Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Funai Electric Company Ltd.

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Fukoku Co., Ltd.

Arkema France

Kazuhiro Takahashi

Tatsuya Takakuwa

Mitsushi Itano

Takehiro Chaki

Daisuke Karube

Yuuki Yotsumoto

Yuzo Komatsu

Shun Ohkubo

Tsubasa Nakaue

Eiji Kumakura

Atsushi Yoshimi

Takuro Yamada

Ikuhiro Iwata

Takashi Usui

Tetsushi Tsuda

Tomoyuki Iwamoto

Tatsumi Tsuchiya

Yasufu Yamada

Yuuko Ohhigashi

Takashi Shibanuma

Hitomi Kuroki

Hiromasa Sasaoka

Ryozo Hosoda

Yuko Shiotani

Shinya Hatano

Takeo Abe

Megumi Kushida

Yumi Toda

Kenji Nagashima

Yoshinori Tanaka

Atsuhiko Chikaoka

Ken Nishioka

Masatoshi Nose

Yuusuke Etou

Kakeru Hanabusa

Akinori Ueda

Atsushi Maruo

Masayuki Kishimoto

Katsuya Nakai

Satoru Kono

Hitoshi Yoshimi

Yuuichi Yanagi

Keisuke Ohtsuka

Kunio Sawai

Atsushi Okamoto

Yoshinari Asano

Naoyuki Wakabayashi

Osamu Yamamoto

Manabu Murayama

Keiji Aota

Takashi Kanemura

Shingo Hamada

Toshikazu Yoshimura

Akihito Mizuno

Masanori Ukibune

Takahiko Suzuki

Kei Kuramoto

Takeshi Kodaira

Mana Shimokawa

Masanobu Nishitsuji

Hitoshi Motoyama

Tomo Otsuka

Yuusuke Iwanaga

Junpei Iyota

Shuuzou Kida

Yoshikazu Nakao

An object of the present invention is to provide a method that can efficiently remove water contained in pentafluoropropane. Provided as a solution is a method comprising distilling a composition comprising pentafluoropropane and water to thereby extract pentafluoropropane with a water content higher than that of the composition as a first stream, and pentafluoropropane with a water content lower than that of the composition as a second stream.

Azeotrope or azeotropic composition containing pentafluoropropane and water, and method for producing pentafluoropropane

The present disclosure provides a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., an excellent coefficient of performance and refrigerating capacity that allow it to serve as an alternative refrigerant for R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and non-flammability. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and difluoromethane (R32), wherein the contents of CFI and R32 in the refrigerant are respectively 48 mass %≥CFI≥46 mass % and 54 mass %≥R32≥52 mass %, based on the total amount of CFI and R32 taken as 100 mass %.

Composition containing refrigerant, use thereof, refrigerator having same, and operation method for said refrigerator

The present invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant (mixed refrigerant) having three types of performance, i.e., a coefficient of performance (COP) and refrigerating capacity (Cap) that are equivalent to or higher than those of R410A, and a sufficiently low GWP. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising CFI, CO(R744), and at least one compound A selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), trans-1,2-difluoroethylene [(E)-HFO-1132], cis-1,2-difluoroethylene [(Z)—HFO-1132], fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFP).

Refrigerant-containing composition, heat transfer medium, and heat cycle system

In an air conditioner that uses a refrigerant mixture containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene, high efficiency is achieved. In the air conditioner (), a compressor () can be driven without interposing a power conversion device between an AC power source () and a motor (). Thus, it is possible to provide the air conditioner () that is environmentally friendly and has a relatively inexpensive configuration.

Air conditioner

The present disclosure provides a method for purifying HFO-1132 to a high purity while suppressing the isomerization and loss of HFO-1132. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a method for purifying 1,2-difluoroethylene, which is HFO-1132, the method comprising, in this order,

Method for purifying 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132)

A warm-water generating apparatus () uses, as a refrigerant, a mixed refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)). The warm-water generating apparatus () includes a compressor (), a heat-source-side air heat exchanger (), an expansion valve (), and a use-side water heat exchanger (). The water heat exchanger () causes the mixed refrigerant flowing therein and first water to exchange heat with each other to heat the first water.

Warm-water generating apparatus

The present disclosure provides a novel azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143), 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane (HCFC-142), or 1,2-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141); and a separation method using the composition. An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and HFC-143. An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and HCFC-142. An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and HCFC-141. A separation method of a composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and at least one member selected from the group consisting of HFC-143, HCFC-142, and HCFC-141.

Azeotropic or azeotropic-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane, 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane, or 1,2-dichloro-1-fluoroethane

It is an object to provide a new azeotropic or azeotropic-like composition comprising HCFC-142. The present disclosure provides, as its solution, an azeotropic or azeotropic-like composition comprising a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant comprises 2-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142) and at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of trans-1,2-dichloroethylene (HCO-1130(E)) and the like.

Azeotropic or azeotropic-like composition comprising 2-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane

Provided is a method for efficiently obtaining HFO-1132(E) and/or HFO-1132(Z). The method includes supplying a composition containing HFO-1132(E) and/or HFO-1132(Z) to a reactor to perform isomerization between HFO-1132(E) and HFO-1132(Z) by irradiating the composition with light.

Method for producing difluoroethylene

A method for efficiently obtaining trans-1-halo-2-fluoroethylene (E-isomer) and/or cis-1-halo-2-fluoroethylene (Z-isomer) is provided. The method for producing trans-1-halo-2-fluoroethylene (E-isomer) and/or cis-1-halo-2-fluoroethylene (Z-isomer) includes supplying a composition containing trans-1-halo-2-fluoroethylene (E-isomer) and/or cis-1-halo-2-fluoroethylene (Z-isomer) to a reactor to perform isomerization between the trans-1-halo-2-fluoroethylene (E-isomer) and the cis-1-halo-2-fluoroethylene (Z-isomer) in a liquid phase by performing light irradiation in the presence of a photosensitizer.

Method for manufacturing 1-halo-2-fluoroethylene

This disclosure provides a novel azeotrope-like composition and a separation method using the composition. The disclosure provides an azeotrope-like composition comprising 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132) and hydrogen fluoride; an azeotrope-like composition comprising 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123) and hydrogen fluoride; and a separation method of a composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and at least one member selected from the group consisting of trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), cis-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(Z)), and 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123).

Azeotrope-like composition containing 1,2-difluoroethylene or 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and hydrogen fluoride

A two-stage refrigeration apparatus () includes a first cycle () and a second cycle (). The first cycle () includes a first compressor (), a first condenser (), a first expansion mechanism (), and a first evaporator () that are arranged in such a manner as to be connected to the first cycle. A first refrigerant circulates through the first cycle. The second cycle () includes a second downstream-side condenser () and a second evaporator () that are arranged in such a manner as to be connected to the second cycle. A second refrigerant circulates through the second cycle. The first evaporator () and the second downstream-side condenser () constitute a cascade condenser (). In the cascade condenser (), heat is exchanged between the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant. At least one of the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant is a refrigerant mixture containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)).

Refrigeration apparatus

The disclosure provides a device holding member and a device holding member set. The device holding member is engaged with a bottom member formed with a hole or a frame supporting the bottom member and holds a device arranged on the bottom member. The device holding member includes a belt and a locking member. The belt includes an end part provided with an engaging member engageable with an edge part of the bottom member or the frame and holds the device. The locking member is provided between the engaging member and the device and locks a part of the belt to the hole.

Device holding member and device holding member set

A refrigeration cycle apparatus () includes a refrigerant circuit () including a compressor (), a heat source-side heat exchanger (), an expansion mechanism (), and a usage-side heat exchanger (). In the refrigerant circuit (), a refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132 (E)) is sealed. At least during a predetermined operation, in at least one of the heat source-side heat exchanger () and the usage-side heat exchanger (), a flow of the refrigerant and a flow of a heating medium that exchanges heating with the refrigerant are counter flows.

Refrigeration cycle apparatus

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