Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9546311-B2
Application number	US-54218509-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2009
Priority date	Aug 19, 2008
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

Provided are azeotrope-like compositions consisting essentially of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and uses thereof, including use in refrigerant compositions, refrigeration systems, blowing agent compositions, and aerosol propellants.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-flammable composition consisting essentially of from about 56 weight percent to about 65 weight percent of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene and from about 35 weight percent to about to about 44 weight percent of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane to form a non-flammable composition, said composition being azeotropic at at least one concentration of the components within said range of component concentrations, said non-flammable composition having a boiling point that is below the boiling point of said 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene and said 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and that is from about −29.81° C. to about −29.92° C. at a pressure of about 14.3 psia.

2. The composition of claim 1 which consists essentially of about 40 weight percent 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and about 60 weight percent of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene.

3. The composition of claim 1 which consists of about 40 weight percent 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and about 60 weight percent of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene.

4. A solvent consisting essentially of the composition of claim 1 .

5. A blowing agent consisting essentially of a composition of claim 1 .

6. A foam premix composition comprising a polyol and blowing agent of claim 5 .

7. A foam comprising a plurality of polymeric cells and a composition contained in at least one of said cells, said composition comprising a blowing agent of claim 5 .

8. A foamable composition comprising and at least one thermoset foam component and a blowing agent consisting essentially of a composition of claim 1 .

9. The foamable composition of claim 8 , wherein said at least one thermoset component comprises a composition capable of forming a polyurethane foam, a phenolic foam, or a polyisocyanurate foam.

10. A foamable composition comprising at least one thermoplastic foam component and a blowing agent consisting essentially of a composition of claim 1 .

11. The foamable composition of claim 10 wherein said thermoplastic foam component comprises a polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethyleneterephthalate, and combinations of these.

12. A sprayable composition comprising a material to be sprayed and a propellant consisting essentially of a composition of claim 1 .

13. A sprayable composition according to claim 12 wherein the material to be sprayed comprises a drug, a biologically active material, a deodorant, a perfume, a hair spray, a cleanser, a wax, a defluxing agent, a polishing agent, a room freshener, an insecticide, a cooking oil, or combinations thereof.

14. A refrigerant composition comprising the composition of claim 1 .

15. A method for cooling an article which comprises condensing a refrigerant composition of claim 14 and thereafter evaporating said refrigerant composition in the vicinity of the article to be cooled.

16. A method for heating an article which comprises condensing a refrigerant composition of claim 14 in the vicinity of the article to be heated and thereafter evaporating said refrigerant composition.

17. A method of recharging a refrigerant system that contains a refrigerant to be replaced and a lubricant comprising the steps of: (a) removing the refrigerant to be replaced from the refrigeration system while retaining a substantial portion of the lubricant in said system; and (b) introducing to the system a refrigerant composition of claim 14 .

18. A method for modifying a refrigeration apparatus which refrigeration apparatus comprises a refrigerant and a lubricant, which refrigerant comprises a chlorofluorocarbon, a hydrofluorocarbon, a hydrochlorofluorocarbon, a chlorofluorcarbon, or combinations thereof, and the lubricant comprises a mineral oil, alkybenezene, polyalphaolefin, polyol ester, polyakylene glycol, polyvinyl ether, synthetic naphthalene, fluorolubricant or combinations thereof, the method comprising removing or leaking at least a portion of the refrigerant from the refrigeration apparatus and leaving a residue comprising the lubricant, and adding to said residue a composition consisting essentially of the composition of claim 1 .

19. A refrigeration system comprising a refrigerant consisting essentially of the composition of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Seeton Christopher J
• Pham Hang T
• Singh Rajiv R
• Hulse Ryan
• Spatz Mark W
• Wilson David P
• Yana Motta Samuel F
• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Seeton Christopher J
• Pham Hang T
• Singh Rajiv R
• Hulse Ryan
• Spatz Mark W
• Wilson David P
• Yana Motta Samuel F

Classifications

• C10N2020/101

  Containing Hydrofluorocarbons · CPC title

• C09K3/30 Primary

  for aerosols (aerosol containers B65D83/14) · CPC title

• A61K9/124

  characterised by the propellant · CPC title

• C09K5/045 Primary

  containing only fluorine as halogen · CPC title

• C08J2203/182

  of physical blowing agents, e.g. acetone and butane · CPC title