| 摘要 |
Refrigerants, such as Freon TM 12 and other potential ozone depleting substances will be in short supply as their production is phased out, and until existing refrigeration equipment is retrofitted to receive more environmentally friendly refrigerants. Existing supplies of such refrigerants when contaminated with other refrigerants especially hydrofluoroalkanes like Freon 22 can form azeotropes, which are not readily separated by conventional distillation methods, are selectively decomposed in-situ by reacting with aqueous solutions of metal hydroxides or other bases. The remaining non-reacted refrigerant-containing composition is readily recycled by separation and recovery methods from the reaction mixture to provide a reusable refrigerant composition virtually free of contaminating refrigerant. |
