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GREENFREEZE [2 records]

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Record 1 2005-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Refrigerators and Freezers
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Greenfreeze Technology. Some refrigerator manufacturers are now using Greenfreeze technology developed in Germany. This uses pentane insulation and isobutane(R600a) as the refrigerant(both hydrocarbons), and not CFCs, HCFCs or HFCs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réfrigérateurs et congélateurs domestiques
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

La technologie du frigo-vert (ou greenfreeze) utilise l'isobutane comme réfrigérant. Cette technologie a été mise au point, au début des années 90, grâce à Greenpeace, pour remplacer les CFC, HCFC et HFC.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Refrigerators and Freezers
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

In 1992, Greenpeace initiated the development of Greenfreeze, an ozone and climate safe refrigeration technology. Greenfreeze uses a mixture of propane(R290) and isobutane(R60Oa), or isobutane as a pure gas, for the refrigerant, and cyclopentane for blowing the insulation foam... The energy efficiency of hydrocarbon refrigerators has proved to be as good as, or better than those cooled with CFCs or HFC-134a. Similarly, the efficiency of cyclopentane blown insulation foam compares favourably with foam blown with HCFC-14b. Greenfreeze refrigerators are technologically reliable. They use mineral oil for lubricant, and unlike the HFC-134a technology, present no great difficulties in servicing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réfrigérateurs et congélateurs domestiques
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Un réfrigérateur vert. Le groupe écologiste Greenpeace se fait le porte parole d'un frigo nouveau genre [qui] ne contient aucun gaz dangereux pour l'environnement. En effet, les techniciens qui ont mis l'appareil au point ont remplacé les gaz contenus dans les frigos courant par d'autres, sans effet sur l'environnement. Ce gaz est à base d'hydrocarbone.

Spanish

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