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We claim:
1. A composition of matter, comprising a blend of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of alcohols, esters, ethers, fluoroethers, hydrocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons,
ketones, and perfluorocarbons selected from the group consisting of decafluorobutane, dodecafluoropentane, hexafluorocyclopropane, hexafluoroethane, octafluorocyclobutane, octafluoropropane, tetradecafluorohexane, and tetrafluoromethane and at least two
different species of fluoroiodocarbons of the formula C.sub.a H.sub.b Br.sub.c Cl.sub.d F.sub.e I.sub.f N.sub.g O.sub.h, wherein a is between and including 1 and 8, b is between and including 0 and 2, c, d, g and h are each between and including 0 and 1,
e is between and including 1 and 17, and f is between and including 1 and 2, wherein at least one of the fluoroiodocarbons is selected from the group consisting of bromodifluoroiodomethane, chlorodifluoroiodomethane,
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-decafluoro-1,5-diiodopentane, difluorodiiodomethane, difluoroiodomethane, fluoroiodomethane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoro-1-iodopropane, 1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoro-1,3-diiodopropane, iodoheptafluorocyclobutane, iodopentafluorocyclopropane,
N-iodobis (trifluoromethyl)amine, pentafluoroiodoethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-diiodoethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-iodoethane, 1,1,2-trifluoro-1-iodoethane, trifluoroiodomethane and trifluoromethyl-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-2-iodoethyl ether, said
composition of matter being electrically nonconductive and said additive being nonreactive with the said fluoroiodocarbons.
2. A method of making a composition of matter, comprising the step of blending at least one additive selected from the group consisting of alcohols, esters, ethers, fluoroethers, hydrocarbons, hydrofluorocarbon, ketones, and perfluorocarbons
selected from the group consisting of decafluorobutane, dodecafluoropentane, hexafluorocyclopropane, hexafluoroethane, octafluorocyclobutane, octafluoropropane, tetradecafluorohexane, and tetrafluoromethane and at least two different species of
fluoroiodocarbons of the formula C.sub.a H.sub.b Br.sub.c Cl.sub.d F.sub.c I.sub.f N.sub.g O.sub.h, wherein a is between and including 1 and 8, b is between and including 0 and 2, c, d, g and h are each between and including 0 and 1, e is between and
including 1 is between and including 1 and 2, wherein at least one of the fluoroiodocarbons is selected from the group consisting of bromodifluoroiodomethane, chlorodifiuoroiodomethane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-decafluoro-1,5-diiodopentane,
difluorodiiodomethane, difluoroiodomethane, fluoroiodomethane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoro-1-iodopropane, 1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoro-1,3-diiodopropane, iodoheptafluorocyclobutane, iodopentafluorocyclopropane, N-iodobis-(trifluoromethyl)amine,
pentafluoroiodoethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-diiodoethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-iodoethane, 1,1,2-trifluoro -1-iodoethane, trifluoroiodomethane and trifluoromethyl-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-2-iodoethyl ether, said composition of matter being electrically
nonconductive and said additive being nonreactive with the said fluoroiodocarbons.
3. The method of making a composition of matter, comprising the step of blending (a) at least one fluoroiodocarbon selected from the group consisting of bromodifluoroiodomethane, chlorodifluoroiodomethane,
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-decafluoro-1,5-diiodopentane, difluorodiiodomethane,difluoroiodomethane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-dodecafluoro-1,6-diiodohexane, fluoroiodomethane, 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoro-2-iodopropane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoro-1-iodopropane,
1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoro-1,3-diiodopropane, 1-iodoheptadecafluorooctane, iodoheptafluorocyclobutane, 1-iodopentadecafiuoroheptane, iodopentafluorocyclopropane, 1-iodotridecafluorohexane, 1-iodo-undecafluoropentane, N-iodobis-(trifluoromethyl)amine,
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluoro-1-iodobutane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-octafluoro-1,4-diiodobutane, pentafluoroiodoethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-diiodoethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-iodoethane, 1,1,2-trifluoro -1-iodoethane, trifluoroiodomethane, and
trifluoromethyl-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-2-iodoethyl ether, with (b) at least one additive comprising an alcohol selected from the group consisting of 1-butanol, 2-butanol, ethanol, methanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol,
1-propanol, and 2-propanol, the blend comprising 5 to 75 mol percent of the fluoroiodocarbon and 25 to 95 mol percent of the additive, the composition being nonflammable and electrically nonconductive, the fluoroiodocarbon having an ozone depletion
potential less than 0.02 and a global warming potential less than that of chlorofluorocarbons, and the additive being nonreactive with the fluoroiodocarbon and not adversely affecting said properties of the fluoroiodocarbon.
4. The method of making a composition of matter, comprising the step of blending trifluoroiodomethane with at least one additive selected from the group consisting of alcohols, esters, hydrocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, ketones, and
perfluorocarbons selected from the group consisting of decafluorobutane, dodecafluoropentane, hexafluorocyclopropane, hexafluoroethane, octafluorocyclobutane, octafluoropropane, tetradecafluorohexane, and tetrafluoromethane; the blend comprising 30 to
75 mol percent of the fluoroiodocarbon and 25 to 70 mol percent of the additive, the composition being nonflammable and electrically nonconductive, the fluoroiodocarbon having an ozone depletion potential less than 0.02 and a global warming potential
less than that of chlorofluorocarbons, and the additive being nonreactive with the fluoroiodocarbon and not adversely affecting said properties of the fluoroiodocarbon.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the trifluoroiodomethane is included in an amount of from 40 mol percent to 60 mole percent.
6. The method of making a composition of matter, comprising the step of blending at least one fluoroiodocarbon of the formula C.sub.a H.sub.b Br.sub.c Cl.sub.d F.sub.e I.sub.f N.sub.g, wherein a is between and including 1 and 8, b is between and
including 0 and 2, c, d and g are each between and including 0 and 1, e is between and including 1 and 17, and f is between and including 1 and 2, with at least one additive selected from the group consisting of alcohols, esters, hydrocarbons,
hydrofluorocarbons, ketones, and perfluorocarbons selected from the group consisting of decafluorobutane, dodecafluoropentane, hexafluorocyclopropane, hexafluoroethane, octafluorocyclobutane, octafluoropropane, tetradecafluorohexane, and
tetrafluoromethane the blend comprising 5 to 75 mol percent of the fluoroiodocarbon and 25 to 95 mol percent of the additive, the composition being nonflammable and electrically nonconductive, the fluoroiodocarbon having an ozone depletion potential less
than 0.02 and a global warming potential less than that of chlorofluorocarbons, and the additive being nonreactive with the fluoroiodocarbon and not adversely affecting said properties of the fluoroiodocarbon.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the fluoroiodocarbon is selected from the group consisting of bromodifluoroiodomethane, chlorodifluoroiodomethane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-decafluoro-1,5-diiodopentane, difluorodiiodomethane,difluoroiodomethane,
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-dodecafluoro-1,6-diiodohexane, fluoroiodomethane, 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoro-2-iodopropane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoro-1-iodopropane, 1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoro-1,3-diiodopropane, 1-iodoheptadecafluorooctane, iodoheptafluorocyclobutane,
1-iodopentadecafluoroheptane, iodopentafluorocyclopropane, 1-iodotridecafluorohexane, 1-iodo-undecafluoropentane, N-iodobis-(trifluoromethyl)amine, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluoro-1-iodobutane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-octafluoro-1,4-diiodobutane,
pentafluoroiodoethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-diiodoethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-iodoethane, 1,1,2-trifluoro -1-iodoethane, and trifluoroiodomethane.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of blending a fluoroiodocarbon with an additive comprises blending CF.sub.3 I with trifluoromethane.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of blending a fluoroiodocarbon with an additive comprises blending CF.sub.3 I with difluoromethane.
10. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of blending a fluoroiodocarbon with an additive comprises blending CF.sub.3 I with pentafluoroethane.
11. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of blending a fluoroiodocarbon with an additive comprises blending CF.sub.3 I with 1,1,1-trifluoroethane.
12. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of blending a fluoroiodocarbon with an additive comprises blending CF.sub.3 I with propane.
13. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of blending a fluoroiodocarbon with an additive comprises blending CF.sub.3 I with 1,1-difluoroethane.
14. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of blending a fluoroiodocarbon with an additive comprises blending CF.sub.3 I with 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.
15. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of blending a fluoroiodocarbon with an additive co | | |
