CPC F25B 15/002 (2013.01) [C09K 5/066 (2013.01); C09K 5/10 (2013.01); F25B 45/00 (2013.01); F28D 20/023 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
2. A process for producing ice comprising:
mixing one liquid phase of a liquid-liquid phase transition liquid with another liquid phase of a liquid-liquid phase transition liquid to form an exothermic liquid-liquid phase transition;
removing heat; and
mixing the liquid-liquid phase transition liquid with a phase transition temperature adjustment reagent to form an endothermic liquid-liquid phase transition;
wherein said at least a portion of the liquid-liquid phase transition liquid comprises water and wherein the endothermic liquid-liquid phase transition reduces the temperature to about the freezing point of water or below to freeze at least a portion of liquid water to form ice.
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6. A process comprising:
mixing two non-contiguous liquid phases to form an endothermic liquid-liquid phase transition liquid wherein at least a portion of the endothermic liquid-liquid phase transition liquid comprises water; and
reducing the temperature to at or below the freezing point of water wherein at least a portion of liquid water freezes to form ice.
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