EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CANISTER WITH LIQUID-FUEL-RESISTANT ADSORBENT

An evaporative emissions (fuel vapor) canister is provided. The canister includes a casing defining an internal volume therein, and the casing includes an inlet in fluid communication with the internal volume. The internal volume includes a bed of a first adsorbent material adjacent the inlet, and a bed of a second adsorbent material separated from the inlet by the bed of the first adsorbent material. The first adsorbent material is resistant to liquid fuel, and the second adsorbent material is different than the first adsorbent material. Liquid fuel that enters the internal volume of the casing via the inlet is adsorbed by the first adsorbent material such that the first adsorbent material protects the second adsorbent material from the liquid fuel. The first adsorbent material is thereby protected from damage by the liquid fuel. A method of making an evaporative emissions canister is also provided.