Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Japan
Online ISSN : 1883-7018
Print ISSN : 0454-1146
ISSN-L : 0454-1146
Zeolite-Water Heat Pump, An Innovative Field in Applied Mineralogy
Tadato MIZOTA
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1999 Volume 28 Issue 2 Pages 47-56

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Zeolite-water heat pump system has been discussed as an example of innovative applied mineralogy. Zeolite and water is a marvelous combination to use low temperature waste heat including the solar heat for air conditioning with-out using any other energy such as electricity. A simple and small test model of the heat pump system using Mg, Na-A type zeolite bed has enabled to make ice repeatedly in a glass tube of the diameter of 3cm. Only hot water at 100°C was used as the heat source for dehydrating the zeolite. The lowest temperature of ice reached -18°C. The system will be promised for saving energy through various applications by using huge amount of low temperature heat sources which are wasted now in vain in the world.
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