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Production of cold by adsorption/desorption of carbon dioxide

US5522228A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 1994
Grant dateJun 4, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25B17/08
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates especially to a process for the production of cold, comprising at least one stage of adsorption of carbon dioxide by an adsorbent solid substance and at least one stage of desorption of the carbon dioxide adsorbed in the said adsorbent substance, in which the said adsorbent substance comprises activated carbon fibers or an active charcoal and has a specific surface of at least 700 m.sup.2 /g and an external specific surface of at least 0.005 m.sup.2 /g.

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