EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENT NEUTRALIZATION IN CHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a neutralization and circulation module (NCM) configured to generate a combustion suppressant stream from a flammable intake stream. In an illustrative example, the NCM includes an intake port and an output port, each in fluid communication with a chamber containing (electro)chemical energy storage units capable of emitting combustible gases. The NCM may, for example, include a reactor in fluid communication between the intake and output port. The reactor may, for example, selectively apply an oxygen-containing stream from an oxygen source to the intake stream to generate, from the stream containing combustible gases, a combustion suppressant gas stream that is discharged through the output port into the chamber such that an upper flammability limit approaches a lower flammability limit in the chamber. Various embodiments may advantageously eliminate a flammable regime in a chemical energy storage environment.