Re-purposing, environmentally damaging HFC cryogenic chillers to environmentally inert natural refrigerants, for process chilling in the post Covid-19 pharmaceutical industry.

将对环境有害的 HFC 低温制冷机重新利用为对环境惰性的天然制冷剂，用于 Covid-19 后制药行业的工艺制冷。

基本信息

批准号：
69299
负责人：
金额：
$ 5.1万
依托单位：
LIKIDO LIMITED
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Feasibility Studies
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2020 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=69299
关键词：
Re purposing environmentally damaging HFC

项目摘要

Over the next few months, UK pharmaceutical companies and institutes will need to develop anti-viral drugs to help overcome symptoms and vaccines to protect against and help combat the devastating effect of the COVID-19 virus.Novel manufacturing techniques such as continuous processing, together with the safe low-temperature storage of vaccines will be required. These processes require temperatures between -50 and -80°C to operate correctly.Currently, mechanical compressor-based low-temperature refrigeration systems use high cost \[£690/kg\] environmentally damaging HFC refrigerant gases. These gases under the UK-EU and UN climate change policies are legislated to be phased out over the next 10 years.Likido currently manufactures low carbon, high-temperature industrial heat pumps that use a non-toxic, non-?ammable, environmentally inert, CFC/HFC free "natural working ?uid". Using Likido's experience in natural refrigerant technology and its unique two-stage compressors design, Likido over the next 3 months plan to fast track the manufacturing of a new range Cryochillers which will use HFC free "natural refrigerant gases that can operate down to -70°C and have global warming potential \[GWP\] of less than 50\.This new innovation will ensure safe production and storage of medicines and vaccines at low temperatures and keep the UK's government commitment to climate change legislation.

在接下来的几个月里，英国制药公司和研究机构将需要开发抗病毒药物来帮助克服症状，并开发疫苗来预防和帮助对抗 COVID-19 病毒的破坏性影响。连续加工等新型制造技术这些过程需要 -50 至 -80°C 的温度才能正常运行。目前，基于机械压缩机的低温制冷系统成本较高。 [£690/kg] 对环境有害的 HFC 制冷剂气体根据英国-欧盟和联合国气候变化政策，这些气体将在未来 10 年内逐步淘汰。Likido 目前生产低碳、高温工业热泵。使用无毒、不易燃、环境惰性、不含 CFC/HFC 的“天然工作液”，利用 Likido 在天然制冷剂技术方面的经验。及其独特的两级压缩机设计，Likido 计划在未来 3 个月内快速跟踪新型冷冻机的制造，该冷冻机将使用不含 HFC 的“天然制冷剂气体，可在低至 -70°C 的温度下运行，并具有全球变暖潜力\ [GWP] 低于 50。这项新创新将确保药品和疫苗在低温下的安全生产和储存，并履行英国政府对气候变化立法的承诺。