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L'utilisation du CO2 comme frigorigène. 15e Note d'information sur les frigorigènes.

Dióxido de carbono como refrigerante. 15a nota informativa sobre refrigerantes.

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This article is a Spanish translation of the IIR 15th Informatory Note (see IIR Bulletin reference 2000-2403). The Montreal Protocol regulations on gases that deplete the earth's ozone layer have led to phase out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as refrigerants in industrialized countries. Moreover, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are only an interim solution in industrialized countries until the year 2020 and certain national regulations prescribe an even earlier phase-out date (for instance, by the end of the year 1999 for R22 in Germany). Another environmental concern regarding these refrigerants is their behaviour as greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and this also applies for CFC and HCFC substitutes, the newly developed hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs). For this reason, these new refrigerants are placed in a basket with five other gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gases. This situation has led to increase use of the "old" refrigerants ammonia and hydrocarbons. Although both are environmentally benign, they can exhibit a certain degree of local danger because of their flammability and/or toxicity. Therefore, carbon dioxide (CO2), an "old" refrigerant used in industrial and marine refrigeration, was proposed by the late Prof. Gustav Lorentzen in 1990 to be used as an alternative refrigerant, mainly because of its non flammability.

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  • Titre original : Dióxido de carbono como refrigerante. 15a nota informativa sobre refrigerantes.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 2001-0033
  • Langues : Espagnol
  • Sujet : Environnement
  • Source : Téc. Frio - vol. 49 - n. 528
  • Date d'édition : 07/2000
  • Document disponible en consultation à la bibliothèque du siège de l'IIF uniquement.

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