Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless, flammable, mobile liquid cycloalkane, C5H10, derived from petroleum and used as a solvent and motor fuel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A synthetic cyclic hydrocarbon, C5H10. It is an oil which boils at 50° C. Also called
pentamethylene and R-pentene.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry An
alicyclic hydrocarbon , C5H10; avolatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as asolvent .
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Examples
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And the refrigerator will use cyclopentane as the insulation foam-blowing agent instead of the commonly used, higher-emitting HFC foam-blowing agent.
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And the refrigerator will use cyclopentane as the insulation foam-blowing agent instead of the commonly used, higher-emitting HFC foam-blowing agent.
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The system includes the capability to automatically capture the blowing agents, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and cyclopentane from the insulating foam in refrigerators and freezers.
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The system includes the capability to automatically capture the blowing agents, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and cyclopentane from the insulating foam in refrigerators and freezers.
unknown title 2011
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To watch a video of this announcement, a video on cyclopentane, or a video on Lean manufacturing, please click here.
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Naturally occurring refrigerants, such as hydrocarbons (propane, isobutane and cyclopentane), ammonia and even that climate culprit carbon dioxide, can be used as cooling agents in refrigerators and air conditioners.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (Scientific American: 2009
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