A composition including a lubricant based on polyol esters (POEs) or PVE and a refrigerant F including from 1 to 99% by weight of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (trans-HFO-1234ze) and from 1 to 99% by weight of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane. Also, the use of the composition including a lubricant and refrigerant in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps.

Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of mecA- and/or mecC-containing Staphylococcus aureus (mecA/mecC-MRSA) in a biological or non-biological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, primers, probes targeting the genes for mecA-MRSA and mecC-5 MRSA, along with kits are provided that are designed for the detection of mecA/mecC-MRSA.

The use of a refrigerant including 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene for the cooling of a battery of an electric vehicle including at least one electrochemical cell including a negative electrode, a positive electrode and an electrolyte, the positive electrode including at least one oxide of formula LiNixMnyCozO2 with x+y+z=1, x>y and x>z, or LiNix′Coy′Alz′ with x′+y′+z′=1, x′>y′ and x′>z′, as electrochemically active material.

The present invention relates to a refrigerant composition comprising at least about 98.5% by weight of the following three compounds, with each compound being present in the following relative percentages: 33.0% to 45% by weight difluoromethane (HFC-32); 48.5% to 67.0% by weight of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf); and 1.0% to 6.0% by weight fluoroethane (HFC-161), and to the use of the refrigerant in a heat exchange system, including air conditioning, refrigeration applications and heat pump applications and to the use of such compositions as a replacement of the refrigerant R-410A or R-32 or R-454B for heating and cooling applications.

A lubricating oil composition may be suitable for a refrigerator and have excellent thermal stability when used with a refrigerant using difluoromethane (R32), trifluoroiodomethane (CF.sub.3I), and at least one selected from saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compounds (HFC) other than difluoromethane (R32). Such compositions may include: a base oil (A) with at least one selected from a polyoxyalkylene glycol, a polyvinyl ether, a copolymer of a poly(oxy)alkylene glycol or a monoether thereof and a polyvinyl ether, and a polyol ester; and an aliphatic epoxy compound (B), wherein the content of the aliphatic epoxy compound (B) is more than 2.0% by mass based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition.

A showcase includes a refrigerant circuit and a refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (121), a radiator (122), an expansion valve (123), and an evaporator (124). The refrigerant is a low-GWP refrigerant.

An object is to provide a mixed refrigerant having three types of performance, i.e., a refrigerating capacity (also referred to as refrigeration capacity and cooling capacity) and a coefficient of performance that are equivalent to those of R410A, and a sufficiently low GWP. Provided as a means for a solution is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (R1234yf), and R32.

An air-conditioning unit that is able to suppress ignition at an electric heater even when leakage of refrigerant occurs while a low-GWP refrigerant is used is provided. In an outdoor unit (20) including a casing (60), a compressor (21) provided inside the casing (60) and configured to compress refrigerant containing 1,2-difluoroethylene, and a drain pan heater (54) provided inside the casing (60), an electric power consumption of the drain pan heater (54) is lower than or equal to 300 W.

A refrigeration cycle apparatus (1) is capable of performing a refrigeration cycle using a small-GWP refrigerant. The refrigeration cycle apparatus (1) includes a refrigerant circuit (10) and a refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit (10). The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (21), a condenser (23), a decompressing section (24), and an evaporator (31). The refrigerant contains at least 1,2-difluoroethylene.

The present invention provides a solvent composition that can inhibit corrosion of a metal, a cleaning method using the solvent composition, and a method for producing an article provided with a coating film. The solvent composition of the present invention comprises 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene and a specified second component, and is characterized in that the proportion of the total amount of the content of the second component to the sum of the content of 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene and the total amount of the content of the second component is from 0.0001 to 1.0 mass %.