Liquid for absorption of solar heat

Patent · Mon Nov 12 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5963667

Nakamura, T; Iwamoto, Y; Kadotani, K; Marui, T

A liquid for the absorption of solar heat, useful as an heat-absorbing medium in water heaters and heat collectors comprises: a dispersing medium selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, mixture of propylene glycol with water, mixture of propylene glycol with water and glycerin, and mixture of glycerin with water, a dispersant selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, caramel, and mixture of polyvinylpyrrolidone with caramel, and a powdered activated carbon as a black coloring material.

• Assignee: Dainichiseika Colour and Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd. (Japan); Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho (Japan)
• Patent Number(s): US 4482467
• OSTI ID: 5963667
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AZOLES
BLACK LIQUIDS
BLOOD SUBSTITUTES
CARBON
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HYDROCARBONS
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LACTAMS
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MIXTURES
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