controllers B13a, B13b are operating normally.
As described above, by providing the pressure sensor 217 in each of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, the pressure in the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be constantly monitored, and safer processing and recovery of gaseous hydrocarbons. Equipment can be provided.

[Embodiment 18]
FIG. 30 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 18 of the present invention.
In the seventh embodiment, the case where the gasoline vapor sucked from the fuel filler nozzle 1 is directly supplied to the condenser 6 via the pump 8 has been described. However, in the present embodiment, the gas line is branched on the discharge side of the pump 8. Thus, gas lines 218 that do not pass through the condenser 6 are provided, and valves B104 and B105 are provided in the respective lines. Thereby, even when gasoline vapor having a temperature lower than the set temperature of the condensing device 6 is supplied from the pump 8, moisture contained in the gasoline vapor is frozen in the condensing device 6 and the piping is clogged. It can be prevented in advance, and gasoline vapor can be recovered stably. In addition, as a measurement site | part of a temperature, a gasoline vapor | steam distribution line and external air can be considered.

In this case, the temperature of the gasoline vapor that has passed through the pump 8 may be monitored and the valves B104 and B105 may be operated at that temperature, or the temperature of the outside air may be monitored and the valve B104 and B105 may be operated. However, since the outside air is also taken in when the gasoline vapor is sucked from the refueling nozzle 1, the temperature of the gasoline vapor-containing air follows the outside air temperature. Therefore, even if it is controlled by the outside air temperature, a sufficient effect can be obtained. Further, since the outside air temperature does not change rapidly, the valves B104 and B105 can be stably operated, and the system can be easily controlled.
In this way, the gas line is branched on the discharge side of the pump 8, the gas line 218 that does not pass through the condenser 6 is provided, and the valves B104 and B105 are provided in the respective lines. Clogging can be prevented in advance, and a safe gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device can be provided.

[Embodiment 19]
FIG. 31 is an explanatory view showing the structure of an adsorption / desorption tower according to Embodiment 19 of the present invention.
In Embodiment 7, the external structure of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is a cylindrical structure, the fin tube heat exchanger 22 is arranged inside, and silica gel 21 or synthetic zeolite alone or a mixture thereof is packed between aluminum fins. As shown in the case, in the present embodiment, a plurality of cylindrical tubes 31 are arranged in parallel, silica gel 21 or synthetic zeolite alone or a mixture thereof is packed in the cylindrical tube 31, and the cylindrical tube 31 is surrounded around the cylindrical tube 31. The temperature medium is configured to flow. Thereby, the silica gel 21 in the cylindrical tube 31 or the synthetic zeolite alone or a mixture thereof can be cooled uniformly, and gasoline vapor can be adsorbed and removed stably.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 32, the cross section of the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 is divided into a plurality of hexagons 32, and a cylindrical tube 31 is provided so as to be inscribed in the hexagons 32. By arranging the cylindrical tubes 31 regularly, the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 can be efficiently filled with the silica gel 21 or the synthetic zeolite alone or a mixture thereof, and the silica gel 21 or the synthetic zeolite alone is contained in all the cylindrical tubes 31. Or these mixtures can be cooled uniformly. Although not shown, a baffle plate may be provided outside the cylindrical tube 31 to prevent the temperature medium supplied from the lower part to the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 from flowing through a short path. .
As described above, a plurality of cylindrical tubes 31 are inserted into the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3, and the temperature medium flows on the outer wall of the cylindrical tubes 31, thereby making the adsorbent more uniform. An apparatus for treating and recovering gaseous hydrocarbons that can be cooled and has a stable gasoline removal performance can be provided.

[Embodiment 20]
FIG. 33 is an external view of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 20 of the present invention. In this manner, the positions of the pipes and valves may be changed so that the shelf 33 can be installed. As a result, it is not necessary to install a service equipment shelf installed at the gas station, and the collection apparatus can be placed in the space where the service equipment shelf is placed, so that the gas station can be saved in space.
As described above, by changing the piping and valve positions so that the shelf 33 can be installed, the service parts shelf can be eliminated, and the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device can be installed in the space. You can secure an empty space at the gas station.

[Embodiment 21]
FIG. 34 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 21 of the present invention.
In Embodiment 1, two adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 are provided, and the adsorption / desorption towers 2 and 3 of the two towers are operated with different functions such as an adsorption tower 2 and a desorption tower 3, and the operations are alternately performed. Although the case where the adsorption / desorption operation is performed by switching is shown, in the present embodiment, only one adsorption / desorption tower 2 is provided. 219 is a dry air generator for supplying dry air to the adsorption / desorption tower 2, 220 is a gas storage tank for temporarily storing desorbed gasoline vapor, and B106, B107, and B108 are valves.

  Next, the gasoline vapor adsorption operation will be described. When refueling is started at the gas station, the valves B1, B11, B12, B106, and B108 are opened, the pump 8 and the gas circulation blower 4 are operated, and the gasoline vapor leaked from the refueling nozzle 1 (about 40 vol% at room temperature). The air is sucked and pressurized to, for example, about 0.3 MPa, and sent to the condensing device 6. At this time, when the refrigerant is supplied from the refrigerator 201 to the heat exchanger 203 in the temperature medium tank 204, the condenser device 6 provided in the temperature medium tank 204 indirectly starts from 0 ° C. via the temperature medium. It is kept at about 5 ° C., and water contained in gasoline and gas is partially condensed and separated into gas (gasoline vapor) and liquid (gasoline) via the gas-liquid separator 9. The liquid accumulates below the condensing device 6 and is recovered as a liquid in the liquefied gasoline recovery device 5, and the gas is discharged from the condensing device 6. At this time, the gas circulation blower 4 is also in operation, and the gasoline vapor is sucked from the gas storage tank 220 via the valve B108, and the pressure in the gas storage tank 220 decreases. When the pressure in the gas storage tank 220 reaches a predetermined value, the valve B108 is closed and the gas circulation blower 4 is stopped. On the other hand, about 10 vol% of the gasoline vapor that could not be processed by the condenser 6 is sent to the adsorption / desorption tower 2 for processing, and the gasoline vapor becomes clean air in the adsorption / desorption tower and is released to the atmosphere through the pressure controller 120. Is done.

  Next, the desorption operation will be described. After adsorption treatment for an arbitrary time in the adsorption / desorption tower 2, the pump 8 is stopped, the valves B1, B11, B12, B106, B108 are closed, and desorption is started. Thereafter, the valves B14 and B107 are opened, the gas circulation blower 4 is operated, and the gasoline vapor is sucked and desorbed from the adsorption / desorption tower 2. The gasoline vapor discharged from the adsorption / desorption tower 2 is supplied to the gas storage tank 220 by the gas circulation blower 4. When the pressure in the adsorption / desorption tower 2 reaches a predetermined value, the dry air generator 219 is operated, dry air is supplied to the adsorption / desorption tower at a constant flow rate, and the desorption of gasoline vapor is promoted by the gas purge of the dry air. Thereafter, when the pressure in the gas storage tank 220 reaches a predetermined value, the valves B14 and B108 are closed, and the gas circulation blower 4 and the dry air generator 219 are stopped. Thus, when the desorption of gasoline is completed, it is used again as an adsorption tower, and this operation is repeated over time. By operating in this way, gasoline in gasoline vapor can be liquefied and recovered, and clean air with a gasoline concentration of 1 vol% or less can be constantly discharged. However, since it is necessary to repeat the adsorption / desorption operation in time, it is difficult to apply to the case where gasoline vapor is continuously processed.

In the above description, the case where the dry air generator 219 is provided has been described. However, by increasing the capacity of the gas circulation blower 4, the gasoline in the gasoline vapor can be liquefied and recovered without the dry air generator 219. In addition, it is possible to always discharge clean air having a gasoline concentration of 1 vol% or less.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the adsorption / desorption tower 2 is used as one tower, and the gas storage tank 220 is provided, so that control for switching the adsorption / desorption tower 2 is not necessary and the cost of the adsorption / desorption tower 2 is reduced. It is possible to provide a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device that is simple and inexpensive to control.

[Embodiment 22]
FIG. 35 is an overall configuration diagram showing a flow of a gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to Embodiment 22 of the present invention.
In the seventh embodiment, the case where clean air having a gasoline concentration of 1 vol% or less is discharged to the atmosphere via the pressure controller 120 is described. However, in the present embodiment, a flame arrester 221 is provided on the downstream side of the pressure controller 120. It is provided so that even if a fire comes from the outside, the fire does not reach inside. Thereby, it is possible to prevent external fire from entering the inside, and it is possible to provide a safer gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device. Although not shown in the drawing, the same effect can be obtained by providing the frame arrester 221 in the flow path through which the liquefied gasoline discharged from the liquefied gasoline recovery device 5 flows.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Exhaust gas generation source (oil supply nozzle), 2, 3 Adsorption / desorption tower, 4 Gas circulation blower (pump), 5 Liquefied gasoline recovery device, 6 Condensing device, 7 Second condensing device, 8 Pump, 9 Gas-liquid separation 11 Exhaust gas air supply pipe, 12a, 12b Exhaust pipe, 13a, 13b Purge gas air supply pipe, 14a, 14b Purge gas air supply pipe after desorption, 21 Silica gel, 22 Fin tube heat exchanger, 41 Pressure gauge, 120a, 120b Pressure controller , 201 Refrigerator, 202 Liquid circulation pump, 203 Heat exchanger, 204 Temperature medium tank, 205 Auxiliary temperature medium tank, 211 Ejector, 212 Gasoline concentration sensor, 213 Thermometer, 214 Pressure regulating valve, 215 Filter, 216 Temperature sensor, 217 pressure sensor, 218 gas line, 219 dry air generator, 220 Storage tank, 221 flame arrestor, 301 air gap, B13a, B13b mass flow controller, B101a, B101b constant flow valve, B103a, B103b constant pressure valve, R1, R2, R3a, R4a, R3b, R4b refrigerant inlet / outlet, R5, R6 hot gas Entrance / exit, H1, H2 heater.

Claims (4)

In the processing and recovery equipment for gaseous hydrocarbons for processing gasoline vapor that leaks during gasoline refueling,
A nozzle that sucks in gasoline vapor leaked when refueling gasoline, a condenser that cools moisture and gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle, a pump that compresses the gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle and supplies it to the condenser, and An adsorption / desorption device disposed downstream of the condenser and downstream of the condenser and filled with an adsorbent for adsorbing / desorbing gasoline vapor, and for desorbing the gasoline vapor adsorbed by the adsorption / desorption device A gas circulation blower for supplying a purge gas, a pressure adjusting valve provided between the nozzle and the pump, for adjusting a pressure of gasoline vapor sucked from the nozzle, and the pressure adjusting valve and the pump. A filter for passing gasoline vapor at a predetermined flow rate to the pump, and the gas circulation blower and the pump Processing and recovery system of the gaseous hydrocarbons, characterized in that it enables simultaneous operation. The gaseous hydrocarbon treatment / recovery device according to claim 1, wherein a signal for starting and stopping refueling is received in accordance with an attaching / detaching operation of the nozzle from a refueling machine. The apparatus for treating and collecting gaseous hydrocarbons according to claim 2, wherein the operation is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed after the nozzle is removed from the fuel filler and fuel supply is not started. A method for treating and recovering gaseous hydrocarbons using the apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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