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Feasibility study for the application of a high-temperature heat pump in the pulp and paper industry: An Italian case study.
Use of nanoparticles in refrigeration systems: a literature review paper.
Recommended by the IIR
Industrial High Temperature Heat Pumps – Ongoing Research in the USA.
Effects of active paper sheets on the quality of cherry tomatoes during cold storage.
Análisis técnico-económico de distintas tecnologías de recuperación de calor en la industria papelera.
Technical and economic analysis of different heat recovery technologies in the paper industry.
Optimization of multiple-effect evaporation in the pulp and paper industry using response surface methodology.
Effect of active paper sheets with encapsulated essential oils on lemon quality during its refrigerated conservation.
IIR document
Performance evaluation of various fiber paper matrix desiccant wheels coated with nano-adsorbent for energy efficient dehumidification.
Assessment on the commercial viability of solar cooling technologies and applications in the Arab region. summary paper.
Investigation on the feasibility of using wood pulp fiber paper as substrate of rotary desiccant wheel for dehumidification.
13th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2021: Heat Pumps – Mission for the Green World. Conference proceedings [full papers]
An estimation of the European industrial heat pump market potential
Microbial control in fresh horticultural products using active paper sheets with essential oils. A case study in lemon cv. Verna.
Comments on the paper by Morrow et al. (2021) Flow condensation heat transfer performance of natural and emerging synthetic refrigerants, International Journal of Refrigeration.
Contraindications to Whole-Body Cryostimulation (WBC). A position paper from the WBC Working Group of the International Institute of Refrigeration and the multidisciplinary expert panel.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Europe : Green Paper
According to the Green Paper on Energy Efficiency, published June 22, 2005 by the European Commission, the European Union could save at least 20% of its current energy consumption by 2020, equalling EUR 60 billion per year. Estimations indicate...
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...
The Air conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) issued a white paper on Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV).
The white paper, entitled "Characterizing the efficiency of energy recovery ventilation and informing the design of HVAC systems", supplements the ARI guideline V: "Calculating the Efficiency of Energy Recovery Ventilation and its Effect on...
Member news: EPEE white paper on sustainable cooling
EPEE, benefactor member of the IIR, participated in the 31st Meeting of the Parties in early November in Rome. The association took the opportunity of this event to present a white paper on sustainable cooling.
Summary of two papers of the 9th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants (ICCC2017)
The IIR 9th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants (ICCC2017), which took place in Bratislava, Slovakia, in September 2017, addressed advances in compressors but also refrigerating technologies and alternative refrigerants, as...
IIR member news: Embraco's Position Paper on refrigerants used in light commercial refrigeration
Compressor manufacturer Embraco publishes a "Position Paper" to assess the transitory solutions towards low GWP refrigerants.
IIR working group releases position paper on contraindications to Whole-Body Cryostimulation (WBC)
A panel of 28 European experts were consulted to generate an international consensus on the updated contraindications to WBC with controlled feedback from the IIR Working Group on Whole-Body Cryostimulation as a...
Summaries from two papers of the IIR co-sponsored International Conference on Compressors
Reduction of refrigeration compressors noise was an important topic addressed during the IIR-co-sponsored International Conference on Compressors (ICCR) in Xi’an, China.
Danfoss white paper on the global trends within refrigerants in refrigeration and air conditioning
Danfoss international group of experts made a projection on the refrigerant outlook within the main sectors and regions.
A special gift for New Year’s Eve: free access to the 2024 most downloaded IIR conference paper!
As we ring in 2025, the International Institute of Refrigeration has a special gift for you! Download for free the most downloaded IIR conference paper of the year, focusing on the potential use of...
IIR Position Paper in IJR: Frozen food at −18°C or −15°C? A critical review of subzero storage, quality, and regulation
IIR expert Alain Le-Bail et al. have recently published an article reviewing the current regulations on selected subzero temperature storages and examining the impact of shifting the frozen storage temperature...
New whitepaper highlights hybrid heat pump “missed opportunity” in the UK
A new report highlights the key role hybrid heat pumps could play in the decarbonisation of the heating sector in the UK, urging for better policies.
Blueprint for a sustainable off-grid solar-powered cold room 20% cheaper than state of the art
In June 2025, Efficiency for Access published a report on constructing a sustainable solar-powered cold room using natural and locally available materials. Their design reduced embedded GHG emissions by 63% and...
Purdue conferences highlights: development of high-temperature heat pumps
High-temperature heat pumps are currently subject to intense R&D work, as illustrated by several papers presented at Purdue last year. All Purdue papers can now be downloaded from the Fridoc database.
Evaluating lubricants for lower GWP refrigerant compressor operation.
Summary of an interesting paper from the recent Purdue conference.
IIR news
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Calls for papers: ICR2007
A Call for Papers for the 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration — Refrigeration Creates the Future — was launched on June 30, 2006: abstracts are to be submitted by August 31, 2006. Authors will be informed of acceptance by November 30,...
Calls for papers: Natural Working Fluids 2006: 7th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference
Natural Working Fluids 2006: 7th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference will take place on May 29-31, 2006 in Trondheim, Norway, a beautiful cathedral city on a fjord surrounded by forest-clad hills. A call for papers has been launched: the deadlines are...
Now available: ICR2015 congress papers
Following on from the successful IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2015), the long anticipated papers and proceedings are now available to download in Fridoc.
Now available: ICCC 2018 conference papers and proceedings
Couldn't attend the 5th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (ICCC 2018) in Beijing, China, last month? Download the conference proceedings and papers.
Now available: IIR Congress papers 2019
Download your copy of the ICR 2019 proceedings. Over 630 technical papers are available!
IIR conference papers visible in Scopus!
From Scopus, it is now possible to download the papers of three IIR conferences indexed in Fridoc. Download them!
Latest IIR conference papers in Fridoc!
Papers from recent IIR conferences can all be downloaded from IIR Fridoc database.
2016 Purdue conferences papers in Fridoc!
Papers from the 3 conferences held in Purdue University in July 2016 and co-sponsored by the IIR can be downloaded from Fridoc database.
Now available: IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference Papers
Download your copy of the proceedings of the 14th Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants. Over 120 technical papers are available!
Papers from the 16th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference are now available!
The papers from the 16th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants, held from 11 to 14 August 2024, at the University of Maryland, are now available in FRIDOC.
Discover the IIR Conference papers from 2021
Thanks to the support of its international network, last year, the IIR organised a staggering seven conferences dedicated to key themes of refrigeration.
Latest IIR conference papers available in FRIDOC!
Did you miss a refrigeration event? See what’s online for you.
Now available: IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference Papers 2022
Download one or all of the 170 technical papers from the 15th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants!
New design for the IJR but still quality papers!
As well as original research papers the IJR also includes review articles, papers presented at IIR conferences, short reports and letters describing preliminary results and experimental details, and letters to the Editor on recent areas of...
IIR launches Best Student Paper Competition at ICR 2019
Open to students up to Master’s level (plus one year), the IIR Best Student Paper Competition will give a unique opportunity to not only to bring to the limelight the work achieved by today’s future talents, but also to emphasise the importance...
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...
Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry
The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...
Additive manufacturing of heat exchangers
In the refrigeration industry, additive manufacturing (colloquially referred to as “3D printing”) makes it possible to fabricate novel, complex and potentially more energy efficient...
Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data
From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...
Additive manufacturing of regenerators for caloric cooling
In many areas of engineering, additive manufacturing allows the production of complex and multifunctional products that could not be manufactured using traditional methods. In the...
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Global cold storage capacity
This table presents the cold storage capacity in about 50 countries, based on data from the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).
Heat pump stock in Europe
This table presents the stock of installed heat pumps, the CO2 emissions avoided and the number of jobs in the heat pump sector in Europe.
Thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 20 hydrocarbon refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
Thermophysical properties of HFC refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 100 HFC refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
Thermophysical properties of HFO refrigerants
Thermophysical properties of over 50 HFO refrigerants, including single-component and blends.
Kigali Amendment status per country
List of the 163 countries that have accepted, approved or ratified the Kigali Amendment as of November 15, 2024.
Global HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector
This table shows HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector – including air conditioning – in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent for about 40 countries that are signatories...
Cold storage conditions for fruits and vegetables
Practical recommendations for the cold storage of over 200 cultivars of fruits, vegetables and herbs (storage temperatures, relative humidity, storage time, controlled atmosphere...
Events
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IIR event
15th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
September 16, 2026 - September 18, 2026
Xi'an, China
Currently accepting full papers! The 15th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for...
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15th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems
September 13, 2027 - September 15, 2027
London, United Kingdom
On September 13-15, 2027, the 15th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems of City University of London will provide a forum for debate on developments in air, gas and refrigeration...
11th IIR Conference on Solid-State Cooling, Heating and Energy Harvesting
June 07, 2026 - June 11, 2026
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Submit your full paper now! The 11th IIR Conference on Solid-State Cooling, Heating and Energy Harvesting (Thermag 2026), to be...
15th IEA Heat Pump Conference
May 26, 2026 - May 29, 2026
Vienna, Austria
Join the 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference, which will take place in Vienna, Austria,from May 26-29, 2026! The 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference, co-sponsored by IIR,...
19th IIR Conference on Cryogenics
April 26, 2027 - April 30, 2027
Dresden, Germany
The 19th CRYOGENICS 2027 continues in the series of conferences held every two years. The conference will deal with new challenges of the equipment and technologies with temperatures below 120 K (-153°C), as well as with other...
27th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration
August 21, 2027 - August 27, 2027
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Save the date! The International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR) is a leading global event in the field of refrigeration, organised by the International Institute of Refrigeration...
