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Article: Carbon Dioxide Promises Green Alternative for Air Conditioners, Refrigerators.
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- AScribe Science News Service
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- March 10, 2006
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Byline: Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Engineers developing technologies that use environmentally friendly carbon dioxide as a refrigerant instead of conventional, synthetic global-warming and ozone-depleting chemicals will meet at Purdue University in mid-March to discuss the latest research.
The conference will include talks about applications ranging from soft drink vending machines to portable air conditioners used by the U.S. Army for a variety of roles, such as cooling troops and electronic equipment. Talks also will cover the use of carbon dioxide to run "heat pumps," which operate like air conditioners in ...