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Adsorption cooling is a process that uses solid substances to attract to their surfaces molecules of gases or solutions with which they are in contact. Instead of using large amounts of electricity , the cooling process in an adsorption chiller is driven by the evaporation and condensation of water. Adsorption chillers provide an energy-efficient alternative to conventional refrigeration and air conditioning, because energy to drive the cooling system comes from water warmed by waste heat , such as exhaust or steam from industrial processes or heat directly generated from solar panels or other devices.

 

Both adsorption coolers and more-conventional compressor cooling units use a liquid refrigerant with a very low boiling point . In both devices, when the refrigerant boils and evaporates, it takes some heat away with it, providing cooling.