Evaluation for the Reduction of NH3 Contamination Risks

Abstract

The paper offers an assessment of the use of ammonia as a refrigerant gas and the trends of increasing its generalization for the coming years, especially in the industrial sector; The thermodynamic qualities of the gas are exposed; Their chemical properties; Their preferred use in industrial refrigeration was described; The impacts and risks associated with their use; It was evaluated a possible solution that can promote the reduction of the risk of pollution to the people in case of a massive escape of NH3 in the Company "La Isabel Ecuatoriana" SA and its surroundings.