Method of reducing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant emissons to the atmosphere
Abstract
A method is disclosed for reducing chloroflurocarbon (CFC) refrigerant emissions during removal or transfer or refrigerants from a vapor compression cooling system or heat pump which comprises contacting the refrigerant with a suitable sorbent material. The sorbent material allows for the storage and retention or the chlorofluorocarbon in non-gaseous form so that it does not tend to escape to the atmosphere where it would cause harm by contributing to ozone depletion. In other aspects of the invention, contacting of CFC refrigerants with sorbent material allows for purification and recycling of used refrigerant, and a device containing stored sorbent material can be employed in the detection of refrigerant leakage in a cooling system or heat pump.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Clinton, TN
- Fayetteville, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867423
- Patent Number(s):
- 4934149
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; reducing; chlorofluorocarbon; refrigerant; emissons; atmosphere; disclosed; chloroflurocarbon; cfc; emissions; removal; transfer; refrigerants; vapor; compression; cooling; heat; pump; comprises; contacting; suitable; sorbent; material; allows; storage; retention; non-gaseous; form; tend; escape; harm; contributing; ozone; depletion; aspects; purification; recycling; device; containing; stored; employed; detection; leakage; device containing; comprises contacting; heat pump; sorbent material; gaseous form; vapor compression; suitable sorbent; /62/
Citation Formats
DeVault, Robert C, Fairchild, Phillip D, and Biermann, Wendell J. Method of reducing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant emissons to the atmosphere. United States: N. p., 1990.
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DeVault, Robert C, Fairchild, Phillip D, & Biermann, Wendell J. Method of reducing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant emissons to the atmosphere. United States.
DeVault, Robert C, Fairchild, Phillip D, and Biermann, Wendell J. Mon .
"Method of reducing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant emissons to the atmosphere". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867423.
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title = {Method of reducing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant emissons to the atmosphere},
author = {DeVault, Robert C and Fairchild, Phillip D and Biermann, Wendell J},
abstractNote = {A method is disclosed for reducing chloroflurocarbon (CFC) refrigerant emissions during removal or transfer or refrigerants from a vapor compression cooling system or heat pump which comprises contacting the refrigerant with a suitable sorbent material. The sorbent material allows for the storage and retention or the chlorofluorocarbon in non-gaseous form so that it does not tend to escape to the atmosphere where it would cause harm by contributing to ozone depletion. In other aspects of the invention, contacting of CFC refrigerants with sorbent material allows for purification and recycling of used refrigerant, and a device containing stored sorbent material can be employed in the detection of refrigerant leakage in a cooling system or heat pump.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
}
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