Natural Refrigerants: Applications and Practical Guidelines

Michael Eckert has been an entrepreneur in the field of commercial and industrial refrigeration for more than 20 years. After his apprenticeship as a refrigeration technician, he studied Energy and Heat Engineering at the Giessen University of Applied Sciences. The refrigerant ammonia and its use in commercial refrigeration have occupied him since the beginning of his professional life.

Michael Kauffeld has been working in research and development of refrigeration systems with natural refrigerants for more than 30 years. Since 2002, he is researching and teaching at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. He also advises public and private institutions on the use of natural refrigerants.

Volker Siegismund has been dealing with refrigeration technology of natural refrigerants in professional practice, teaching and research for over 20 years. At the Biberach University of Applied Sciences, he taught and researched in the area of energy efficiency of CO2 refrigeration systems. Since 2016, he is teaching at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University.