System and method for retrofitting a refrigeration system from HCFC to HFC refrigerant

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10330364
APP PUB NO 20150377533A1
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14744776

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A system and method for retrofitting a refrigeration system containing an HCFC refrigerant and a compatible lubricant, with an HFC refrigerant, comprising providing a transport container containing a mixture of a miscible lubricant and the HFC refrigerant, removing the HCFC refrigerant from the refrigeration system while maintaining at least a portion of a lubricant immiscible with the HFC refrigerant, and charging the refrigeration system with the mixture. The polyol ester lubricant may be present in a range exceeding about 5-15% by weight, e.g., 8%.

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  • HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Harkins, Charles Hampstead, US 4 31

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