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Experimental investigation of a domestic refrigeration appliance based on exergy destruction.

• Author(s) : TAGHAVI M., GOOSSENS M., SYRJALA S., JERONEN T.
• Publication date: 2021/05
• Languages : English
• Source: 2021 Purdue Conferences. 18^th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
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Generation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in soybean by freezing and subsequent storage.

• Author(s) : UENO S., IRYO N., SASAO S., et al.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thawing, Cell, Soya, Seed, Destruction, Freezing
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
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May the surgery be a source of happiness?!

• Author(s) : BUTORINA A., VOZDVIZHENSKIY I., ARKHAROV A., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/05/15
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Irradiation, Cryotreatment, Tumour, Laser, Expérimentation, Destruction, Cryosurgery, Coagulation
• Source: Cryogenics 2017. Proceedings of the 14^th IIR International Conference: Dresden, Germany, Mai 15-19, 2017.
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Potential enhancement investigation of commercial R744 refrigeration systems based on avoidable and unavoidable exergy destruction concepts.

• Author(s) : GULLO P., CORTELLA G., MINETTO S.
• Publication date: 2016/08/21
• Languages : English
• Source: 12^th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2016). Proceedings. Édimbourg, United Kingdom, August 21st-24th 2016.
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Frozen-Phase High-Pressure Destruction Kinetics of Escherichia coli as Influenced by Application Mode, Substrate, and Enrichment Medium.

• Author(s) : WANG C., LIU H., YU Y., QIAO Y.
• Publication date: 2022/06
• Languages : English
• Source: Foods - vol. 11 - n. 12
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Unsteady exergy analysis for a recycle and recovery machine.

• Author(s) : FAJAR B., PANCA D., WICAKSONO G.
• Publication date: 2018/03
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Exergy, Measurement, Maintenance, Recovery, Performance, Entropy, Destruction, Leakage, Refrigerant, Air conditioning
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 87
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Thermodynamic performance and the exergy destruction of the transcritical CO2 two-stage compression and ejector expansion direct cooling ice making system.

• Author(s) : LI W., WANG B., DENG J., HE Y.
• Publication date: 2023/07
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 151
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Numerical investigation and comparison on energy performance and exergy destruction of cascading deep dehumidification systems with dehumidification amount exceeding 95%.

• Author(s) : MA Z., LIU X., GUAN B., ZHANG T.
• Publication date: 2023/11
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 155
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Advantages in predicting conjugate freezing of meat in a domestic freezer by CFD with turbulence k-ɛ 3D model and a local exergy destruction analysis.

• Author(s) : MORAGA N. O., RIVERA D. R.
• Publication date: 2021/06
• Languages : English
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 126
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AHRI 8018 final report: review of refrigerant management programs. Rapport final.

• Author(s) : Navigant Consulting, Inc.
• Publication date: 2016/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : United Kingdom, Training, Regulations, Japan, European Union, China, Canada, Brazil, Recycling, Recovery, Australia, USA, Destruction, Refrigerant

Ozone-depleting substances 2016 - Aggregated data reported by companies on the import, export, production, destruction, and feedstock and process agent use of ozone-depleting substances in the European Union.

• Author(s) : EEA (European Environment Agency)
• Publication date: 2017/09
• Languages : English
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Autonomous cryosurgical unit for cryo-destruction of oncological neoplasms at temperatures down to -180 °C.

• Author(s) : MOSTYTSKYI A., LYTVYNENKO M., KOKUL S., PEKARYK O.
• Publication date: 2025/04/07
• Languages : English
• Source: Cryogenics 2025. Proceedings of the 18^th IIR International Conference on Cryogenics, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 April 2025.
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Health management system for compressors in hydrogen refueling stations based on non-destructive fault diagnosis method.

• Author(s) : LI X., PENG X., CHEN D., JIA X.
• Publication date: 2022/07/15
• Languages : English
• Source: 2022 Purdue Conferences. 26^th International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue.
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I refrigeranti e l'ambiente.

Refrigerants and the environment.

• Author(s) : KELLY K.
• Publication date: 2015/03
• Languages : Italian
• Source: Industria & Formazione - vol. 39 - n.387
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2022.Data reported by companies on the production, import, export and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union, 2007-2021

• Author(s) : EEA (European Environment Agency)
• Publication date: 2022/11
• Languages : English
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Management and destruction of ozone depleting substances

A recent GIZ study analyses the management and destruction of ozone depleting substances (ODS) – primarily used as refrigerants – particularly in developing countries.

• Publication date : 2016/05/02
• Subjects: Environment, General information

Honeywell CFC destruction plan

Honeywell has begun destroying its inventories of CFCs and CFC blends: the company says it has already destroyed over 12 000 kg of R11.

• Publication date : 2012/06/21

Europe: focus on the consumption, exports, production and destruction of ozone depleting substances.

The European Environment Agency published in September 2017 a report aggregating data submitted by companies using ozone depleting substances.

• Publication date : 2017/10/18
• Subjects: Regulation, Figures, economy

India: The challenges of life-cycle refrigerant management

In May 2023, the CEEW published a study examining the current status of refrigerant recovery, recycling, reuse, and destruction in India.

• Publication date : 2023/08/07
• Subjects: Environment

Imminent revised Japanese F-gas legislation

During ATMOsphere Asia 2014, M. Kumakura, from the Japanese Ministry of Environment (MOE), presented progress made on the revision of the Act on Ensuring the Implementation of Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons concerning Designated...

• Publication date : 2014/06/22
• Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives

Japan: revised Fluorinated gas legislation to encourage rationalised use and proper management of fluorocarbons

The Japanese Cabinet recently approved the “Bill for the Act for Partial Revision of the Act on Ensuring the Implementation of Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons concerning Designated Products.”

• Publication date : 2013/08/29
• Subjects: Regulation

The life cycle of fluorocarbons: case studies

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition has published a guide for policymakers in which  good practices regarding the life cycle of fluorocarbons are discussed. Concrete examples of refrigerant recycling in...

• Publication date : 2022/07/08
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

European Commission

The European Commission presented on August 1, 2008, a proposal to amend current Regulation 2037/2000 on ozone depleting substances (ODS) highlighting the interplay between both the ozone depleting and global warming effect from such substances...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Cuban plant to destroy substances depleting the ozone layer

Cuba will be the first country in Latin America to open a plant meant to destroy CFCs.

• Publication date : 2014/12/03

Briefs: New recycling scheme for air-conditioning equipment

The WEE European directive, due to come into force within 2-3 years is already triggering responses from manufacturers. In this sense, Daikin is even going beyond the requirements of the directive for recycling electrical and electronic goods and...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

French food banks lack cold storage.

Cold storage capacities have not kept up with the trend.

• Publication date : 2015/01/22

Briefs: Australia’s White Paper

In its White Paper "Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS): Australia's Low Pollution Future" - an amended version of the Green Paper issued in July 2008 - unveiled in December 2008, the Australian government gave details concerning its future...

• Publication date : 2009/02/25

Briefs: Record-breaking CDM deals in Asia

The Clean Development Mechanism, established under the Kyoto Protocol, is a project and market-based mechanism that allows industrialized countries to invest in greenhouse-gas-mitigating activities in developing countries and earn certified...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Fridge recycling scheme in the favelas

In 2000, the Brazilian government passed a law requiring that electricity providers invest 0.5% of their turnover in projects promoting energy efficiency, especially among the disadvantaged. Among these, a refrigerator exchange project in the...

• Publication date : 2011/06/20

Biological effects of low temperature

In the past couple of decades, the use of cryosurgery for the treatment of tumours, i.e. destroying abnormal lesions while protecting surrounding tissues, has spread. The biological effects of cryosurgery can be divided into 2 types: early/direct...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

MOP37 Highlights

The 37th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP37) were held in Nairobi, Kenya from 1 November to 7 November 2025.  

• Publication date : 2025/11/10
• Subjects: Environment, General information, HFCs alternatives

Participation of the IIR in the 31st Meeting of the Parties (MOP 31)

The 31st Meeting of the Parties (MOP 31) took place on November 4-8, 2019 in Italy at FAO headquarters. The Rome declaration on the reduction of food losses was signed.

• Publication date : 2019/11/29
• Subjects: Environment, General information, Regulation

Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement

Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...

• Last update : 2023/03/10
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information