Methods and containers for transporting, transferring, storing and using refrigerants

A method for delivering an olefinic refrigerant to a refrigerant system, the method comprising:

• providing a distribution system arranged and disposed to deliver the olefinic refrigerant to the refrigerant system;
• measuring at least one distribution parameter of the olefinic refrigerant with one or more sensors within the distribution system;
• and
• selectively directing the olefinic refrigerant to either the refrigerant system or a recovery system with the distribution system based upon the refrigerant suitability for use in the refrigerant system in response to a comparison of the at least one distribution parameter and at least one threshold parameter,
• wherein the selectively directing includes directing the olefinic refrigerant to the recovery system when the at least one distribution parameter exceeds one or more of the following threshold parameters:
• a temperature measured with the one or more sensors exceeds a refrigerant temperature of 100° C.;
• and/or
• a non-absorbable gas concentration measured with the one or more sensors exceeds a refrigerant non-absorbable gas concentration of 1.5 volume percent at 25° C., per AHRI 700 (2016).