Methods for regenerating solid adsorbents
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsHaiyou WANG, Hsueh Sung Tung, Daniel C. Merkel
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Abstract
The invention provides for a method of regenerating a solid adsorbent, such as a molecular sieve or activated carbon, using stable fluorinated hydrocarbon compounds such as, for example, HFC-245cb (1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, as a regeneration fluid.
Claims15
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A composition comprising HFC-245cb (1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane) and a fluorinated hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of HFC-245fa (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane), HCF-245eb (1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane), HFC-245ea (1,1,2,3,3-pentalfuoropropane), HFC-245ca (1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane), HFC-236ea (1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-236fa (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-236cb (1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-236ca (1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-254fa (1,1,3,3-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254th (1,1,1,3-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254eb (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254cb (1,1,2,2-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254ca (1,2,2,3-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254ea (1,1,2,3-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-263fa (1,1,3-trifluoropropane), HFC-263fb (1,1,1-trifluoropropane), HFC-263ea (1,2,3-trifluoropropane), HFC-263eb (1,1,2-trifluoropropane), HFC-263ca (1,2,2-trifluoropropane), HFC-272fa (1,3-difluoropropane), HFC-272ea (1,2-difluoropropane), HFC-272ca (2,2-difluoropropane), HFC-272fb (1,1-difluoropropane), HFC-281fa (1-fluoropropane), HFC-281ea (2-fluoropropane), HFC-218 (octafluoropropane), HFC-227ca (1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane), HFC-227ea (1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane), HFC-116 (1,1,1,2,2,2-hexafluoroethane), HFC-134 (1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane), HFC-134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane), HFC-125 (1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoroethane), HFC-143 (1,1,2-trifluoroethane), HFC-143a (1,1,1-trifluoroethane), HFC-152 (1,2-difluoroethane), HFC-152a (1,1-difluoroethane), HFC-161 (fluoroethane), FC-14 (tetrafluoromethane), HFC-23 (trifluoromethane), HFC-32 (difluoromethane), HFC-41 (fluoromethane), and mixtures thereof.
A composition comprising:
- a fluorinated hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of HFC-245cb (1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane), HFC-245fa (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane), HCF-245eb (1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane), HFC-245ea (1,1,2,3,3-pentalfuoropropane), HFC-245ca (1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane), HFC-236ea (1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-236fa (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-236cb (1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-236ca (1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-254fa (1,1,3,3-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254fb (1,1,1,3-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254eb (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254cb (1,1,2,2-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254ca (1,2,2,3-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-254ea (1,1,2,3-tetrafluoropropane), HFC-263 fa (1,1,3-trifluoropropane), HFC-263fb (1,1,1-trifluoropropane), HFC-263ea (1,2,3-trifluoropropane), HFC-263eb (1,1,2-trifluoropropane), HFC-263ca (1,2,2-trifluoropropane), HFC-272fa (1,3-difluoropropane), HFC-272ea (1,2-difluoropropane), HFC-272ca (2,2-difluoropropane), HFC-272fb (1,1-difluoropropane), HFC-281fa (1-fluoropropane), HFC-281ea (2-fluoropropane), HFC-218 (octafluoropropane), HFC-227ca (1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane), HFC-227ea (1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane), HFC-116 (1,1,1,2,2,2-hexafluoroethane), HFC-134 (1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane), HFC-134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane), HFC-125 (1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoroethane), HFC-143 (1,1,2-trifluoroethane), HFC-143a (1,1,1-trifluoroethane), HFC-152 (1,2-difluoroethane), HFC-152a (1,1-difluoroethane), HFC-161 (fluoroethane), FC-14 (tetrafluoromethane), HFC-23 (trifluoromethane), HFC-32 (difluoromethane), HFC-41 (fluoromethane), and mixtures thereof;
- and a solid adsorbent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.