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Acknowledgements

AdsorptionCoolingforIndia’sColdChainCreatingUsefulColdwithWasteHeatAdamRieth,Dr.SelmaDuhović,Prof.MirceaDincāMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

Problem:

AgriculturalSectorProduction:81billionkgfruits&162billionkgveg.2

GDP:17%ofIndia,350billiondollars2

AnnualWaste:40-50%F&V2 and20-30%fish1

Why?:LackofColdChainduetoPoorElectricitySupply!ColdChainMarketsize$2.0B(2009),$4.7B(2013),$12.8B(2017)1Capacity:<11%ofproductionofperishables

ProposedSolution:

Off-GridAdsorptionCoolingSystems

• AdsorptionHeatpumpsmaybepoweredbywasteheatfromanengine orgenerator.

• Cogenerationofheatwithelectricitygreatlyimprovestheefficiencyofenergyutilizationofafuel.

• NovelhighsurfaceareaadsorbentscalledMetal-OrganicFrameworksallowtuningofpressureofrefrigerantadsorption,andadsorbmuchmorerefrigerant.

• Miniaturizationofadsorptionsystemswithimprovedsorbentswillallowintegrationintomobilerefrigeratedtrucks,aswellasvillage-scalecropcoldstorage.

References1.Assocham,USCommercialService,ReedAnalysis2.YESBank-DutchEmbassyCollaborativeStudy

3.Trane;AHandbookonLow-EnergyBuildingsandDistrict-EnergySystems4.Wade, Dincă. et.al.EnergyEnviron.Sci. 2013, 6, 2172.

Compression cooling cycle uses electricity and ozone-

depleting refrigerants

Sorption cooling cycle uses waste heat, water, and

sorbents.

Chemistry–Canwedesignandsynthesizehighsurfaceareawater-stablematerials?

Engineering–Areourmaterialsscalable?–Canweincorporatethemintoafunctionaldevice?

Implementation–Doesiteconomicallysolvetheproblemofoff-gridcoldstorage?

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NewMaterials:LargeUptakes,TunableIsotherms