1. International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) - www.iifiir.org
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Atmosphere The role of IIR in the promotion of Natural Refrigerants
Brussels, Belgium
October 19-20, 2009
Didier COULOMB,
Director of the International Institute of Refrigeration
International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) -

2. Member Countries Intergovernmental organization 62 Member Countries
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Member Countries
Intergovernmental organization
62 Member Countries
Developed and developing countries
The IIR is an intergovernmental organization (IGO).
The IIR now has 61 Member Countries representing over 80% of the global population.
Member countries are shown in orange on this map.

3. Number of Commission Members
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The IIR - Members
Member Countries
Commission Members (nominated by countries)
Corporate and Private Members
- Private companies (equipment, utilities, food and health products,… ), Consultants, Universities,…
- For a valuable and updated information
Country Category
Number of countries
Number of Commission Members
per country 1 5 30 2 20 3 15 4 11 10 18 6
Each country is invited to nominate Commission Members, the number depending on the country category according to the following table:
Category 1: 30 members
Category 2: 20 members
Category 3: 15 members
Category 4: 10 members
Category 5: 5 members
Category 6: 3 members
Individuals, companies or organizations involved in the development of refrigeration can become corporate or private members. They pay a fee and receive services.
IIR corporate and private members:
· join the IIR network of experts;
· receive free periodicals (Bulletin of the IIR and/or International Journal of Refrigeration, the Newsletter);
· receive the proceedings of IIR conferences of their choice;
· have free access to the IIR Fridoc database;
· have a discount on technical books and special rates for IIR conferences and congresses and often for co-sponsored conferences.

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Mission of the IIR
The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is the only independent intergovernmental organization which promotes knowledge of refrigeration and associated technologies that are necessary for life in a science-based, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner including:
Food quality and safety from farm to consumer
Comfort in homes and commercial buildings
Health products and services
Low temperatures and liquefied gas technologies
Energy efficiency
Use of non-ozone depleting and low global warming refrigerants
in a safe manner

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Tools (1)
Selection of scientific, technical and economical articles from all over the world, in various languages, included in a database: Fridoc
entries
keywords
authors
Periodicals
- International Journal of Refrigeration for scientific articles with a peer-review selection
The best impact factor in its field
- Newsletter
- Bulletin

6. Tools (2) Books, guides: - Technical books, brochures, diagrams…
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Tools (2)
Books, guides:
- Technical books, brochures, diagrams…
Reference documents:
- International Dictionary of Refrigeration (11 languages)…
Training courses
International standards
Review articles
Informatory notes

7. Tools (3) Statements prepared for international events:
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Tools (3)
Statements prepared for international events:
- Montreal Protocol on ozone depletion:
The last one: MOP20 (Doha, 2008)
- Mitigation of Global Warming and Kyoto Protocol:
The last one: COP-14/CMP-4 (Poznan, 2008)
- Sustainable Development: Johannesburg Summit, 2002
- Food Safety: FAO / WHO Forum, 2002
- The next ones: Port Ghalib (November 2009),
Copenhagen (December 2009)

8. Tools (4) Conferences 3-4 IIR Conferences per year and
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Tools (4)
Conferences
3-4 IIR Conferences per year and
8 IIR co-sponsored Conferences per year on an average
- 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009
Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, September 30-October 2, 2009
- 47th AICARR International Conference, Rome, Italy, October 8-9, 2009
- Pôle Cristal Symposium, Dinan, France, October 8-9, 2009
- Atmosphere International Conference on Natural Refrigerants,
Brussels, Belgium, October 19-20, 2009
- Constant Progress in Cryomedicine - Cryomedicine Update 2009,
Tokyo, Japan, November 27-29, 2009
- 40th International Conference on Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration,
Belgrade, Serbia, December 2-4, 2009
International Symposium on Next-Generation Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration Technology, Tokyo, Japan, February 17-19, 2010
- 1st IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain,
Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 29-31, 2010
- 9th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids (GL2010)
Sydney, Australia, April 12-14, 2010
IIR conferences / IIR co-sponsored / co-organized

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Tools (5)
../.. Conferences
- LNG th International Conference on Liquefied Natural Gas, Oran, Algeria, April 18-21, 2010
- Cryogenics 2010, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, April 26-29, 2010
- Clima th REHVA World Congress, Antalya, Turkey, May 9-12, 2010
- Sustainable Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, June 13-16, 2010
- 2nd IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems,
Stockholm, Sweden, June 16-17, 2010
- 13th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue,
West Lafayette, United States, July 12-15, 2010
- 20th International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue,
- 1st International High-Performance & Green Buildings Conference at Purdue,
- 4th International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature (Thermag IV)
Baotou, China, August 23-27, 2010
- International Congress on Energy and the Environment Heat Transfer in Components &
Systems for Sustainable Energy Technologies, Opatija, Croatia, October 19-22, 2010
23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration:
Refrigeration for Sustainable Development
Prague, Czech Republic, August 21-26, 2011

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The environmental issue is a major subject of these publications and conferences:
Reducing the energy consumption (the main impact factor of refrigerating systems on global warming)
Reducing refrigerant charges and losses, for environmental and safety issues
Promoting non-ozone depleting and low-global warming refrigerants
Exchange of information
Improving technologies

11. Natural refrigerants can be a good solution in most cases:
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Natural refrigerants can be a good solution in most cases:
Ammonia is very efficient and well-known. Good solution for big plants even if safety issues are to be considered (food manufacturing and storage, commercial refrigeration… )
Hydrocarbons can be used for smaller systems, where safety issues can be solved (domestic refrigeration, vending machines… )
CO2 has been newly redeveloped, with many technical improvements, in many applications as a refrigerant or as a secondary fluid

12. IIR Working Parties dealing with these issues
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IIR Working Parties dealing with these issues
Refrigerant charge reduction (especially for ammonia but also for the safe use of hydrocarbons, HFCs… )
Mitigation of emissions of greenhouse gases in refrigeration
Refrigerant system safety (ammonia and hydrocarbons)

13. Recent IIR publications:
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Recent IIR publications:
Ammonia as a refrigerant (guide-2008): technical options, safety issues, regulations…
Bibliography on CO2 (2006): selection of articles
Review articles on hydrocarbons, CO2.., on the IIR web-site, in IIR journals,…
Natural refrigerants are the most numerous subjects of research articles, proposed and selected in the IIR network

14. Conferences 2 IIR dedicated series of conferences:
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Conferences 2 IIR dedicated series of conferences:
The Gustav Lorentzen Conferences (every 2 years)
The last: Copenhagen (Denmark) September 2008
Proceedings available
The next: Sydney (Australia) April 2010, then back in Europe again?
The Conferences on Ammonia in Ohrid
The last: Ohrid (Macedonia) May 2009
The next: Ohrid (Macedonia) April 2011
In other series of IIR conferences (Thermophysical properties of refrigerants… ), studies on natural refrigerants are also of course presented

15. CONCLUSION See our Web site: www.iifiir.org
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CONCLUSION
Natural refrigerants are already an efficient, cost-effective and safe solution in many applications in refrigeration and air conditioning.
They often require different equipment than « chemical » refrigerants (CFC, HCFC, HFC) for technical and safety reasons.
They should be better promoted for new equipment and the replacement of old equipment.
They still require improvements, research and development in various applications
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