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Azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions including 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1994-05-19
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Granted: 1996-11-26
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Expires: 2014-05-19
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Abstract

Abstract Compositions of 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, bis(fluoromethyl) ether, 2,2,4,4-tetrafluorooxetane, 2,2,3,3-tetrafluorooxetane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-2-(fluoromethoxy)ethane, 1-(difluoromethoxy)-1,2,2-trifluoroethane, 1-(difluoromethoxy)-1,1,2-trifluoroethane, acetone, cyclopentane, ethyl acetate, ethyl formate, methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl acetate, methyl formate, propylene oxide, 2,2-dimethylbutane, n-pentane or n-propanol are useful as cleaning agents, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethanes, aerosol propellants, refrigerants, heat transfer media, gaseous dielectrics, fire extinguishing agents, power cycle working fluids, polymerization media, particulate removal fluids, carrier fluids, buffing abrasive agents, and displacement drying agents.

Inventors

  • 👤 Glenn S. Shealy

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/12; C08J9/14; C08J9/143; C08J9/149; C09; C09K; C09K3/00; C09K3/30; C09K5/00; C09K5/02; C09K5/04; C09K5/041; C09K5/044; C09K5/045; C08J2203/00; C08J2203/12; C08J2203/14; C08J2203/146; C09K2205/00; C09K2205/10; C09K2205/102; C09K2205/104; C09K2205/108; C09K2205/11; C09K2205/112; C09K2205/12; C09K2205/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 44 words
An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition consisting essentially of about 1-99 weight percent 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane and about 99-1 weight percent methyl tert-butyl ether wherein at about 25 C, the vapor pressure of the composition changes by less than 10% after 50% of the composition has evaporated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 44 words
An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition consisting essentially of about 1-99 weight percent 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane and about 99-1 weight percent methyl tert-butyl ether wherein at about 25 C, the vapor pressure of the composition changes by less than 10% after 50% of the composition has evaporated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 47 words
The azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition of claim 1 consisting essentially of about 40-99 weight percent 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane and about 1-60 weight percent methyl tert-butyl ether wherein at about 25° C., the vapor pressure of the composition changes by less than 10% after 50% of the composition has evaporated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
A process for producing refrigeration, comprising condensing a composition of claim 1 or 2, and thereafter evaporating said composition in the vicinity of the body to be cooled.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A process for producing heat comprising condensing a composition of claim 1 or 2 in the vicinity of a body to be heated, and thereafter evaporating said composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process for cleaning a solid surface which comprises treating said surface with a composition of claim 1 or 2.

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