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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Theodore F. Baumann, Discovery Bay, CA (US);
Joe H. Satcher, Jr., Patterson, CA (US);
Joseph C. Farmer, Tracy, CA (US);
Todd Bandhauer, Livermore, CA (US);
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
A highly adsorptive structure, includes: a substrate; and a metal-organic framework (MOF) comprising a plurality of metal atoms coordinated to a plurality of organic spacer molecules; wherein the MOF is coupled to at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the MOF is adapted for adsorbing and desorbing a refrigerant under predetermined thermodynamic conditions. The refrigerant includes one or more materials selected from the group consisting of: acid halides, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chlorofluorocarbons, esters, ethers, fluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, halocarbons, halogenated aldehydes, halogenated amines, halogenated hydrocarbons, halomethanes, hydrocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluoroethers, hydrofluoroolefins, inorganic gases, ketones, nitrocarbon compounds, noble gases, organochlorine compounds, organofluorine compounds, organophosphorous compounds, organosilicon compounds, oxide gases, refrigerant blends and thiols.