Liquid absorbent for absorption type refrigerator

Claim 2

A stabilized absorption composition comprising (a) a halogenated hydrocarbon as refrigerant, (b) a polyethylene glycol methyl ether represented by the formula: CH.sub.3 --O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --O).sub.n R wherein R is hydrogen, CH 3 -- or CH 3 CO--; and n is an integer of 1 to 6, as absorbent, and (c) at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of phosphite esters, epoxy compounds and organotin compounds.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer is at least one phosphite ester.

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer is at least one epoxy compound.

Claim 5

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer is at least one organotin compound.

Claim 6

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of phosphite esters and epoxy compounds.

Claim 7

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the stabilizer is 0.1 to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the absorbent and the stabilizer.

Claim 8

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the absorbent is a compound of the formula: CH.sub.3 --O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --O).sub.n R wherein R is CH 3 ; and n is an integer of 2 to 5.

Claim 9

A composition according to claim 2, wherein the phosphite ester is triphenyl phosphite or tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite.

Claim 10

A composition according to claim 3, wherein the epoxy compound is a compound having a glycidyl ether group or butylene oxide.

Claim 11

A composition according to claim 4, wherein the organotin compound is tetrabutyltin, tetraphenyltin or dibutyldisalicyltin.

Claim 12

A liquid absorbent for an absorption type refrigerator comprising (a) an absorbent of polyethylene glycol methyl ether of the formula: CH.sub.3 --O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --O).sub.n R wherein R is hydrogen, CH 3 --, or CH 3 CO--; and n is an integer of 1 to 6, and (b) at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of phosphite esters, epoxy compounds and organotin compounds.

Claim 13

A liquid absorbent for an absorption type refrigerator comprising (a) an absorbent of polyethylene glycol methyl ether of the formula: CH.sub.3 --O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --O).sub.n R wherein R is hydrogen, CH 3 --, or CH 3 CO--; and n is an integer of 1 to 6, and (b) at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of phosphite esters, epoxy compounds and organotin compounds.

Claim 14

A composition according to claim 2, wherein the phosphite ester is selected from the group consisting of trimethyl phosphite, triethyl phosphite, tripropyl phosphite, tributyl phosphite, tripentyl phosphite, trihexyl phosphite, triheptyl phosphite, tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphite, triisooctyl phosphite, tridecyl phosphite, trilauryl phosphite, trimyristyl phosphite, tricetyl phosphite, tristearyl phosphite, trioleyl phosphite, distearylpentaerythritol diphosphite, diisodecylhydrogen phosphite, dilaurylhydrogen phosphite, dioleylhydrogen phosphite, dilaurylhydrogen phosphite, dioleylhydrogen phosphite, diisodecylpentaerythritol diphosphite, diphenylisodecyl phosphite, triphenyl phosphite, tris(4-phenylphenol) phosphite, tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite, diphenyl(tridecyl) phosphite, tricresyl phosphite, phenyldiisooctyl phosphite, diphenylnonylphenyl phosphite, phenylisodecyl phosphite, trixylenyl phosphite, phenyldiisodecyl phosphite, tris(cyclohexylphenyl) phosphite diphenyl phosphite, diphenylnonyl phosphite, di(nonylphenyl)nonyl phosphite and tetraphenyldipropylene glycol diphosphite.

Claim 15

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the halogenated hydrocarbon is one member selected from the group consisting of trichloromonofluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, monochlorodifluoromethane, dichloromonofluoromethane, monochloromonofluoromethane, monochloromethane, 1,1-difluoromethane, 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane, 1,1-dichlorotetrafluoroethane, monochloroethane, monochloropentafluoroethane, hexafluoropropane, octafluorocyclobutane, 1-chloro-1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and hexafluorocyclobutane and the phosphite ester is selected from the group consisting of trimethyl phosphite, triethyl phosphite, tripropyl phosphite, tributyl phosphite, tripentyl phosphite, trihexyl phosphite, triheptyl phosphite, tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphite, triisooctyl phosphite, tridecyl phosphite, trilauryl phosphite, trimyristyl phosphite, tricetyl phosphite, tristearyl phosphite, trioleyl phosphite, distearylpentaerylthritol diphosphite, diisodecylhydrogen phosphite, dilaurylhydrogen phosphite, dioleylhydrogen phosphite, diisodecylpentaerythritol diphosphite, diphenylisodecyl phosphite, triphenyl phosphite, tris(4-phenylphenol) phosphite, tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite, diphenyl-(tridecyl) phosphite, tricresyl phosphite, phenyldiisooctyl phosphite, diphenylnonylphenyl phosphite, phenylisodecyl phosphite, trixylenyl phosphite, phenyldiisodecyl phosphite, tris(cyclohexylphenyl) phosphite, diphenyl phosphite, diphenylnonyl phosphite, di(nonylphenyl)nonyl phosphite and tetraphenyldipropylene glycol diphosphite.

Claim 16

A composition according to claim 3, wherein said epoxy compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of bis(2,3-epoxycyclopentyl) ether, 2,2-bis(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propane, 1-phenoxy-2,3-epoxypropane, 1,2,5,6-diepoxy-4,7-hexahydromethanoindane, 2-(3,4-epoxy)cyclohexyl-5,5-spiro(3,4-epoxy)-cyclohexane-m-dioxane, 1,2-bis[5-(1,2-epoxy)-4,7-hexahydromethaneoxyl]ethane, 1,2-bis[5-(1,2-epoxy)-4,7-hexahydromethanoindaneoxyl]methane, 3,4-epoxy-6-methyl-cyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxy-6-methyl-cyclohexyanecarboxylate, 3,4-epoxy-cyclohexamethyl-(3,4-eposy)cyclohexane carboxylate, phenylglycidyl ether, 1,4-butanediolglycidyl ether, allylglycidyl ether, p-t-butylenyl-2,3-epoxypropyl ether, 2,3-epoxypropyl-p-methoxyphenyl ether, butylene oxide and 1-epoxyethyl-3,4-epoxycyclohexane.

Claim 17

A composition according to claim 4, wherein the organotin compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of tetraethyltin, tetrabutyltin, tetraphenyltin, dibutyldisalicyltin, di-n-octyltin malate, di-n-octyltin laurate, di-n-octyltin dilaurate, di-n-octyltinbis(2-ethylhexyl) malate, dibutyltin malate, dibutyltin laurate, dibutyltin dilaurate epoxy, dibutyltin diacetate, dibutyltindiisooctyl malate and dibutyltin dilaurate.

Claim 18

A composition according to claim 1, wherein said halogenated hydrocarbon has a boiling point of from -40° to +25° C.

Claim 19

A composition according to claim 16, wherein said composition consists essentially of the halogenated hydrocarbon as refrigerant, the polyethylene methyl ether as absorbent and 0.1 to 5% by weight of the at least one stabilizer based on a total weight of the absorbent and the stabilizer.

Claim 20

A liquid absorbent according to claim 11, wherein R is CH 3 and n is an integer of 2 to 5 and said at least one stabilizer is a phosphite ester selected from the group consisting of trimethyl phosphite, triethyl phosphite, tripropyl phosphite, tributyl phosphite, tripentyl phosphite, trihexyl phosphite, triheptyl phosphite, tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphite, triisooctyl phosphite, tridecyl phosphite, trilauryl phosphite, trimyristyl phosphite, tricetyl phosphite, tristearyl phosphite, trioleyl phosphite, distearylpentaerylthritol diphosphite, diisodecylhydrogen phosphite, dilaurylhydrogen phosphite, dioleylhydrogen phosphite, diisodecylphentaerythritol diphosphite, diphenylisodecyl phosphite, triphenyl phosphite, tris(4-phenylphenol) phosphite, tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite, diphenyl(tridecyl) phosphite, tricresyl phosphite, phenyldiisooctyl phosphite, diphenylnonylphenyl phosphite, phenylisodecyl phosphite, trixylenyl phosphite, phenyldiisodecyl phosphite, tris(cyclohexylphenyl) phosphite, diphenyl phosphite, diphenylnonyl phosphite, di(nonylphenyl)nonyl phosphite and tetraphenyldipropylene glycol diphosphite.

Claim 21

An absorbent according to claim 18, wherein said absorbent consists essentially of the absorbent of polyethylene glycol methyl ether and at least one of the phosphite esters.

Claim 22

An absorbent according to claim 11, wherein said at least one stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of a phosphite ester selected from the group consisting of triphenyl phosphite and tris-(nonylphenyl) phosphite; an epoxy compound selected from the group consisting of an epoxy having a glycidal ether group and butylene oxide and an organotin compound selected from the group consisting of tetrabutyltin, tetraphenyltin and dibutyldisalicyltin.