Absorption cycle utilizing ionic liquids and water as working fluids
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsMark Brandon Shiflett, Akimichi Yokozeki
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Abstract
This invention relates to a composition comprising water and at least one ionic liquid, and also to devices capable of executing an absorption cycle using such compositions as a refrigerant pair. This invention also provides a method of cooling using an absorption cycle comprising water as the refrigerant and at least one ionic liquid as the absorbent. The present invention also provides a method of heating using an absorption cycle comprising water as the refrigerant and at least one ionic liquid.
Claims13
A composition comprising (a) a mixture that consists essentially of water and one or more hydrofluorocarbons;
- and (b) at least one ionic liquid that absorbs water, wherein an ionic liquid comprises a fluorinated anion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.