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Natural working fluids in transport refrigeration.

• Author(s) : MINETTO S.
• Publication date: 2022/06/13
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, Air transport, Intermodal transport, Sea transport, Road transport, Container, CO2, Ammonia, Air cycle, Thermal energy storage, Regulations, Rail transport, R744, Hydrocarbon
• Source: 15^th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2022). Proceedings. Trondheim, Norway, June 13-15^th 2022.
• Formats : PDF

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A review on present and forthcoming opportunities with natural working fluids in transport refrigeration.

• Author(s) : MINETTO S., FABRIS F., MARINETTI S., ROSSETTI A.
• Publication date: 2023/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, Thermal energy storage, Review, Road transport, Sea transport, Air transport, Rail transport, R717, R744, Hydrocarbon, Container, Substitute
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 152
• Formats : PDF

Sanitary transportation of human and animal food. Final rule.

Sanitary transportation of human and animal food. Final rule.

• Author(s) : FDA
• Publication date: 2016/04/06
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Regulations, Food, Safety, Refrigerated transport, Animal food, Hygiene, USA

Recommended by the IIR

Huella de carbono del transporte refrigerado.

The carbon footprint of refrigerated transport.

• Author(s) : RASINES L., SAN MIGUEL G., ARTÉS-HERNÁNDEZ F., AGUAYO E.
• Publication date: 2022/04
• Languages : Spanish
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, CO2 emission, Diesel, Electric vehicle, Life cycle, Carbon footprint, Calculation
• Source: XI Congreso Ibérico y IX Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, CYTEF 2022.
• Formats : PDF

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Protecting perishable foods during transport by truck and rail

• Author(s) : BRECHT J. K., SARGENT S. A., BRECHT P. E., SAENZ J., RODOWICK L.
• Publication date: 2019
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Rail transport, Road transport, Refrigerated transport, Packaging, Controlled atmosphere, Fruit, Vegetable, Meat, Regulations, Dairy product, Compatibility, Frozen food

IIR document

Considerations for emissions test methodology for diesel-engine driven transport refrigeration systems.

• Author(s) : LAWTON R., RHODES C., MYNOTT T.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Transport vehicle, Road transport, Refrigerated transport, Testing, Regulations, Standardization, CO2 emission
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Ageing of refrigerated transport vehicles: development of a numerical predictive model.

• Author(s) : CAPO C., LE GUILLY M., PAPE L., SCUTURICI M., PETIT J. M., REVELLIN R., BONJOUR J., CAVALIER G.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, Road transport, Database, Modelling, Prototype, K coefficient, Insulation
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF

Les acteurs du transport des surgelés.

• Publication date: 2014/10
• Languages : French
• Keywords : France, Road transport, Refrigerated transport, Directory, Quick-frozen food
• Source: Monde du Surgelé (Le) - n. 174

IIR document

F-gases in refrigerated transport.

• Author(s) : MICHINEAU T., CAVALIER G., DEVIN E.
• Publication date: 2014/06/23
• Languages : English
• Keywords : France, European Union, Road transport, Refrigerated transport, Control (automatic), R404A, GWP, Refrigerant
• Source: 3^rd IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: London, UK, June 23-25, 2014
• Formats : PDF

Vers une labellisation du transport sous température dirigée des produits de santé.

Towards a transportation means labelling under controlled temperature conditions of healthcare products.

• Author(s) : BONED M., THOMAS G., DEMOUY A.
• Publication date: 2015/03
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Regulations, Generality, Refrigerated transport, Pharmaceutical industry, Labelling
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - vol. 103 - n. 1150

Recommended by the IIR / IIR document

Cold Chain Technology Brief: Transport refrigeration.

• Author(s) : LAWTON R., CURLIN J. S., CLARK E.
• Publication date: 2018
• Languages : English, French, Spanish
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport
• Formats : PowerPoint, PDF

IIR document

ATP-approved equipment for refrigerated road transport - Serbia's experiences.

• Author(s) : STAMENKOVIC D., POPOVIC V., VOROTOVIC G.
• Publication date: 2015/08/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Road transport, Refrigerated transport, Republic of Serbia, Control (automatic), Performance, Expérimentation, Equipment, Insulation
• Source: Proceedings of the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Yokohama, Japan, August 16-22, 2015.
• Formats : PDF

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The use of aerogel-based materials to improve refrigerated transport.

• Author(s) : BENDOUMA M., FERTEL C., CAVALIER G., OUELLET-PLAMONDON C.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, Road transport, Refrigerated truck, Energy efficiency, Modelling, Insulant, Insulation, Polyurethane, Polyester, Silica gel
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

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Estimation of the UK 2019 Baseline Year’s Energy Demand and Emissions of Temperature-Controlled Transport Using a Bottom-Up Model.

• Author(s) : MAHOOD H. B., SAYIN L., WANG X., ALAMMAR A., LAMIDI R. O., SINGH A., ALLOUCHE Y., PETERS T.
• Publication date: 2024/06/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : United Kingdom, CO2 emission, Refrigerated transport, Road transport, Sea transport, Modelling
• Source: 8^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: June 9-11 2024
• Formats : PDF

Transport refrigeration. Fact Sheet 6.

• Author(s) : ONU Environnement (ex-PNUE)
• Publication date: 2015/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerated transport, Substitute, Container ship, HFC, Container

Transportation of perishables: shift from air to ocean

According to Seabury, a global advisory firm specialized in transportation, the past decade has seen a continuous shift of volumes from shipping by air to ocean.

• Publication date : 2014/09/08

Liquid hydrogen as a transportation fuel

With ever-rising petrol prices and global warming issues, alternative fuels for transportation are high up on the priority list. Hydrogen is already used for this purpose in fuel cell vehicles, but liquid-hydrogen-automobile technology is...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

The global refrigerated sea transportation market

Technavio’s market research analyst predicts the global refrigerated sea transportation market to grow steadily at a CAGR of around 4% during the period 2016-2020.

• Publication date : 2016/01/18

Transport and storage sharing

The Sustainable Distribution Initiative, a cooperation scheme aimed at responding to spiralling energy costs and the demands of consumers to reduce the number of food miles in product distribution is being initiated by IGD, a food and grocery...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Nitrogen for transport refrigeration systems

Today the refrigerated transport sector above all uses a diesel-fuelled refrigeration units. Several refrigeration companies such as Casino, Safeway, Woolworth, Nisa, ASDA are proactively trying to reduce their carbon footprints.

• Publication date : 2013/04/18

France: first refrigerated barge transport

In France, an unprecedented combined waterways-road controlled temperature transportation route will carry chocolates to suburban Paris

• Publication date : 2012/02/28

Refrigerated transport: truckers’ Delight

North American truckers are set to upgrade their equipment in line with new regulations and due to strong consumer demands for better food safety. The FDA's hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) system decrees that shippers and...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

CO2 for transport refrigeration systems

A paper presented during the 10th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference held in Delft in 2012 summarizes developments on cryogenic solutions for refrigerated vehicles using liquid CO2 in an open cycle system.

• Publication date : 2013/03/08

Autonomous systems for refrigerated transport

The refrigerated transport sector is looking for solutions to reduce fuel consumption, refrigerant emissions and noise emissions. - Autonomous systems cooled by cryogenic secondary coolants offer alternatives. A system developed in Germany uses...

• Publication date : 2009/02/25

Refrigerated transport: innovative hybrid technology

Carrier Transicold introduced Deltek hybrid diesel electric technology to the refrigerated transport industry in October of this year. The ultra-high-performance, EPA-compliant system can be used in multi-temperature applications without...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

The global refrigerated transport market

The global refrigerated transport market is projected to reach USD 93,656.4 million by 2019, at a (Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2% from 2014.

• Publication date : 2015/10/15
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Low-GWP alternatives in refrigerated transport

An EPA fact sheet provides full details on alternatives to HFCs: R744, R717, hydrocarbons and HFOs, and describes alternative technologies: cryogenic systems, secondary loop systems, eutectic plates, hermetic and semi-hermetic vapour-compression...

• Publication date : 2012/04/19

The US Refrigerated Transportation Market Predicts Growth

The refrigerated transportation market in the U.S. will grow at a CAGR of 12.44% from 2014 to 2019, according to a report from Research and Markets.

• Publication date : 2015/09/03

New combined refrigerated transport operation in France

A dairy product company, Yéo frais, and Stef, a logistics company, are launching a combined rail/road refrigerated transport route.

• Publication date : 2012/11/07

Fuel-cell-based system for refrigerated transport

According to researchers* from the National Renewable Energy Centre in Sarriguren, Spain, hydrogen fuel cells could offer a solution for refrigerated transport.

• Publication date : 2013/05/07

New IIR publications: Guide to Refrigerated Transport

A completely revised version of the IIR Guide to Refrigerated Transport will be published late 2009. The purpose of this book prepared by Robert Heap and other IIR experts is to provide all necessary basic information on the transport of...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

New IIR publications: Guide to Refrigerated Transport

This new edition is a greatly extended and fully updated version of the first edition published in 1995 and enables readers to come to grips with the latest technology and trends. This book provides all necessary basic information on the transport...

• Publication date : 2010/05/27

Commission D2: at the forefront of refrigerated transport

Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council, Commission D2 is aimed at promoting knowledge of refrigerated transport technology worldwide.

• Publication date : 2016/03/09

Activities of the IIR’s Commission D2 on Refrigerated Transport

The role of the IIR is well recognized worldwide, and in particular the expertise of the members of Commission D2 makes an important contribution to refrigerated transport issues: avoiding the wastage of food and the minimizing of emissions.

• Publication date : 2013/07/01

New IIR publication: Latest Developments in Refrigerated Storage, Transportation and Display of Food Products

The proceedings of Latest Developments in Refrigerated Storage, Transportation and Display of Food Products, an IIR conference involving Commissions C2, D1 with D2, held in Amman, Jordan, on March 28-30, 2005 comprise 24 papers. within the...

• Publication date : 2005/06/14

Member news: Carrier Transicold's innovative electrical technologies for refrigerated transport

Carrier Transicold promotes a new all-electric and autonomous cooling system for semi-trailers that completes its 100% electric range. 

• Publication date : 2021/03/29

Invitation: IIR Seminar on the "Logistics For Transport Of Foodstuffs Under Controlled Temperatures In Hot Countries"

The IIR is delighted to invite you to the IIR Seminar on the "Logistics For Transport Of Foodstuffs Under Controlled Temperatures In Hot Countries” and an IIR Working Group meeting on The Cold Chain in Hot Countries.

• Publication date : 2016/09/21

Download the IIR Seminar on the Logistics For Transport Of Foodstuffs Under Controlled Temperatures In Hot Countries presentations

Recognising the social and economic importance of this issue on a global scale, the IIR organised a seminar on the Logistics For Transport Of Foodstuffs Under Controlled Temperatures In Hot Countries on October 25, 2016 in Tunis (Tunisia).

• Publication date : 2016/12/13

IIR Sub-Commission D2 CERTE news

A new president and a meeting in Germany for this very active IIR Sub-Commission on test stations (refrigerated transport).

• Publication date : 2018/05/17

The IIR with the World Bank in West Bengal

The IIR is a key partner in the World Bank’s project on the Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) integration into the cold chain in West Bengal 

• Publication date : 2021/09/07

IIR member news: Linde

BOC, subsidiary company of the Linde Group, launches its innovative technology in refrigerated transport.

• Publication date : 2015/06/17

Obituary: Rui Telmo Nobre

Mr Rui Telmo Nobre was the chairman of the UNECE Working Party on Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs and involved in the work of the IIR CERTE Sub-Commission.

• Publication date : 2020/02/06

IIR member news: Carrier Transicold

Carrier Transicold, major transport refrigeration company, will offer R452A as an optional alternative to R404A.

• Publication date : 2015/04/23
• Subjects: Regulation

News from IIR members: Carrier Transicold

Carrier Transicold has received the John Connell Enterprise in Quiet Transport Award 2011 presented by the Noise Abatement Society. The award comes as recognition of breakthroughs embodied in its quiet Vector TM 1550 City refrigeration unit.

• Publication date : 2012/06/06

IIR member news: STEF to acquire Ebrex France

STEF takeover warms up.

• Publication date : 2013/09/04

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...

• Last update : 2023/11/07
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs

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...

• Last update : 2023/06/23
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : LNG and LPG

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...

• Last update : 2022/01/20
• Langues : English
• Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)

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...

• Last update : 2023/06/30
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Ice creams

Thermophysical properties of HFC refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 100 HFC refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : HFCs, Blends, HFO et HCFO

Thermophysical properties of HFO refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 50 HFO refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : Blends, HFO et HCFO

Thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 20 hydrocarbon refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : Hydrocarbons, Blends

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

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...

• Last update : 2022/09/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)

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...

• Last update : 2023/01/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Fruit, Vegetables