Propellants and refrigerants based on trifluoropropene

Claim 2

IN AN AEROSOL PRODUCT WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT, A SOLVENT AND A PROPELLANT IN A CONTAINER, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING EMPLOYING TRIFLUOROPROPENE AS 1 TO 100 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE PROPELLANT, THE BALANCE OF THE PROPELLANT BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF FLUORODICHLOROMETHANE, DIFLUOROCHLOROMETHANE, FLUOROTRICHLOROMETHANE, DIFLUORODICHLOROMETHANE, 1,2,2-TRIFLUORO1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2,2-TETRAFLUORO-1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2,2,2-PENTAFLUORO-1-CHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DIFLUORO-1CHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE, OCTAFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE, VINYL CHLORIDE, PROPANE, N-BUTANE, ISONUTANE, ETHYLENE, DIMETHYL ETHER, NITROGEN, NITROUS OXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND MIXTURES THEREOF.

Claim 3

An aerosol product as defined in claim 1 wherein trifluoropropene constitutes 100 percent of the propellant.

Claim 4

An aerosol product as defined in claim 1 wherein the trifluoropropene constitutes less than 100 percent of the propellant.

Claim 5

An aerosol product as defined in claim 3 wherein the trifluoropropene constitutes less than 100 percent of the propellant, and the balance of the propellant is 1,1,1-trichloroethane.

Claim 6

An aerosol product as defined in claim 3 wherein the trifluoropropene constitutes less than 100 percent of the propellant, and the balance of the propellant is fluorotrichloromethane.

Claim 7

An aerosol product as defined in claim 3 wherein the trifluoropropene constitutes less than 100 percent of the propellant, and the balance of the propellant is 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-dichloroethane.

Claim 8

An aerosol product as defined in claim 3 wherein the trifluoropropene constitutes less than 100 percent of the prOpellant, and the balance of the propellant is 1,2,2-trifluoro-1,1,2-trichloroethane.

Claim 9

In a process of expelling an aerosol product which consists essentially of an active ingredient, a solvent and a propellant from a container by means of the propellant the improvement comprising employing as the propellant a composition consisting essentially of from 1 to 100 percent by weight of trifluoropropene, the balance of the propellant being selected from the group consisting of fluorodichloromethane, difluorochloromethane, fluorotrichloromethane, difluorodichloromethane, 1,2,2-trifluoro-1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoro-1-chloroethane, 1,1-difluoro-1-chloroethane, 1,1-difluoroethane, octafluorocyclobutane, methylene chloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, tetrafluoroethylene, vinyl chloride, propane, n-butane, isobutane, ethylene, dimethyl ether, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and mixtures thereof.

Claim 10

In a process of expelling an aerosol product which consists essentially of an active ingredient, a solvent and a propellant from a container by means of the propellant the improvement comprising employing as the propellant a composition consisting essentially of from 1 to 100 percent by weight of trifluoropropene, the balance of the propellant being selected from the group consisting of fluorodichloromethane, difluorochloromethane, fluorotrichloromethane, difluorodichloromethane, 1,2,2-trifluoro-1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoro-1-chloroethane, 1,1-difluoro-1-chloroethane, 1,1-difluoroethane, octafluorocyclobutane, methylene chloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, tetrafluoroethylene, vinyl chloride, propane, n-butane, isobutane, ethylene, dimethyl ether, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and mixtures thereof.

Claim 11

A process as defined in claim 8 wherein the trifluoropropene constitutes 100 percent of the propellant.

Claim 12

A process as defined in claim 8 wherein the trifluoropropene constitutes less than 100 percent of the propellant.