Processes for recovery and reclamation of thermal management fluids

Abstract

A process of thermal management fluid reclamation includes: (i) analyzing a recovered thermal management fluid including at least a first refrigerant compound to determine a recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid and a refrigerant designation for the recovered thermal management fluid based on the recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid; (ii) combining the recovered thermal management fluid with at least one other recovered thermal management fluid of the same refrigerant designation to form a combined thermal management fluid; (iii) analyzing the combined thermal management fluid for composition; (iv) identifying a target product; and (v) purifying the combined thermal management fluid based on the analysis of the composition and based on the identified target product. The purification forms the target product or a blending component for the target product.

Description

TITLESYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR RECOVERY AND RECLAMATION OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT FLUIDSCROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application 63 / 661,409 filed June 18, 2024, U.S. Provisional Application 63 / 699,873 filed September 27, 2024, U.S. Provisional Application 63 / 779,929 filed March 28, 2025, and U.S. Provisional Application 63 / 808,818 filed May 20, 2025, the disclosure of each of which is incorporated herein by reference it its entirety.FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates to systems and processes of thermal management fluid recovery and reclamation.BACKGROUND

[0003] Thermal management fluid or refrigerant reclamation has long attracted significant attention due to regulatory requirements and increasing emphasis on circularity, emissions reduction, and resource efficiency. An efficient and effective reclamation process benefits both the environment and the global economy. Indeed, in the absence of such a reclamation process, the thermal management fluids would have to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of, such as by thermal oxidation, which is very energy intensive and results in a loss of product to the circular economy.

[0004] Historically, most reclamation processes have simply been achieved by removing contaminants from the thermal management fluids and rebalancing the purified blends by addition of components. Conventional reclamation requires sending the used refrigerants to a reclamation site for further processing, including purification, which may include drying, acids removal, and / or separation of various components by distillation. Historically, where separation has been used, refrigerant reclamation has been limited essentially to single-compound fluids. However, in practice, during the reclamation process, the used refrigerants are often combined or mixed together in a tank at the reclamation site, regardless of their compositionsand / or purity. Such mixing of different used refrigerants may also occur during recovery, e.g., during a service call and the like, where different used refrigerants are recovered and collected or combined into a single recovery cylinder or container.

[0005] Although consolidation of the used refrigerants simplifies the storage process, it brings challenges and complexity in separation, especially for closeboiling, azeotrope-like, and azeotropic components in the recovered mixture. For example, to obtain pure single-component fluids and / or pure close-boiling, azeotrope-like, and azeotropic components form a conventional mixture of recovered thermal management fluids, a large separation column may be required, in addition to technical processes such as extraction distillation, all of which may be energy- intensive, labor-intensive, and time-consuming.

[0006] Recovered refrigerant blends present a significant challenge in reclamation due to the separation challenge. Just in the United States alone, hundreds of thousands to close to 1 million pounds of mixed refrigerants potentially containing ozone depleting substances (“ODSs”) and / or hydrofluorocarbons (“HFCs”) in unknown quantities and compositions are received at reclaimers each year. Without proper purification, these mixed refrigerants must be treated as waste, which is incinerated, optionally with recovery of hydrogen fluoride (HF), hydrogen chloride (HCI) and / or carbon dioxide (CO2) capture. Blind mixing of the refrigerants in the recovery cylinder or tank during the recovery process or at the reclamation site are two significant contributors to this problem.

[0007] Efficient and effective reclamation of recovered refrigerants would further benefit both the environment and the global economy.SUMMARY

[0008] In one aspect, the present invention relates to a process of thermal management fluid reclamation. The process includes: (i) analyzing a recovered thermal management fluid including at least a first refrigerant compound to determine a recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid and a refrigerant designation for the recovered thermal management fluid based on the recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid, wherein the refrigerant designation is either a single component comprising the first refrigerantcompound or a refrigerant blend comprising the first refrigerant compound and a second refrigerant compound; (ii) combining the recovered thermal management fluid with at least one other recovered thermal management fluid of the same refrigerant designation to form a combined thermal management fluid; (iii) analyzing the combined thermal management fluid for composition; (iv) identifying a target product; and (v) purifying the combined thermal management fluid based on the analysis of the composition and based on the identified target product. The purification forms the target product or a blending component for the target product.

[0009] In one aspect, the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound of the process are a pair selected from: R-134a and R-1234yf; R- 1234ze(E) and R-227ea; R-152a and R-134a; R-1234yf and R-152a; R-125 and R- 143a; R-32 and R-1132(E); R-1234yf and R-1132(Z); R-1234ze(E) and R-1132(Z); R-152a and R-1234ze(E); R-125 and R-32; R-1234ze(E) and R-134; R-1234yf and R-1252zc; R-1234ze(E) and R-1252zc; R-1234ze(E) and R-134a; R-1234ze(Z) and R-1336mzz(E); R-1234ze(Z) and R-1233zd(E); R-245fa and R-1234ze(Z); R-245fa and R-1233zd(E); R-1336mzz(Z) and trans-dichloroethylene; R-152a and R-1252zc; R-1132(Z) and R-152a; CO2and R-1132a; R-1233zd(E) and R-1336mzz(E); and R-32 and R-290.

[0010] The process of the present invention also includes utilization of refrigerant heel and refrigerant recovered heel, which benefits emission reduction and economics.

[0011] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of this disclosure.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] The FIG. shows a block diagram of a thermal management fluid recovery and reclamation system and method.

[0013] Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to represent the same parts.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] An integrated process of refrigerant recovery and reclamation of the present invention reduces or eliminates blind or unrationalized mixing of refrigerants, reduces or minimizes energy consumption, and / or reduces or minimizes an environmental footprint.

[0015] As used herein, “refrigerant compound” refers to any fluorocarbon (FC), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC), chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), hydrochloroolefin (HCO), hydrofluoroolefin (HFO), chlorofluoroolefin (CFO), hydrochlorofluoroolefin (HCFO), hydrocarbon (HC), or carbon dioxide (R-744) that may be used alone or in a blend with other refrigerant compounds as a thermal management fluid, such as, for example, in a heat transfer system. Examples of heat transfer systems include but are not limited to air conditioners, freezers, refrigerators, heat pumps, water chillers, flooded evaporator chillers, direct expansion chillers, walk-in coolers, high temperature heat pumps, mobile refrigerators, mobile air conditioning units, electric storage cooling systems, battery cooling, immersion cooling systems, data-center cooling systems, and combinations thereof.

[0016] As used herein, “thermal management fluid” refers to any single-component or multi-component fluid used for heat transfer in a closed-loop system.

[0017] As used herein, "azeotrope-like” refers to a composition of two or more refrigerant compounds that behaves like an azeotropic composition (i.e. , has constant boiling characteristics or a tendency not to fractionate upon boiling or evaporation). Hence, during boiling or evaporation, the vapor and liquid compositions, if they change at all, change only to a minimal or negligible extent. In contrast, the vapor and liquid compositions of non-azeotrope-like compositions change to a substantial degree during boiling or evaporation.

[0018] As used herein, "azeotrope-like behavior" refers to a behavior exhibiting dew point pressure and bubble point pressure with virtually no pressure differential. In some embodiments, the difference in the dew point pressure and bubble point pressure at a given temperature is 10% or less, alternatively 9% or less, alternatively 8% or less, alternatively 7% or less, alternatively 6% or less, alternatively 5% or less, alternatively 4% or less, alternatively 3% or less, alternatively 2% or less, alternatively 1 % or less, or any value, range, or sub-range therebetween.

[0019] As used herein, “close-boiling composition” refers to compositions including at least two refrigerant compounds having a boiling point difference within about 20°C, or within about 18°C, or within about 15°C, or within about 12°C, or within about 10°C. In some embodiments, the boiling point difference is less than about 9°C, alternatively less than about 8°C, alternatively less than about 7°C, alternatively less than about 6°C, alternatively less than about 5°C, alternatively less than about 4°C, alternatively less than about 3°C, alternatively less than about 2°C, or any value, range, or sub-range therebetween.

[0020] As used herein, “recovered thermal management fluid” refers to a spent thermal management fluid or a used thermal management fluid composition drained or otherwise removed from a heat transfer system, such as, for example, a refrigeration, an air-conditioning system, or a heat pump.

[0021] As used herein, “used thermal management fluid” refers to a thermal management fluid composition having at least about 95 wt% organic purity, preferably at least about 99 wt% organic purity, most preferably at least about 99.5 wt% organic purity, and that has been used as a thermal management fluid.

[0022] As used herein, “spent thermal management fluid” refers to a thermal management fluid composition having less than about 95 wt% organic purity, preferably less than about 99 wt% organic purity, most preferably less than about 99.5 wt% organic purity, and that has been used as a thermal management fluid.

[0023] As used herein, “virgin thermal management fluid” refers to a thermal management fluid composition having at least about 95 wt% organic purity, preferably at least about 99 wt% organic purity, most preferably at least about 99.5 wt% organic purity, and that has not yet been used in a thermal management fluid application.

[0024] As used herein, “refrigerant heel” or “heel” refers to the residual that cannot be completely removed from a storage, transport or handling container after it is purportedly empty, often due to pressure or physical limitations. As used herein, “refrigerant recovered heel” or “heel-recovered refrigerant” refers to that refrigerant that has been extracted from the cylinder during the recovery process.

[0025] As generally used herein, “reclaimed thermal management fluid” refers to a thermal fluid having at least about 95 wt% organic purity, preferably at least about 99 wt% organic purity, most preferably at least about 99.5 wt% organic purity and meeting conventional specifications for commercial use or sale as a thermal fluid. In some embodiments, “reclaimed thermal management fluid”, as used herein, refers to a distillation product of a recovered thermal management fluid having at least about 95 wt% organic purity, preferably at least about 99 wt% organic purity, most preferably at least about 99.5 wt% organic purity and meeting conventional specifications for commercial use or sale as a thermal management fluid.

[0026] As used herein, “partially reclaimed thermal management fluid” refers to a thermal management fluid which comprises, at least in part, a reclaimed thermal management fluid.

[0027] In some embodiments, “recovered thermal management fluid”, “virgin thermal management fluid”, “used thermal management fluid”, “spent thermal management fluid”, “partially reclaimed thermal management fluid” and / or “reclaimed thermal management fluid”, as used herein, refer to a thermal management fluid composition as each is defined above, and optionally further including at least one stabilizer, particularly when the thermal management fluid composition includes an HFO refrigerant compound, such as R-1234yf. In some embodiments, the stabilizer includes at least one inhibitor compound that inhibits, if not eliminates, a fluoroethylene from interacting with another compound and forming dimers, oligomers, homopolymers, or polymeric products. In some embodiments, the at least one inhibitor is selected from hydrocarbons such as cyclic monoterpenes (e.g., limonene, pinene, a-pinene, p-pinene, and terpinene); lipophilic organic compounds such as tocopherols (e.g., a-tocopherol) or butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT); phenols or aromatic organic compounds having at least one chemical moiety -CeH4(OH) (e.g., benzene-1 ,4-diol, 4-methoxyphenol); and mixtures thereof. Specific examples of inhibitor compounds may include at least one member selected from limonene (particularly D-limonene), a-terpinene, pinene, a-pinene, p-pinene, a-tocopherol, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), 4-methoxyphenol, benzene-1 ,4-diol, and mixtures thereof.

[0028] In another embodiment, the stabilizer includes an acid scavenger, such as, but not limited to, hindered amines and epoxy compounds such as epoxy butene. In one embodiment, the thermal management fluid composition of any of a “recovered thermal management fluid”, “virgin thermal management fluid”, “used thermal management fluid”, “spent thermal management fluid”, “partially reclaimed thermal management fluid” and / or “reclaimed thermal management fluid”, each as defined above, includes at least one refrigerant compound, such as an HFO refrigerant compound, and at least one stabilizer including at least one acid scavenger, such as, but not limited to, hindered amines and epoxy compounds such as epoxy butene.

[0029] As used herein, the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,” “including,” “has,” “having”, or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a composition, process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such composition, process, method, article, or apparatus. Further, unless expressly stated to the contrary, “or” refers to an inclusive or and not to an exclusive or. For example, a condition A or B is satisfied by any one of the following: A is true (or present) and B is false (or not present), A is false (or not present) and B is true (or present), and both A and B are true (or present).

[0030] The transitional phrase “consisting of” excludes any element, step, or ingredient not specified. If in the claim such would close the claim to the inclusion of materials other than those recited except for impurities ordinarily associated therewith. When the phrase “consists of’ appears in a clause of the body of a claim, rather than immediately following the preamble, it limits only the element set forth in that clause; other elements are not excluded from the claim as a whole.

[0031] The transitional phrase “consisting essentially of’ is used to define a composition, method that includes materials, steps, features, components, or elements, in addition to those literally disclosed provided that these additional included materials, steps, features, components, or elements do not materially affect the basic and novel characteristic(s) of the claimed invention, especially the mode of action to achieve the desired result of any of the processes of the present invention.The term “consisting essentially of” occupies a middle ground between “comprising’ and “consisting of”.

[0032] Where applicants have defined an invention or a portion thereof with an open-ended term such as “comprising”, it should be readily understood that (unless otherwise stated) the description should be interpreted to also include such an invention using the terms “consisting essentially of’ or “consisting of”.

[0033] Also, use of “a” or “an” are employed to describe elements and components described herein. This is done merely for convenience and to give a general sense of the scope of the invention. This description should be read to include one or at least one and the singular also includes the plural unless it is obvious that it is meant otherwise.

[0034] As used herein the term “about” in certain embodiments can be quantified to mean ± 1%, ± 2%, ± 3% and up to and including ±10% of the stated value, and all whole numbers and fractions therebetween.

[0035] In exemplary embodiments, an integrated business and engineering system and process effectively and efficiently recovers a plurality of thermal management fluids, analyzes, sorts and purifies the recovered thermal management fluids, and provides product streams of reclaimed pure single-component, azeotropic, azeotrope-like, and / or close-boiling thermal management fluids for use as a thermal management fluid and / or for the manufacture of new product streams, in a manner that reduces both the need for manufacture of virgin thermal management fluids and the need for energy intensive destruction of out-of- specification (conventionally unreclaimable) used or spent thermal management fluids.

[0036] In exemplary embodiments, a system and process of thermal management fluid reclamation includes recovering and / or collecting one or more recovered thermal management fluids, for example in respective tanks. Each recovered thermal management fluid includes at least one refrigerant compound. In some embodiments, at least one of the recovered thermal management fluids includes at least a first refrigerant compound and a second refrigerant compound. In some embodiments, at least one of the recovered thermal management fluids is a singlecomponent fluid (i.e.sprimarily includes only one refrigerant compound).

[0037] In some embodiments, the system and process further comprise analyzing each recovered thermal management fluid to determine the composition of the fluid or any other physical or chemical properties of the thermal management fluid. For example, each recovered thermal management fluid may be analyzed to determine an identity and amount of each refrigerant compound in the thermal management fluid, as well as other properties of the thermal management fluid, including but not limited to, water content, non-absorbable or non-condensable gas (NAG) content, acidity content, nonvolatile residue (NVR) content, and / or organic purity. The analysis may be conducted by any appropriate analytic technology and / or technique, including, but not limited to, gas chromatography (GC), such as, for example, GO flame ionization detection (GC-FID),GC thermal conductivity detection (GC-TCD), or GC mass spectrometry (GC-MS), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, such as, for example, Fourier transform IR (FTIR) spectroscopy, Goetz Bub, Karl Fischer titration, or Byk- Gardner colorimetry.

[0038] According to the present invention, each recovered thermal management fluid is sorted or categorized into a predetermined refrigerant designation based on the analyzed composition of the recovered thermal management fluid, and more particularly based on the refrigerant compounds determined to be contained therein. Thus, recovered thermal management fluids comprised of the same or similar refrigerant compound or compounds will be categorized into the same predetermined refrigerant designation. Recovered thermal fluids having a common predetermined refrigerant designation may be combined into a common tank to form the combined thermal management fluid.

[0039] In some embodiments, when thermal management fluids are recovered at a users’ site, each recovered fluid is sorted or categorized into a predetermined refrigerant designation based on the composition of the recovered thermal management fluid. The composition of the recovered thermal management fluids may be known by the technician or operator who recovers the fluid, or may be determined by analysis. When a customer, such as a service technician, site operator, site owner, etc., takes such initiative to ensure that recovered thermal management fluids are appropriately collected in separate tanks based on predetermined refrigerant designations, and the recovered refrigerant is analyzed to have greater than 95% purity, a credit or reward in the form of, e.g., money, voucher,virgin replacement refrigerant and / or reclaimed replacement refrigerant, may be given to the customer. Preferably, the amount of the credit / reward is proportional to the purity of the recovered product.

[0040] In some embodiments, the predetermined refrigerant designations are based on American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) designations. More particularly, in some embodiments, the predetermined refrigerant designations are based on the designations which are systematically assigned to different refrigerants and refrigerants blends by ASHRAE Standard 34.

[0041] In some embodiments, at least one of the recovered thermal fluids is a single-component refrigerant comprising the first refrigerant compound, and is assigned to or sorted in an associated predetermined refrigerant designation.

[0042] In some embodiments, at least one of the recovered thermal fluids is a refrigerant blend comprising the first refrigerant compound and a second refrigerant compound and is assigned to or sorted in an associated predetermined refrigerant designation.

[0043] The system and process of the present invention also include, after analysis of each recovered thermal management fluid and sorting of each recovered thermal management fluid in a predetermined refrigerant designation, forming a combination of thermal management fluids, hereinafter referred to as a “combined thermal management fluid”. More particularly, the system and process comprise combining at least a first recovered thermal management fluid with at least a second recovered thermal management fluid of the same predetermined refrigerant designation to form a combined thermal management fluid. Thus, each of the recovered thermal management fluids mixed together to form the combined thermal management fluid have been analyzed and determined to comprise the same refrigerant compounds and thus have been categorized into the same predetermined refrigerant designation. As such, formation of the combined thermal management fluid is based on analysis of the recovered thermal management fluids.

[0044] In some embodiments, the system and process of the present invention further comprise purification of either the individual recovered thermal management fluids or the combined thermal management fluid, in order to remove impurities suchas oils, water content, NAGs, acids, NVR and the like, and preferably achieve an organic purity of at least 95%, more preferably at least 99.5%.

[0045] In exemplary embodiments, the system and process further comprise analysis or testing of the combined thermal management fluid to determine its composition, e.g., to identify the refrigerant compounds contained therein and amounts thereof.

[0046] The system and process further include a purification station or step comprising purification of the combined thermal management fluid, such as by distillation, vapor transfer, dilution, filtering, separations, reformulation or other treatment, based on the composition of the combined thermal management fluid and / or the target (desired) product. In some embodiments, the target product is based on commercial demand for specific reclaimed products. In some embodiments, the type of purification selected to be carried out on the combined thermal management fluid is based on both the composition of the fluid and the target product.

[0047] Because the combined thermal management fluid is composed of only one category of refrigerant compounds (i.e. , multiple recovered fluids having a common single refrigerant compound or multiple recovered blends having common refrigerant compounds, categorized together based on ASHRAE designation), this downstream purification of the combined thermal management fluid is made simpler and more efficient. That is, because the combined thermal management fluid is composed of recovered fluids which fall within a common refrigerant designation (e.g., based on ASHRAE Standard 34), purification of the combined thermal management fluid to form a target (desired) product is made simpler.

[0048] In contrast, mixtures of refrigerants of different refrigerant designations may contain multiple components that cannot be separated or cannot be easily separated. For example, where HCFC-22, R-410A, and R-507A are recovered and combined into a single tank, container or cylinder, the individual refrigerant compounds contained in the resulting mixture, namely HCFC-22, HFC-125, R-32 and R-143a, have relatively close boiling points of -40.8°C, -48.5°C, -52°C and - 47.6°C, respectively. The close boiling points making it challenging to separate the mixture into useful single component or blend components. Indeed, complex(extremely large and tall) distillation columns, extractive distillation and / or pressure swing distillation, which are energy intensive, would have to be used for their separation. Alternatively, destruction or destruction with F value recovery might be the only manner of handling such a mixture. However, if they are recovered and sorted into individual tanks, container or cylinders based on common refrigerant designations, according to the present invention, desired purity for useful product (e.g., greater than 98%, preferably greater than 99.5%) can be achieve by simple purification.

[0049] As noted above, according to the present invention, the type of purification selected and carried out depends on the purity of the combined thermal management fluid and / or on the target product, preferably on both. For example, if the combined thermal management fluid is determined to be a single type (i.e., having one primary refrigerant compound in a major amount) and to have a purity less than a predetermined threshold (e.g., less than about 98% purity, preferably less than about 99.5% purity) by the analysis, and the target product is the primary refrigerant compound contained in the combined thermal management fluid, the fluid can be processed onsite or remotely for a reclamation (purification) process, such as, at least one of vapor transfer, filtering, separations, distillation, dilution or reformulation, under conditions tailored to increase the purity of the primary refrigerant compound, preferably until the fluid has a purity of greater than 98%, and more preferably until the fluid meets AHRI 700 purity specifications. After the reclamation process, the treated refrigerant is packed, recertified, and branded as a reclaimed refrigerant matching that of a pure (virgin) refrigerant.

[0050] Alternatively, the combined thermal management fluid may be determined to be a blended fluid (i.e., having two or more refrigerant compounds) and to have a purity less than the predetermined threshold by the analysis. Because the recovered fluids making up the combined thermal management fluid have a common refrigerant designation (e.g., a common ASHRAE Standard 34 designation), the blended fluid will generally contain a limited number of refrigerant compounds and the blended fluid itself will also fall within that same refrigerant designation. In such case, if the target product is a blend of the same refrigerant designation, the combined thermal management fluid can be processed onsite or remotely by a relatively simple purification process, such as, at least one of vapor transfer, dilution, filtering,separations, adjustment of ratios and the like, to increase the purity of the blended fluid, preferably until the fluid has a purity of greater than 98%, and more preferably until the fluid meets AHRI 700 purity specifications, and / or adjust a ratio (i.e., reformulation) of the refrigerant compounds to meet the target product. After the reclamation process, the treated refrigerant is packed, recertified, and branded as a reclaimed refrigerant blend matching that of a pure (virgin) refrigerant blend. If, on the other hand, the target product is a blend of a different refrigerant designation, the combined thermal management fluid can be processed onsite or remotely for a reclamation (purification) process, such as, vapor transfer, separations, filtration, distillation, dilution or reformulation, carried out under conditions to obtain the target product (e.g., as a distillate from a distillation column). The reclaimed product preferably has a purity of greater than 98%, and more preferably meets AHRI 700 purity specifications. After the reclamation process, the treated refrigerant is packed, recertified, and branded as a reclaimed refrigerant blend matching that of a pure (virgin) refrigerant blend.

[0051] Where the purification process is, for example, distillation, the process comprises distilling the combined thermal management fluid to form at least one distillate as a reclaimed thermal management fluid. Each distillate is preferably comprised of a single or a plurality of fractions. Each fraction is comprised of the same refrigerant compound or compounds which make up the respective distillate. Thus, in some embodiments, where the distillate comprises two or more refrigerant compounds, each fraction is comprised of the two or more refrigerant compounds. The proportions of the compounds may be the same or may be different among the various distillate fractions.

[0052] Each distillate may comprise, for example, the first refrigerant compound, the second refrigerant compound (if present in the recovered thermal management fluids), an azeotropic composition including the first and second refrigerant compounds, an azeotrope-like composition including the first and second refrigerant compounds, or a close-boiling composition including the first and second refrigerant compounds. In some embodiments, each reclaimed thermal management fluid has a reclaimed composition different from the recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid.

[0053] When the purity of the combined thermal management fluid is above a predetermined purity threshold (e.g., greater than about 98%, preferably greater than about 99.5% per AHRI 700), the fluid may be collected, optionally combined with pure (virgin) fluid, and packed, recertified, and branded as a reclaimed refrigerant product matching that of a pure (virgin) refrigerant.

[0054] The process further includes supplying each reclaimed thermal management fluid for use as a thermal management fluid product or for formation of a thermal management fluid product. For example, the reclaimed thermal management fluid may be suitable for use as-is as a reclaimed thermal management fluid or as a blending component for formation of a reclaimed or partially reclaimed thermal management fluid (also sometimes referred to herein as a reclaimed thermal management fluid building block or blend constituent).

[0055] The invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the Fig. The Fig. shows a system and process 10 for recovering and reclaiming one or more thermal management fluids. Each thermal management fluid includes at least one refrigerant compound but may include two or more refrigerant compounds. Each recovered thermal management fluid is collected in a respective receiving vessel 12, 14. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that while the description herein primarily refers to two recovered thermal management fluids, the invention applies to any number of recovered thermal management fluids and is not limited to two recovered thermal management fluids.

[0056] In some embodiments, the receiving vessels 12, 14 are cylinders. In some embodiments, the receiving vessels 12, 14 can be American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASH RAE)- and Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)-compliant thereby providing an overhead / vapor space for the collection of vapor and non-absorbable or noncondensable gases.

[0057] The system and process 10 also include a testing station or step 16 for testing each recovered thermal management fluid 12, 14 to verify its composition, and more preferably to verify or determine the identity and amount of each refrigerant compound contained therein, as well as any impurities contained therein. The analysis 16 may include any appropriate analytic technology and / or technique,including, but not limited to, GC, such as, for example, GC-FID, GC-TCD or GC-MS, IR spectroscopy, such as, for example, FTIR spectroscopy, for determination of the composition. The analysis 16 may further include any appropriate analytic technology and / or technique, including, but not limited to, Goetz Bub, Karl Fischer titration, or Byk-Gardner colorimetry, for determination of any other appropriate properties of each recovered thermal management fluid 12, 14, including, but not limited to, water content, NAGs content, acidity content, NVR content, and / or organic purity. The analysis 16 can be at one or more locations, including, but not limited to, a distributor site, a recovery site, or a reclaim site.

[0058] The system and process 10 further comprise categorizing each recovered thermal management fluid 12, 14 into a predetermined refrigerant designation based on its composition. More preferably, in some embodiments, based on the results from the analysis 16, each recovered thermal management fluid 12, 14 is sorted or categorized into a predetermined refrigerant designation depending upon the refrigerant compound or compounds contained in the fluid 12, 14.

[0059] The thermal management fluids encompassed by or assigned to each predetermined refrigerant designation are preferably the same as or substantially similar to each other. That is, for example, if first and second thermal management fluids 12, 14 comprise the same or similar refrigerant compound or compounds as each other, then the first and second thermal management fluids 12, 14 may be categorized into the same predetermined refrigerant designation and subsequently combined together in a common tank, as described herein, to form the combined thermal management fluid.

[0060] In some embodiments, the predetermined refrigerant designations are based on ASHRAE designations, and more particularly, the designations which are systematically assigned to different refrigerants and refrigerants blends by ASHRAE Standard 34.

[0061] The system and process 10 of the present invention then combine the various recovered thermal management fluids 12, 14 based on their compositions, and more particularly based on common ASHRAE Standard 34 designations. More particularly, the system and process 10 combine the various recovered thermal management fluids 12, 14 which have been categorized into a commonpredetermined refrigerant designation, preferably an ASH RAE 34 designation, to form the combined thermal management fluid 20.

[0062] In some embodiments, the system and process 10 includes a further analysis (not shown) of the combined thermal management fluid 20 to verify its composition, and any other appropriate properties of the combined thermal management fluid 20, including, but not limited to, water content, NAGs content, acidity content, NVR content, and / or organic purity. If needed, the combined thermal management fluid 20 may be treated for removal of the impurities which are present, preferably to achieve an organic purity of at least 98%, preferably at least 99%, more preferably at least 99.5%.

[0063] In some embodiments, the composition and purity of the combined thermal management fluid 20 may be based upon the analysis 16 of the individual thermal management fluids 12, 14 which make up the combined thermal management fluid 20, or based upon the optional additional testing / analysis of the combined thermal management fluid 20.

[0064] The combined thermal fluid 20 is subjected to further treatment or processing, particularly a purification process, which is selected based on the composition of the combined thermal management fluid 20 and / or the target product.

[0065] If the combined thermal management fluid 20 has a purity below the predetermined threshold (e.g., less than about 98%, preferably less than about 99.5%) and the target product is Product A, the system 20 sends the combined thermal management fluid 20 to purification system A 22. If the combined thermal management fluid 20 has a purity below the predetermined threshold (e.g., less than about 98%, preferably less than about 99.5%) and the target product is Product B, the system 20 sends the combined thermal management fluid 20 to purification system B 24.

[0066] In the embodiment of the FIG. purification system A 22 comprises a first type of equipment and sources suitable for reclamation of the combined thermal management fluid to form reclaimed target Product A, and purification system B 24 comprises a second type of equipment and sources for reclamation of the combined thermal management fluid to form reclaimed target Product B. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to just twopurifications treatments or stations, and instead may comprise two or more types of purification processes or stations, each suit for forming different target products based on the composition of the combined thermal management fluid. It will also be understood by those skilled in the art that the description provided herein of the first and second purification systems A 22, B 24 relates to an example embodiment only, and the purification systems may include any one of vapor transfer, filtering, separations, distillation, dilution or reformulation, or combinations thereof.

[0067] Referring to the FIG., the first purification system 22, which may include one or more regenerators, purifies and / or dilutes or adjusts the ratios of components of the combined thermal management fluid 20 to form a reclaimed thermal management fluid as target Product A. The purification may include vapor transfer when the combined thermal management fluid 20 has sufficient purity. The heels after vapor transfer may be sent as a waste stream 26 for destruction. The dilution or ratio adjustment may be performed as needed to ensure quality of the reclaimed fluid to meet Standard for Specifications for Refrigerants, AHRI, (AHRI 700) specifications.

[0068] The reclaimed thermal management fluid (i.e., Product A) may be suitable for use as-is as a reclaimed thermal management fluid or as a blending component for formation of a reclaimed or partially reclaimed thermal management fluid (also sometimes referred to herein as a reclaimed thermal management fluid building block).

[0069] The second purification system 24 comprises at least one distillation column or other appropriate distillation apparatus configured to produce one or more distillates, which may include, but are not limited to, single components 28 and / or distillates comprising close-boiling, azeotrope-like, and azeotropic components 30. More particularly, in some embodiments, one or more distillate streams 28 from the distillation system 24 may be a single component reclaimed thermal management fluid (i.e., a fluid comprising a single refrigerant compound) for use as-is or as a blending component to form a different thermal management fluid. In some embodiments, one or more other distillate streams 30 from the distillation system 24 may be a close-boiling, azeotrope-like, and azeotropic reclaimed thermal management fluid for use as-is, for use as a blending component to form a differentthermal management fluid, or for blending with additional quantities of the refrigerant compounds contained in the reclaimed thermal management fluid for component ratio adjustment to form a usable reclaimed thermal management fluid.

[0070] In some embodiments, one or more other streams 32 from the distillation system 24 may be a non-ideal fraction in terms of purity, also referred to herein as a non-ideal composition. The non-ideal composition 32 may be sent to a processor 36 for dilution to become a useful single component or blending component reclaimed thermal management fluid, or instead may be redistilled to produce a useful single component or blending component reclaimed thermal management fluid. For dilution of the non-ideal composition 32, virgin thermal management fluid reclaimed thermal management fluid, or a mixture of both may be used.

[0071] For example, in some embodiments, the non-ideal composition 32 is a single component composition having greater than 95%, preferably greater than 99.5%, organic purity, but less than 99.5% purity as required by AHRI standard 700, and thus may not be considered by some in the industry as a commercially viable or usable composition. In some embodiments, the one or more additional components comprised in the composition 32 may be or may not be potential blending components combinable with the single compound to form a refrigerant blend set forth in the refrigerant classifications of ASH RAE 34. Such a single-component non- ideal composition 32 may be processed by dilution. More particularly, if the additional compound(s) present in minor amounts in the non-ideal composition 32 is not a blending component for the primary refrigerant component (i.e. , the single component present in major amounts) contained in the composition or if the target composition to be obtained is the primary refrigerant as a single-component composition, then the non-ideal composition 32 may be diluted with additional amounts of the primary refrigerant component (virgin and / or reclaimed) to form a useful single component composition having a purity which meets AHRI 700 (e.g., 99.5% or greater). If the additional compound(s) present in minor amounts in the non-ideal composition 32 is a blending component for the primary refrigerant component contained in the composition, then the non-ideal composition 32 may be diluted with additional amounts of the additional compound (virgin and / or reclaimed) to form a useful blend having a purity which meets AHRI 700 (e.g., 99.5% or greater).

[0072] In some embodiments, the non-ideal composition 32 is a multi-component composition having greater than 95%, preferably greater than 99.5%, organic purity, but having a purity less than 99.5% purity as required by AHRI standard 700, due to the presence of one or more additional compounds in an amount greater than 0.5 wt.%, and thus may not be considered by some in the industry as a commercially viable or usable composition. In some embodiments, the one or more additional compounds may be or may not be potential blending components combinable with the refrigerant compounds of the composition 32 to form a refrigerant blend set forth in the refrigerant classifications of ASHRAE 34. Such a non-ideal composition 32 may be processed by dilution or re-distillation. More particularly, if the additional compound(s) present in minor amounts in the non-ideal composition 32 is not a blending component for the primary refrigerant components contained in the composition or if the target composition to be obtained is a blend of only the primary components, then the non-ideal composition 32 may be diluted with additional amounts of the primary refrigerant components (virgin and / or reclaimed) or may be re-distilled to remove the additional compound and form a useful refrigerant blend having a purity which meets AHRI 700 (e.g., 99.5% or greater). If the additional compound(s) present in minor amounts in the non-ideal composition 32 isa blending component for the primary refrigerant components contained in the composition, then the non-ideal composition 32 may be diluted with additional amounts of the additional compound (virgin and / or reclaimed) to form a useful blend having a purity which meets AHRI 700 (e.g., 99.5% or greater).

[0073] In some embodiments, even if the additional compound(s) contained in the multi-component non-ideal composition 32 is a possible blending component (i.e. , could form a refrigerant blend listed in ASHRAE 34), the composition 32 need not be diluted or adjusted to form a blend of all components, for example if there is no commercial demand for the blend. Instead, it can be processed to form a useful blend of only the primary components, such as by dilution or re-distillation as disclosed above.

[0074] All or part of the non-ideal fraction stream 32 may be a waste stream 26 to be processed for destruction with optional F value recovery and / or CO2 capture and to obtain carbon credit, and all or part of the non-ideal fraction stream 32 may be reprocessed, such as by redistillation or vaporization, which may form distillationheels to be destroyed with optional F value recovery and / or CO2 capture and to obtain carbon credit.

[0075] For example, the system / process of the present invention may comprise a computer-based refrigerant financial or exchange system that can reliably and accurately store the amount of refrigerant exchanged through multiple recycling, reclamation, and disposal transactions, for example as described in International Application No. PCT / US2024 / 020853, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. For example, if the recovered thermal management fluid is determined to be pure (> 99.5%), the pure gas can be credited to an account corresponding to an amount based on a weight of the pure gas to be used by a customer at a later time and optionally at a different facility, and the system stores the aggregate amount of refrigerant associated with a particular customer account when tanks or refrigerant are returned. For example, a customer can return the used thermal management fluid containing a pure refrigerant for credit applied to the customer's “virtual bank” for the returned gas. The customer “virtual bank” is an account managed by the financial server that maintains a total of the refrigerant owed by a given customer that has been returned for storage and later use or resale. The system maintains a total in a virtual bank by crediting a customer's virtual bank account based the weight of each type of pure gas returned, and debiting the appropriate virtual bank account with the weight of each type of pure gas (or reclaimed gas) withdrawn or repurchased at the same facility or at a different facility.

[0076] One or more other streams from the distillation system 24 may be a distillation heel stream 34. The distillation heel stream 34 may be a waste stream 26 to be processed for destruction.

[0077] Processing of the waste stream 26 may optionally include recovery of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and / or hydrogen chloride (HCI) and / or capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) prior to or during destruction. In some embodiments, to capture the F value, CaCh may be used to precipitate CaF2 from the waste stream 26. After proper drying, the CaF2 may be used as the feedstock for HF alone or mixed with other natural fluorspar. The F value may also be captured after processing of the waste stream 26, 38 for destruction.

[0078] In some embodiments, during CO2 separation by distillation, if a fraction composition comprising CO2 and at least one of the components HFO-1132a or HFC-23 is encountered, further separation techniques could be applied, for example, separating CO2 from the mixture as solids by freeze distillation, membrane separation, extractive distillation, caustic removal, and the like.

[0079] In some embodiments, the system and process 10 further include a packaging system 40 to package the reclaimed thermal management fluid 28, 30 as a thermal management fluid product or as part of a thermal management fluid product for commercial sale.

[0080] In some embodiments, the process and system 10 further include a packaging system 40 to package the reclaimed thermal management fluid 28, 30 as a thermal management fluid product or as part of a thermal management fluid product for commercial sale.

[0081] Tracers, inhibitors, stabilizers and conventional additives may be added at any point during the reclamation system and process to ensure that the reclaimed refrigerant is compliant with AHRI 700 standards.

[0082] In exemplary embodiments, when the reclaimed thermal management fluid includes at least one HFO refrigerant compound, the reclamation process includes adding a stabilizer package to the reclaimed thermal management fluid.

[0083] In some embodiments, the stabilizer package further includes at least one acid scavenger. Examples of the acid scavengers that may be included in the present compositions include, but are not limited to, the stabilizers and / or the epoxide component of the stabilizers disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 8,535,555 and the acid scavengers disclosed in International Application Publication No.WO 2020 / 222864, the disclosure of each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0084] In some embodiments, the acid scavenger includes one or more epoxides, one or more amines and / or one or more hindered amines, such as, for example, but not limited to, epoxybutane.

[0085] In exemplary embodiments, the stabilizer package includes an effective amount of at least one inhibitor such that the thermal management fluid remainssubstantially free of oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products derived from the thermal management fluid. In some embodiments, at least one inhibitor is selected from hydrocarbons such as cyclic monoterpenes (e.g., limonene, pinene, a- pinene, p-pinene, and terpinene); lipophilic organic compounds such as tocopherols (e.g., a-tocopherol) or butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT); phenols or aromatic organic compounds having at least one chemical moiety -CeH^OH) (e.g., benzene-1,4-diol, 4-methoxyphenol); and mixtures thereof. Specific examples of inhibitor compounds may include at least one member selected from limonene (particularly D-limonene), a-terpinene, pinene, a-pinene, 3-pinene, a-tocopherol, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), 4-methoxyphenol, benzene-1 ,4-diol, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the inhibitor composition includes a liquid at a temperature from about - 80°C to about 180°C, about -70°C to about 170°C, and in some cases about -60°C to about 160°C. By “stabilized” it is meant to refer to a composition including an effective amount of at least one inhibitor compound that inhibits, if not eliminates, a fluoroethylene or fluoropropene (e.g., HFO-1234yf) from interacting with another compound and forming dimers, oligomers, homopolymers, or polymeric products.

[0086] In some embodiments, when oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products derived from the thermal management fluid, such as HFO- 1234yf, are found in a system or certain components of a system, such as, for example, compressors, and / or equipment, such as, for example, cylinders, the system components and / or equipment may be cleaned using the same refrigerant(s) previously utilized in the system / equipment or using HFO-1234yf, and / or one or more other solvents, such as, for example, acetone, R-134a, R-125 and the like, or combinations thereof. The present invention thus relates, in some aspects, to methods of treating or cleaning such system components and / or equipment.

[0087] The equipment or tools involved in or utilized in the process of treating or cleaning system components or equipment containing oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products derived from a thermal management fluid comprising, for example, HFO-1234yf, include, but is not limited to, one or more of the following: the equipment containing HFO-1234yf polymer, including but not limited to, one or more cylinders containing HFO-1234yf polymer;the system and associated components containing HFO-1234yf polymer, such as, but not limited to, an HVAC system and associated components, a refrigeration system and associated components, and the like; one or more ISO tanks; one or more recovery units (e.g., a conventional recovery unit is suitable); one or more empty recovery cylinders; one or more hoses; respective connections (auto Hi / Low); clean, virgin or reclaimed (original refrigerant) HFO-1234yf for flushing; one or more other solvents, such as, for example, acetone, R-134a, R-125 and the like, or combinations thereof; filling station; scales; and pressure gauges.

[0088] In one embodiment, if polymeric material is discovered in equipment such as but not limited to compressors, containers, piping, cylinders, filling stations, and the like, the process comprises flushing or washing the system, system components and / or equipment with clean virgin or reclaimed refrigerant, such as the same refrigerant or refrigerants previously utilized in the system / equipment or HFO-1234yf, and / or with one or more solvents, such as, for example, acetone, R-134a, R-125 and the like, or combinations thereof, until little or no polymeric residue is observable in a discharged sample.

[0089] For example, if yf-derived polymeric material is discovered in any system utilizing HFO-1234yf, the preferred cleaning material comprises HFO-1234yf (virgin, reclaimed, a mixture of virgin and reclaimed, heel recovered, or a combination thereof); if yf-derived polymeric material is discovered in a chiller or refrigeration system utilizing R-513A, the preferred cleaning material comprises HFO-1234yf (virgin, reclaimed, a mixture of virgin and reclaimed, heel recovered, or a combination thereof) and / or HFC-134a (virgin, reclaimed, a mixture of virgin and reclaimed, heel recovered, or a combination thereof); if yf-derived polymeric material is discovered in a refrigeration system utilizing R-448A, the preferred cleaningmaterial comprises HFC-32, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234yf and / or HFO-E- 1234ze (virgin, reclaimed, a mixture of virgin and reclaimed, heel recovered, or a combination thereof); if yf-derived polymeric material is discovered in a refrigeration system utilizing R-449A, the preferred cleaning material comprises HFC-32, HFC- 125, HFC-134a and / or HFO-1234yf (virgin, reclaimed, a mixture of virgin and reclaimed, heel recovered, or a combination thereof); if yf-derived polymeric material is discovered in an AC system utilizing R-454B, the preferred cleaning material comprises HFO-1234yf (virgin, reclaimed, a mixture of virgin and reclaimed, heel recovered, or a combination thereof) and / or HFC-32 (virgin, reclaimed, a mixture of virgin and reclaimed, heel recovered, or a combination thereof).

[0090] Other refrigerants such as HFC-134a, HFC-125, HFC-43-10mee (known commercially as Vertrel®XF), HFC-123, HFO-Z-1336mzz, may also be used for cleaning or flushing out system equipment or components found to contain the polymeric material.

[0091] In some embodiments, the reclamation process comprises purification or treatment of the collected thermal management fluid or the blend constituent to remove 1234yf-derived polymeric material and obtain a thermal management fluid product which is free of (meaning from 0 to less than 100 ppm of polymeric material) or substantially free of (meaning greater than 0 but less than 0.1 wt%, or less than 0.3 wt%, or less than 0.5 wt%, or less than 1 wt% of polymeric material) 1234yf- derived polymeric material. Further, the refrigerant materials utilized for cleaning / flushing out the system / equipment may be subjected to such treatment to remove 1234yf-derived polymer. For example, the collected thermal management fluid or the collected cleaning refrigerant may be subjected to single-stage distillation to obtain to a reclaimed thermal management fluid product which is free of or substantially free of 1234yf-derived polymeric material, as defined herein.

[0092] In some embodiments, the process comprises recovery, recycling and reuse of fluids in the equipment found to contain 1234yf-derived polymeric material. For example, the thermal management fluid or the refrigerant materials utilized for cleaning / flushing out a system / equipment which contained 1234yf-derived polymeric material is / are recovered from the system / equipment; recycled (i.e. , treated) to obtain a fluid which is free of (meaning from 0 to less than 100 ppm of polymericmaterial) or substantially free of (meaning greater than 0 but less than 0.1 wt%, or less than 0.3 wt%, or less than 0.5 wt%, or less than 1 wt% of polymeric material) 1234yf-derived polymeric material; and then recharged to the same system / equipment for reuse therein. For example, the recovered refrigerant(s) and cleaning solution containing 1234yf-derived polymer can be recycled utilizing polymer separation techniques which are free of distillation, such as but not limited to filtration with a corresponding filter selected from, for example, centrifugal, impingement or coalescing filters.

[0093] In some embodiments, a stabilizer package is added to the recovered or combined thermal management fluid, such as at a recovery site or a reclamation site, prior to or after analyzing the thermal management fluid, when the thermal management fluid includes an HFO refrigerant compound such as R-1234yf.

[0094] In some embodiments, the tracer may be a single compound or two or more tracer compounds which is / are added to the reclaimed compositions. The tracer may comprise, for example, at least one of HFO-E-1336mzz, HCFO-1233zd, 1224yd, CFO-1112, HFO-1123, HFO-1327, HFO-Z-1336mzz, and HFC-263fb. In some embodiments, the tracer is present in the compositions at a total concentration of about 1 part per million by weight (ppm) to about 5000 ppm, based on the weight of the total composition. In other embodiments, the tracer is present at a total concentration of about 10 ppm to about 1000 ppm. In other embodiments, the tracer is present at a total concentration of about 20 ppm to about 500 ppm. In other embodiments, the tracer is present at a total concentration of about 25 ppm to about 500 ppm. In other embodiments, the tracer is present at a total concentration of about 50 ppm to about 500 ppm. Alternatively, the tracer is present at a total concentration of about 100 ppm to about 300 ppm.

[0095] As used herein many of the compounds, components or members of the compositions or tracers may exist as different configurational isomers or stereoisomers. The present invention is intended to include all single configurational isomers, single stereoisomers or any combination thereof.

[0096] In exemplary embodiments, appropriate refrigerant compounds and their associated refrigerant designations for systems and methods of the present disclosure may include, but are not limited to, R-744 (CO2); R-11 ; R-12; R-13; R-22;R-23; R-32; R-50; R-113; R-114; R-115; R-116; R-123; R-124; R-125; R-134a; R- 141 b; R-142b; R-143a; R-152a; R-170; R-218; R-227ea; R-236fa; R-245fa; R-290; R-600; R-600a; R-601 ; R-601a; R-610; R-744; R-1132a; R-1132(E); R-1132(Z); R- 1132a; R-1150; R-1233zd(E); R1233zd(Z); R-1234yf; R-1234ze(Z); R-1234ze(E); R- 1224yf(E); R-1224yd(Z); R-1243yc; R-1252zc; R-153-10mczz; R-43-10mee; R-1270; R-1336mzz(E); and R-1336mzz(Z).

[0097] In exemplary embodiments, appropriate zeotropic blend thermal management fluids and their associated refrigerant designations for systems and methods of the present disclosure may include, but are not limited to, R-401A; R- 401 B; R-402A; R-402B; R-403A; R-403B; R-404A; R-405A; R-406A; R-407A; R- 407B; R-407C; R-407D; R-407E; R-407F; R-407G; R407H; R407I; R-408A; R-409A; R-409B; R-410A; R-410B; R-411A; R-411 B; R-412A; R-413A; R-414A; R-414B; R- 415A; R-415B; R-416A; R-417A; R-417B; R-417C; R-418A; R-419A; R-419B; R- 420A; R-421A; R-421 B; R-422A; R-422B; R-422C; R-422D; R-422E; R-423A; R- 424A; R-425A; R-426A; R-427A; R-428A; R-429A; R-430A; R-431A; R-432A; R- 433A; R-433B; R-433C; R-434A; R-435A; R-436A; R-436B; R-437A; R-438A; R- 439A; R-440A; R-441A; R-442A; R-443A; R-444A; R-444B; R-445A; R-446A; R- 447A; R-447B; R-448A; R-449A; R-449B; R-449C; R-450A; R-451A; R-451 B; R- 452A; R-452B; R-452C; R-453A; R-454A; R-454B; R-454C; R-454D; R-455A; R- 455B; R-455C; R-456A; R-457A; R-457B; R-457C; R-457D; R-458A; R-459A; R- 459B; R-460A; R-460B; R-461A; R-462A; R-463A; R-464A; R-465A; R-466A; R- 467A; R-468A; R-468B; R-468A; R-469A; R-470A; R-471 B; R-471A; R-472A; R- 472B; R-473A; R-474A; R-475A; R-476A; R-479A; R-482A; R-491 and R-495A.

[0098] In exemplary embodiments, appropriate azeotropic blend thermal management fluids and their associated refrigerant designations for systems and methods of the present disclosure may include, but are not limited to, R-500; R-502; R-503; R-507A; R-508A; R-508B; R-509A; R-510A; R-511A; R-512A; R-513A; R- 513B; R-514A; R-515A; 515B; 516A; and R-516B.

[0099] In one embodiment, appropriate thermal management fluids for systems and methods of the present disclosure may include, but are not limited to,compositions comprising HFO-1234ze(E), HFC-32, and HFC-152a, and optionally also HFC-134, more particularly comprising:- 69.0% to 87.5% of HFO-1234ze(E), 0.5% to 19.0% of HFC-152a, and 12.0% to 30.5% of HFC-32;- 69.0% to 83.0% of HFO-1234ze(E), 5.0% to 19.0% of HFC-152a, and 12.0% to 15.0% of HFC-32;- 69.0% to 77.5% of HFO-1234ze(E), 10.5% to 19.0% of HFC-152a, and 12.0% to 14.0% of HFC-32- 69.0% to 77.0% of HFO-1234ze(E), 11.0% to 19.0% of HFC-152a, and 12.0% to 13.5% of HFC-32;- 69.0% to 71.5% of HFO-1234ze(E), 16.5% to 19.0% of HFC-152a, and 12.0% to 12.5% of HFC-32;- about 69.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 18.0 wt-% HFC-152a, and about 13.0 wt-% HFC-32;- about 69.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 17.5 wt-% HFC-152a and about 13.5 wt-% HFC-32;- about 69.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 17.0 wt-% HFC-152a, and about 14.0 wt-% HFC-32;- about 69.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 18.5 wt-% HFC-152a and about 12.5 wt-% HFC-32;- about 69.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 19.0 wt-% HFC-152a and about 12.0 wt-% HFC-32;- 0.2% to 98.5% of HFO-1234ze(E), 0.2% to 25.9% of HFC-134, 0.2% to 98.5% of HFC-152a, and 0.2% to 42.8% of HFC-32;- 0.2% to 98.5% of HFO-1234ze(E), 0.2% to 12.9% of HFC-134, 0.2% to 98.5% of HFC-152a, and 0.2% to 15.9% of HFC-32;- 44.8% to 98.5% of HFO-1234ze(E), 0.2% to 12.9% of HFC-134, 0.2% to 43.0% of HFC-152a, and 0.2% to 15.9% of HFC-32;- 65.0% to 72.0% of HFO-1234ze(E), 1 .0% to 4.0% of HFC-134, 12.0% to 19.0% of HFC-152a, and 11.0% to 14.0% of HFC-32;about 66.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 1.0 wt-% HFC-134, about 19.0 wt-% HFC-152a and about 14.0 wt-% HFC-32; or- about 66.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 4.0 wt-% HFC-134, about 19.0 wt-% HFC-152a, and about 11.0 wt-% HFC-32.

[0100] In exemplary embodiments, the predetermined refrigerant designation for the recovered thermal management fluids is selected from the following:R-404A (ASHRAE designation for a blend of 44 weight percent R-125, 52 weight percent R-143a (1 ,1 ,1 -trifluoroethane), and 4.0 weight percent R-134a);R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-407D, or R-407E (ASHRAE designations for blends of R-134a, R-125 (pentafluoroethane), and R-32 (difluoromethane) in differing component concentrations);R-408A (ASHRAE designation for a blend of 7 weight percent R-125, 46 weight percent R-143a, and 47 weight percent R-22);R-410A (ASHRAE designation for a blend of 50 weight percent R-125 and 50 weight percent R-32);R-413A (ASHRAE designation for a blend containing R-218, R-134a, and isobutane);R-417A (ASHRAE designation for a blend of 46.6 weight percent R-125, 50.0 weight percent R-134a, and 3.4 weight percent n-butane);R-419A (ASHRAE designation for a blend containing R-125, R-134a and DME);R-422A, R-422B, R-422C, and R-422D (ASHRAE designation for blends of R- 125, R-134a, isobutane in differing component concentrations);R-423A (ASHRAE designation for a blend containing R-134a and 1 , 1 ,1 , 2, 3,3,3- heptafluoropropane (R-227ea));R-424A (ASHRAE designation for a blend containing R-125, R-134a, isobutane, n-butane, and isopentane);R-426A (ASHRAE designation for a blend containing R-125, R-134a, n-butane, and isopentane);R-427A (ASHRAE designation for a blend of 15 weight percent R-32, 25 weight percent R-125, 50 weight percent R-134a, and 10 weight percent R-143a);R-428A (ASH RAE designation for a blend containing R-125, R-143a, propane and isobutane);R-430A (ASH RAE designation for a blend containing R-152a and isobutane);R-434A (ASHRAE designation for a blend containing R-125, R-134a, R-143a, and isobutane);R-437A (ASHRAE designation for a blend containing R-125, R-134a, n-butane, and n-pentane);R-438A (ASHRAE designation for a blend containing R-32, R-125, R-134a, n- butane, and isopentane);R-444A or R-444B (ASHRAE designation for a blend comprising R-32 / R- 152a / R-1234ze(E))R-507A or R-507B (ASHRAE designation for a blend of R-125 and R-143a in differing component concentrations);R-508A or R-508B (ASHRAE designations for blends of trifluoromethane (R-23) and hexafluoroethane (R-116) in differing component concentrations);R-471A (ASHRAE designations for blends of R-1234ze(E), R-227ea and HFO- 1336mzz(E) (78.7 / 4.3 / 17.0 weight percent));R-473A (ASHRAE designations for blends of R-1132a / R-23 / R-744 / R-125 (20.0 / 10.0 / 60.0 / 10.0));R-474A (ASHRAE designations for blends of R-1132(E) and R-1234yf (23.0 / 77.0 weight percent));R-514A (ASHRAE designations for blends of R-1336mzz(Z) and R-1130(E) (74,7 / 25.3 weight percent));R-515A (ASHRAE designations for blends of R-1234ze (E) and R-227ea (88.0 / 12.0 weight percent));R-515B (ASHRAE designations for blends of R-1234ze(E) and R-227ea (91.1 / 8.9 weight percent));R-516A (ASHRAE designations for blends of R-1234y, R-134a and R-152a (77.5 / 8.5 / 14.0 weight percent));R-457A (ASHRAE designation for blends of R-32, R-1234yf and R-152a (18.0 / 70.0 / 12.0 weight percent));R-463A (ASHRAE designation for blends of R-744 / 32 / 125 / 1234yf / 134a (6.0 / 36.0 / 30.0 / 14.0 / 14.0));- blend of about 69.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 18.0 wt-% HFC-152a, and about 13.0 wt-% HFC-32; or- about 69.0 wt-% HFO-1234ze(E), about 19.0 wt-% HFC-152a and about 12.0 wt-% HFC-32.

[0101] In one embodiment, the tested recovered thermal management fluid is validated or treated prior to distillation, such as by purifying as needed for water content, NAG content, acidity content, and / or removing one or more impurities to achieve an organic purity of at least about 95 wt%, or about 96 wt%, or about 97 wt%, or about 98 wt%, or about 99 wt%, or about 99.5 wt%.

[0102] In some embodiments, an analyzer determines the composition and organic purity of one or more of the thermal management fluids of the system and process. In some embodiments, the analyzer determines the type of recovered thermal management fluid and organic purity as it is being recovered from a heat transfer system. Alternatively, or in addition, the analyzer may determine the type and organic purity of the combined thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid. If the analyzed thermal management fluid is determined to be organically pure (> 95 wt%, or > 96 wt%, or > 97 wt%, or > 98 wt%, or > 99 wt%, or > 99.5 wt%) and of a single type by the analyzer, the thermal management fluid may be transferred to an appropriate recovery tank. If, however, there are impurities (or the organic purity is less than 95 wt%, or 96 wt%, or 97 wt%, or 98 wt%, or 99 wt%, or 99.5 wt%), such as, oil, water, dirt, and / or acid, found in the analyzed thermal management fluid by the analyzer, the analyzed thermal management fluid may be sent to a regenerator for reprocessing.

[0103] In some embodiments, a regenerator purifies the combined thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid to a state that meets the standards of, AHRI 700, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein. AHRI 700 specifies acceptable levels of contaminants (purity requirements)for fluorocarbon, hydrocarbon, and carbon dioxide refrigerants regardless of source and lists acceptable test methods. These refrigerants are as referenced in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / ASHRAE Standard 34 with Addenda, which is also incorporated by reference in its entirety herein. The compositions of certain blends can be found in “Factsheet 1 : Update on New Refrigerants Designations and Safety Classifications”, ASH RAE, April 2023; or at https: / / www.ashrae.org / technical-resources / standards-and-guidelines / ashrae- refrigerant-designations; or in ISO 817 (International Organization for Standardization), each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.

[0104] The regenerator can include at least a compressor, a separator, and a filter dryer, and may further include a distiller, a diluter, or a reformulator. In some embodiments, the compressor is driven to circulate the thermal management fluid in a refrigerant circuit such that a voltage is applied to reduce or remove oil, such as the refrigerating machine oil, in the thermal management fluid. In some embodiments, the separator is a type of oil separator. In some embodiments, the filter dryer reduces or removes water and acid included in the thermal management fluid. The regenerator can also determine information on the appropriateness of the oil, water, and acid included in the thermal management fluid after the regeneration processing and compile the thermal management fluid composition, the weight, and the like.

[0105] In one embodiment, the concentration of non-condensable materials may be altered, resulting in a concentration of less than 1.5 volume percent at 25°C, per AHRI 700, preferably below 0.9 volume percent at 25°C per AHRI 700.

[0106] In some embodiments, the collected (used or spent) thermal management fluid may be tested for nonvolatile residue (NVR), for example, per AHRI standard 700, prior to purification, and then treated, either in the absence of distillation or substantially in the absence of distillation, to reduce the NVR content to a predetermined level.

[0107] In some embodiments, the system of the present invention, which provides reclaimed material via distillation, may be located at a site separate and distinct from the site of a blending facility or a refrigerant manufacturing facility which producesvirgin material, or may be co-located with a blending facility or refrigerant manufacturing facility.EXAMPLES

[0108] The invention will be described in greater detail by way of specific examples. The following examples are offered for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the invention in any manner. Those of skill in the art will readily recognize a variety of non-critical parameters which can be changed or modified to yield essentially the same results.Example 1

[0109] Used refrigerant is recovered from multiple systems, and each recovered refrigerant is analyzed and found to primarily comprise HFO-1234yf and minor amounts of HFC-152a. All of the recovered refrigerant is then sorted based on ASHRAE Standard 34 designations as belonging to a single designation and thus are collected into a cylinder and form a combined fluid. The combined fluid is analyzed for composition and found to contain 95 wt% HFO-1234yf, the balance being HFC-152a, with an organic purity of 99%. After moisture, acid, high boiler removal, HFC-134a (virgin and / or reclaimed) and HFC-152a (virgin and / or reclaimed), which as defined herein may include virgin, reclaimed, heels, recovered heels, are added to make R-516A. Alternatively, the combined fluid is subjected to purification to remove oil, acidity and moisture, more virgin and / or reclaimed HFO- 1234yf was added to make HFO-1234yf at greater than 98%, preferably greater than 99.5% purity.Example 2

[0110] Used refrigerant is recovered from multiple systems, and each recovered refrigerant is analyzed and found to primarily comprise HFO-1234yf and HFC-32. All of the recovered refrigerant is then sorted based on ASHRAE Standard 34 designations as belonging to a single designation and thus are collected into a cylinder and form a combined fluid. The combined fluid is analyzed for composition and found to contain has over 88 wt% HFO-1234yf, the balance being is HFC-32, with an organic purity of 98%. After moisture, acid, high boiler removal, more HFO-1234yf (virgin and / or reclaimed) and / or R-744 (virgin and / or reclaimed), which as defined herein may include virgin, reclaimed, heels, recovered heels, is added to make R-454A, R-454B, R-454C, R-455A, R-455B. Alternatively, the combined fluid is subjected to distillation to obtain HFO-1234 and HFC-32 as single compound.Example 3

[0111] Used refrigerant is recovered from multiple systems, and each recovered refrigerant is analyzed and found to primarily comprise R-407C. All of the recovered refrigerant is then sorted based on ASH RAE Standard 34 designations as belonging to a single designation and thus are collected into a cylinder and form a combined fluid. The combined fluid is analyzed for composition and found to contain R-407C at 99% organic purity, with an enriched HFC-134a composition ratio (e.g., 20 wt.% HFC-32120 wt.% HFC-134a 160 wt.% HFC-134a) and a small amount (e.g., 0.7 wt.% HCFC-22). The target product may be one of R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-407D, R-407E, R-407F, R-407G, R-407H or R-407I. The combined fluid is optionally subjected to purification to remove oil, acidity and moisture. The combined fluid is subjected to reformulation or adjustment of the component ratios to add, for example, more HFC-32, HFC-125 and / or HFC-134a, depending on the specific target product, to achieve a purity of greater than 98%, more preferably to meet AHRI 700 specifications.Example 4

[0112] Used refrigerant is recovered from multiple systems, and each recovered refrigerant is analyzed and found to primarily comprise R-407C. All of the recovered refrigerant is then sorted based on ASH RAE Standard 34 designations as belonging to a single designation and thus are collected into a cylinder and form a combined fluid. The combined fluid is analyzed for composition and found to contain R-407C at 99% organic purity, with an enriched HFC-134a composition ratio (e.g., 20 wt.% HFC-32120 wt.% HFC-134a 160 wt.% HFC-134a) and a small amount (e.g., 0.7 wt.% HCFC-22). The target product is R-410A. The combined fluid is optionally subjected to purification to remove oil, acidity and moisture. The combined fluid is subjected to distillation to produce a near azeotropic fraction comprising HFC-32 and HFC-125, which can be R-410A or can be reformulated as needed to form R-410A.Alternatively, the near azeotropic fraction of HFC-32 and HFC-125 may be utilized as a blending component for HFC-32 / HFC-125 containing blends. By the distillation, HFC-134a is separated as a single compound and suitable for use or sale as a reclaimed single refrigerant of HFC-134a, or for use or sale as a blending component to have a purity of at least 98%, more preferably to meet AHRI 700. The distillation also produces an HCFC-22 enriched HFC-32 / HFC-125 fraction, which is a non-ideal fraction that can be sent for destruction (and optionally F recovery), or can be subjected to further processing by dilution to make the target product R-410A or other HFC-32 / HFC-125 containing blends. A distillation heel comprised of mainly oil and containing trace amounts of HFC-134a, HFC-32, HFC-125, and some fluorinated impurities is sent for incineration or destruction (and optionally F recovery).Example 5

[0113] Used refrigerant is recovered from multiple systems, and each recovered refrigerant is analyzed and found to primarily comprise R-410A. All of the recovered refrigerant is then sorted based on ASH RAE Standard 34 designations as belonging to a single designation and thus are collected into a cylinder and form a combined fluid. The combined fluid is analyzed for composition and found to contain R-410A at 99% organic purity. The target product may be one of R-448A, R-448B, R-449A, R- 449B, R-449C. The combined fluid is optionally subjected to purification to remove oil, acidity and moisture. The combined fluid is subjected to reformulation or adjustment of the component ratios to add, for example, more HFC-32 and / or HFC- 125 as well as further refrigerant compounds or blends, which as defined herein may include virgin, reclaimed, heels, recovered heels, depending on the specific target product, to achieve a purity of greater than 98%, more preferably to meet AHRI 700 specifications. For example, the combined fluid comprising HFC-32 and HFC-125 may be a building block or blend constituent which may be combined with used, recovered, virgin or reclaimed R-513A (44% HFC-134a I 56% HFO-1234yf) or R- 513B (41.5% H FC-134a I 58.5% HFO-1234yf), with optional adjustment of component ratios, as needed, to form R-449A, R-449B or R-449C. As another example, the combined fluid comprising HFC-32 and HFC-125 may be a building block or blend constituent which may be combined with used, recovered, virgin or reclaimed R-513A (44% HFC-134a / 56% HFO-1234yf) or R-513B (41.5%HFC-134a 158.5% HFO-1234yf), and used, recovered, virgin or reclaimed HFO-E- 1234ze, with optional adjustment of component ratios, as needed, to form R-448A or R-448B.

[0114] Alternatively, the combined fluid comprising HFC-32 and HFC-125 may be a building block or blend constituent which may be combined with used, recovered, virgin or reclaimed HFC-134a (i.e., as a single component fluid) and used, recovered, virgin or reclaimed HFO-1234yf (i.e., as a single component fluid), with optional adjustment of component ratios, as needed, to form R-449A, R-449B or R- 449C. Alternatively, the combined fluid comprising HFC-32 and HFC-125 may be a building block or blend constituent which may be combined with used, recovered, virgin or reclaimed HFC-134a, HFO-1234yf and HFO-E-1234ze, each as a single component fluid, with optional adjustment of component ratios, as needed, to form R-448A or R-448B.

[0115] For all compositions disclosed herein, in some embodiments, at least one of the HFC components, if present, has been reclaimed, and more preferably all HFC components which may be present have been reclaimed.Example 12

[0116] HVAC equipment having one or more system components, such as a compressor, containing oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products derived from a thermal management fluid comprising HFO-1234yf is cleaned using HFO-1234yf. The equipment to be involved or utilized includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:- HVAC system and associated components containing HFO-1234yf polymer;- one or more recovery units (e.g., a conventional recovery unit is suitable);- one or more empty recovery cylinders;- one or more hoses; respective connections (auto Hi / Low);- clean, virgin or reclaimed (original refrigerant) HFO-1234yf for flushing;- scales; and pressure gauges.

[0117] The following steps are carried out for cleaning the HVAC system containing oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products derived from HFO-1234yf:(1) Determine the full charge and recover refrigerant into a separate recovery cylinder. The intent is to keep liquid in the circuit. This is best achieved by recovering the refrigerant to the saturation pressure for ambient conditions. Lower pressure will potentially allow the polymer to come out of solution and harden, creating blockages.(2) At approximately half the charge size, when recovered or pressures indicate there is no liquid left in the system, quickly add clean virgin or reclaimed HFO- 1234yf to the system. This may require use of a heating cylinder (e.g., hot water, strip heater at 40C). Let the system equilibrate for a predetermined duration (e.g., one hour) and repeat. If the system is operational, it may be practical to run the system for a short time (e.g., at least 10 minutes), at this stage, to aid in the HFO-1234yf refrigerant being carried throughout the system.(3) When the second recovery / recharge procedure is completed, pull the system into full vacuum and recharge.(4) Examine the residue from the discharged sample to ensure it is free of oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products (e.g., no white residue observed).(5) If oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products are observed, complete one or more additional flushing cycles, if needed, until the examined residue from the discharged sample is free of or substantially free of oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products.OTHER EMBODIMENTS

[0118] Embodiment 1. A process of thermal management fluid reclamation comprising: (i) analyzing a recovered thermal management fluid comprising at least a first refrigerant compound to determine a recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid and a refrigerant designation for the recovered thermal management fluid based on the recovered composition of the recovered thermalmanagement fluid, wherein the refrigerant designation is either a single component comprising the first refrigerant compound or a refrigerant blend comprising the first refrigerant compound and a second refrigerant compound; (ii) combining the recovered thermal management fluid with at least one other recovered thermal management fluid of the same refrigerant designation to form a combined thermal management fluid; (iii) analyzing the combined thermal management fluid for composition; (iv) identifying a target product; and (v) purifying the combined thermal management fluid based on the analysis of the composition and based on the identified target product, wherein the purification forms the target product or a blending component for the target product.

[0119] Embodiment 2. The process of Embodiment 1 , further comprising purifying the combined thermal management fluid to remove impurities, such as oil, water, acids, NAG, NVR and the like, at any point before the purification of step (v).

[0120] Embodiment 3. The process of any of Embodiments 1 or 2, further comprising (vi) supplying the target product as a reclaimed thermal management fluid for use as a thermal management fluid product or for formation of a thermal management fluid product.

[0121] Embodiment 4. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the purity of the combined thermal management fluid is at or below a predetermined purity threshold and wherein the target product has a reclaimed composition different from the recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid.

[0122] Embodiment 5. The process of Embodiment 4, wherein the predetermined purity threshold is 98%, preferably 99.5%.

[0123] Embodiment 6. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 5, wherein the purification (v) comprises distilling the combined thermal management fluid to form at least one distillate selected from the first refrigerant compound, the second refrigerant compound, and an azeotropic, azeotrope-like, or close-boiling composition comprising the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound.

[0124] Embodiment 7. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 6, wherein the at least one distillate comprises a reclaimed thermal management fluid.

[0125] Embodiment 8. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 6, wherein the at least one distillate is further purified to form a reclaimed thermal management fluid.

[0126] Embodiment 9. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 8, wherein the purification (v) comprises purifying the combined thermal management fluid by vapor transfer.

[0127] Embodiment 10. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 9, wherein the purification (v) comprises dilution with virgin and / or reclaimed refrigerant to obtain the target product.

[0128] Embodiment 11. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 10, wherein the purification (v) comprises adjustment of a ratio of the first refrigerant compound to the second refrigerant compound to form the reclaimed thermal management fluid.

[0129] Embodiment 12. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 11 , wherein the purification (v) comprises filtration or separation.

[0130] Embodiment 13. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 12, wherein the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound are a pair selected from the group consisting of R-134a and R-1234yf; R-1234ze(E) and R-227ea; R- 152a and R-134a; R-1234yf and R-152a; R-125 and R-143a; R-32 and R-1132(E); R-1234yf and R-1132(Z); R-1234ze(E) and R-1132(Z); R-152a and R-1234ze(E); R- 125 and R-32; R-1234ze(E) and R-134; R-1234yf and R-1252zc; R-1234ze(E) and R-1252zc; R-1234ze(E) and R-134a; R-1234ze(Z) and R-1336mzz(E); R-1234ze(Z) and R-1233zd(E); R-245fa and R-1234ze(Z); R-245fa and R-1233zd(E); R- 1336mzz(Z) and trans-dichloroethylene; R-152a and R-1252zc; R-1132(Z) and R- 152a; CO2 and R-1132a; R-1233zd(E) and R-1336mzz(E); and R-32 and R-290.

[0131] Embodiment 14. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-134a as the first refrigerant compound, R- 1234yf as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO- 1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC- 245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans- HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b,HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFO-1225zc, HFC- 245cb, HFC-134, HFC-152a, HFO-1225ye, HFC-161 , E-HFO-1234ze, HCFC-22, HFO-1243zf, CHFC-124, HCC-40, CHFO-1122, HCFC-31 , CFC-114, CFC-114a, and HCO-1140.

[0132] Embodiment 15. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-227ea as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC- 245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC-114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC- 263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, FC-1216, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, HCFC-22, HCFC-124, FC- 218, HFC-236fa, and HFO-1225zc.

[0133] Embodiment 16. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-152a as the first refrigerant compound, R- 134a as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161, HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160 and CFC-1 14a; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFO-1225zc, HFC- 245cb, HFC-134, HFC-152a, HFO-1225ye, HFC-161 , E-HFO-1234ze, HCFC-22, HFO-1243zf, CHFC-124, HCC-40, CHFO-1122, HCFC-31 , CFC-114, CFC-114a, and HCO-1140.

[0134] Embodiment 17. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234yf as the first refrigerant compound, R-1 52a as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO- 1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC- 245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans- HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b,HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161 , HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160, and CFC-114a.

[0135] Embodiment 18. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-125 as the first refrigerant compound, R- 143a as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC- 143a, HFC-134a, CFC-115, CFCO-1113 and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of CFC-115, HFC-134a, HFC-152a, HCFC-22, CFC-12, HCFC-124, CFC-114a, and HCFC-133a.

[0136] Embodiment 19. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-32 as the first refrigerant compound, R- 1132(E) as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFC-41, HFC-134a, HCFC-22, CFC-12 and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-32, HFC-125, HCFO-E-1122a, HCFO-Z- 1122a, HFO-1123, HFO-1141 , HCFC-133, HCFC-133b, HCFC-123, HFC-152, HFC- 143, HFC-41, HCFC-22, ethylene, HCFC-142a, HFO-1132a, HCFO-1 131a, HCFO- E-1131, HCFO-Z-1131 , HCFO-1122, acetylene, and HCO-1140.

[0137] Embodiment 20. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234yf as the first refrigerant compound, R-1132(Z) as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO- 1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC- 245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans- HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of difluoromethane (HFC-32), 1 ,1, 1,2, 2 pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), E-1-chloro-1 ,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-E- 1122a), Z-1-chloro-1,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-Z-1122a), 1 ,1,2-trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), 1-chloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-133),1 -chloro-1 , 1 ,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-133b), 1 ,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123), 1 ,2-difluoroethane (HFC-152), 1 ,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143), fluoromethane (HFC-41), chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), ethylene, 1-chloro-1 ,2- difluoroethane (HCFC-142a), 1 ,1 -difluoroethylene (HFO-1132a), 1-chloro-1- fluoroethene (HCFO-1131a), E-1-chloro-2-fluoroethene (HCFO-E-1131), Z-1-chloro- 1 -fluoroethene (HCFO-Z-1 131), 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-1122), HFO- E-1132, vinyl chloride (HCO-1140), acetylene, and fluoroacetylene.

[0138] Embodiment 21. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-1132(Z) as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC- 245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC-114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC- 263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of difluoromethane (HFC-32), 1,1, 1 ,2, 2 pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), E- 1-chloro-1 ,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-E-1122a), Z-1-chloro-1 ,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-Z-1122a), 1,1 ,2-trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), 1- chloro-1 ,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-133), 1-chloro-1 ,1 ,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC- 133b), 1 ,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123), 1 ,2-difluoroethane (HFC-152), 1 ,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143), fluoromethane (HFC-41), chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), ethylene, 1 -chloro-1 , 2-difluoroethane (HCFC-142a), 1,1 -difluoroethylene (HFO-1132a), 1-chloro-1-fluoroethene (HCFO-1 131a), E-1-chloro-2-fluoroethene (HCFO-E-1131), Z-1 -chloro-1 -fluoroethene (HCFO-Z-1131), 1-chloro-2,2- difluoroethylene (HCFO-1122), HFO-E-1132, vinyl chloride (HCO-1140), acetylene, and fluoroacetylene.

[0139] Embodiment 22. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-152a as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC- 245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC-114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC-263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161, HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160 and CFC-114a.

[0140] Embodiment 23. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-125 as the first refrigerant compound, R-32 as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, CFC-115, CFCO-1113 and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFC-41 , HFC-134a, HCFC-22, CFC-12 and HCC-40.

[0141] Embodiment 24. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-134 as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC- 245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC-114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC- 263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-134a, HCFC-124, HCFC-124a, HCFO-1122, HFC-143a, HCFC- 31, HFC-32, HFC-125, CFC-114, CFC-114a, FCO-1114, HFC-152a, FCO-1318my, HFC-245cb, FC-C318 and HC-161.

[0142] Embodiment 25. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234yf as the first refrigerant compound, R- 1252zc as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO- 1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC- 245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans- HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of methane, ethylene, dichloromethane (HCC-30), fluoroethane (HFC-1141), propane (HC-290), propylene (HC-1270), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), allene, 3-fluoro-1 -propene(HFO-1261), 1 ,1 ,1 -trifluoropropane (HFC-263b), 3-fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 2- butene, 2-butene, cyclobutene, 2-methyl-1 -propene, 1,1 -difluoropropane (HFC- 272fb), 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf), 3-chloropropene (HCO- 1260zf), C3H4FCI (HCFO-1251) and HFO-1243zf.

[0143] Embodiment 26. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-1252zc as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC- 245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC-114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC- 263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of methane, ethylene, dichloromethane (HCC-30), fluoroethane (HFC- 1141), propane (HC-290), propylene (HC-1270), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1 234yf), allene, 3-fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 1 ,1,1 -trifluoropropane (HFC-263b), 3- fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 2-butene, 2-butene, cyclobutene, 2-methyl-1 -propene, 1 , 1 -difluoropropane (HFC-272fb), 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1 233xf), 3-chloropropene (HCO-1260zf), C3H4FCI (HCFO-1251) and HFO-1243zf.

[0144] Embodiment 27. The process of Embodiment 13, wherein the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound are selected from R- 134a and R-1234yf; R-1234ze(E) and R-227ea; R-152a and R-134a; R-1234yf and R-152a; R-125 and R-143a; R-32 and R-1132(E); R-1234yf and R-1132(Z); R- 1234ze(E) and R-1132(Z); R-152a and R-1234ze(E); R-125 and R-32; and R- 1234ze(E) and R-134a.

[0145] Embodiment 28. The process of Embodiment 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound are R-125 and R-32 and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R- 410A and R-410B.

[0146] Embodiment 29. The process of Embodiment 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-134a, the second refrigerant compound is R-1234yf, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R- 513A and R-513B.

[0147] Embodiment 30. The process of Embodiment 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-1234ze, the second refrigerant compound is R-227ea, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-515A and R-515B.

[0148] Embodiment 31. The process of Embodiment 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-152a, the second refrigerant compound is R-134a, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R- 512A and R-516A.

[0149] Embodiment 32. The process of Embodiment 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-125, the second refrigerant compound is R-143a, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-404A, R-462A, and R-507A.

[0150] Embodiment 33. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 32, wherein the combined thermal management fluid further comprises a third refrigerant compound.

[0151] Embodiment 34. The process of Embodiment 33, wherein the first refrigerant compound, the second refrigerant compound, and the third refrigerant compound are R-1234yf, R-152a, and R-134a.

[0152] Embodiment 35. The process of Embodiment 34, wherein the combined thermal management fluid further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO-1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC-245cb, 3,3,3- trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1131a, trans-HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC- 143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161, HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160 and CFC-114a; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFO-1225zc, HFC-245cb, HFC-134, HFC-152a, HFO- 1225ye, HFC-161 , E-HFO-1234ze, HCFC-22, HFO-1243zf, CHFC-124, HCC-40, CHFO-1122, HCFC-31 , CFC-114, CFC-114a, and HCO-1140.

[0153] Embodiment 36. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 35, wherein the reclaimed thermal management fluid is blended with at least one blending thermal management fluid comprising a third refrigerant compound to form the thermal management fluid product.

[0154] Embodiment 37. The process of Embodiment 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound are selected from R- 134a and R-1234yf; R-1234ze(E) and R-227ea; R-152a and R-134a; R-1234yf and R-152a; R-125 and R-143a; R-32 and R-1132(E); R-1234yf and R-1132(Z); R- 1234ze(E) and R-1132(Z); R-152a and R-1234ze(E); R-125 and R-32; and R- 1234ze(E) and R-134a.

[0155] Embodiment 38. The process of Embodiment 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-134a, the second refrigerant compound is R-227ea, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R- 448A, R-448B, R-449A, R-449B, R-449C, R-475A, and R-516A.

[0156] Embodiment 39. The process of Embodiment 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-1234ze, the second refrigerant compound is R-227ea, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-464A, R-470A, R-470B, and R-471A.

[0157] Embodiment 40. The process of Embodiment 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-1234yf, the second refrigerant compound is R-152a, and the third refrigerant compound is R-32, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-457A, R-457B, and R-457C.

[0158] Embodiment 41. The process of Embodiment 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-125, the second refrigerant compound is R-32, the third refrigerant compound is R-134a, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-407D, R-407E, R- 407F, R-407G, R-407H, and R-407I.

[0159] Embodiment 42. The process of Embodiment 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-1234ze(E), the second refrigerant compound is R-152a, the third refrigerant compound is R-32, and the thermal management fluid product isselected from the group consisting of R-444A, R-444B and R-478A, and is preferably R-444A.

[0160] Embodiment 43. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 42, further comprising validating the combined thermal management fluid, wherein the validating comprises removing one or more impurities from the combined thermal management fluid such that the combined thermal management fluid has greater than about 95 wt%, preferably greater than about 99 wt%, most preferably greater than about 99.5 wt% organic purity.

[0161] Embodiment 44. The process of Embodiment 43, wherein the one or more impurities comprises an oil.

[0162] Embodiment 45. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 44, further comprising adding a stabilizer package to the reclaimed thermal management fluid.

[0163] Embodiment 46. The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 45, wherein the reclaimed thermal management fluid is azeotropic.

[0164] Embodiment 47. The process of any of Embodiments 6 or 7, wherein the at least one distillate comprises a first distillate comprising the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound as a first composition and a second distillate as a second composition, wherein the first and second compositions are azeotropic, azeotrope-like, or close-boiling, preferably wherein the first and second compositions are azeotropic, azeotrope-like, or close-boiling reclaimed thermal management fluids.

[0165] Embodiment 48. The process of any of Embodiments 1-47, wherein the recovered thermal management fluid(s), the combined thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid comprises at least one acid scavenger and / or at least one inhibitor selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons including at least cyclic monoterpene; lipophilic organic compounds; and phenols, aromatic organic compounds having at least one chemical moiety - C6H4(OH), preferably at least one member selected from the group consisting of D- limonene, pinene, a-pinene, p-pinene, a-terpinene, a-tocopherol, butylated hydroxytoluene, 4-methoxyphenol, benzene-1 ,4-diol, and mixtures thereof.

[0166] Embodiment 49. A reclaimed thermal management fluid formed by the process of any of Embodiments 1-48.

[0167] Embodiment 50. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFO-1234yf and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO-1243zf, E- HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC-245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans-HCFO- 1131, HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC- 244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40.

[0168] Embodiment 51. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-134a and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFO-1225zc, HFC- 245cb, HFC-134, HFC-152a, HFO-1225ye, HFC-161 , E-HFO-1234ze, HCFC-22, HFO-1243zf, CHFC-124, HCC-40, CHFO-1122, HCFC-31 , CFC-114, CFC-114a, and HCO-1140.

[0169] Embodiment 52. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFO-1234ze(E) and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC-245cb, HFO- 1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC-143a, HFC- 125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC-114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC-263fb and HFC- 134.

[0170] Embodiment 53. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-227ea and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, FC-1216, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, HCFC-22, HCFC-124, FC-218, HFC-236fa, and HFO-1225zc.

[0171] Embodiment 54. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-152a and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161 , HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160 and CFC-114a.

[0172] Embodiment 55. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-125 and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, CFC-115, CFCO-1113 and HCC-40.

[0173] Embodiment 56. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-143a and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of CFC-115, HFC-134a, HFC-152a, HCFC-22, CFC-12, HCFC-124, CFC-114a, and HCFC-133a.

[0174] Embodiment 57. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-32 and comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFC-41 , HFC-134a, HCFC-22, CFC-12 and HCC-40.

[0175] Embodiment 58. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFO-1132(E) and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-32, HFC-125, HCFO-E- 1122a, HCFO-Z-1122a, HFO-1123, HFO-1141, HCFC-133, HCFC-133b, HCFC-123, HFC-152, HFC-143, HFC-41 , HCFC-22, ethylene, HCFC-142a, HFO-1132a, HCFO- 1 131a, HCFO-E-1131, HCFO-Z-1131 , HCFO-1122, acetylene, and HCO-1140.

[0176] Embodiment 59. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-134 and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-134a, HCFC-124, HCFC- 124a, HCFO-1122, HFC-143a, HCFC-31 , HFC-32, HFC-125, CFC-114, CFC-114a, FCO-1114, HFC-152a, FCO-1318my, HFC-245cb, FC-C318 and HC-161.

[0177] Embodiment 60. The process of any of Embodiments 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFO-1252zc and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of methane, ethylene, dichloromethane (HCC-30), fluoroethane (HFC-1141), propane (HC-290), propylene (HC-1270), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), allene, 3-fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 1 ,1 ,1 -trifluoropropane (HFC-263b), 3-fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 2- butene, 2-butene, cyclobutene, 2-methyl-1 -propene, 1,1 -difluoropropane (HFC- 272fb), 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf), 3-chloropropene (HCO- 1260zf), C3H4FCI (HCFO-1251) and HFO-1243zf.

[0178] Embodiment 61: The process of any of Embodiments 1 to 48 and 50 to 60, the process further comprising combining the recovered thermal management fluid, the mixed thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid with virgin thermal management fluid and / or reclaimed thermal management fluid, wherein the virgin thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid include heels and / or heel-recovered refrigerants.

[0179] Embodiment 62: A process of treating or cleaning a system, a system component and / or equipment contaminated with oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products derived from a thermal management fluid comprising HFO- 1234yf, the process comprising flushing or washing the system, system component and / or equipment with (i) virgin or reclaimed HFO-1234yf and / or (ii) one or more solvents, until little or no polymeric residue is observable in a discharged sample.

[0180] While this specification contains many specific implementation details, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of any inventions or of what may be claimed, but rather as descriptions of features specific to particular implementations of particular inventions. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate implementations can also be implemented in combination in a single implementation. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single implementation can also be implemented in multiple implementations separately or in any suitable sub-combination. Moreover, although features may be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination, and the claimed combination may be directed to a sub-combination or variation of a sub-combination.

[0181] Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of various system components in the implementations described above should not be understood as requiring such separation in all implementations, and it should be understood that the described program components and systems can generally beintegrated together in a single software product or packaged into multiple software products.

[0182] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

[0183] While the disclosure has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made, and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the disclosure without departing from the essential scope thereof. While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

Claims

CLAIMSWhat is claimed is:

1. A process of thermal management fluid reclamation comprising:(i) analyzing a recovered thermal management fluid comprising at least a first refrigerant compound to determine a recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid and a refrigerant designation for the recovered thermal management fluid based on the recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid, wherein the refrigerant designation is either a single component comprising the first refrigerant compound or a refrigerant blend comprising the first refrigerant compound and a second refrigerant compound;(ii) combining the recovered thermal management fluid with at least one other recovered thermal management fluid of the same refrigerant designation to form a combined thermal management fluid;(iii) analyzing the combined thermal management fluid for composition;(iv) identifying a target product; and(v) purifying the combined thermal management fluid based on the analysis of the composition and based on the identified target product, wherein the purification forms the target product or a blending component for the target product.

2. The process of claim 1, further comprising purifying the combined thermal management fluid to remove impurities selected from the group consisting of oil, water, acids, NAG, NVR and combinations thereof, at any point before the purification of step (v).

3. The process of any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising (vi) supplying the target product as a reclaimed thermal management fluid for use as a thermal management fluid product or for formation of a thermal management fluid product.

4. The process of any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the purity of the combined thermal management fluid is at or below a predetermined purity threshold, and whereinthe target product has a reclaimed composition different from the recovered composition of the recovered thermal management fluid.

5. The process of claim 4, wherein the predetermined purity threshold is 98%, preferably 99.5%.

6. The process of any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the purification (v) comprises distilling the combined thermal management fluid to form at least one distillate selected from the group consisting of the first refrigerant compound, the second refrigerant compound, an azeotropic composition comprising the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound, an azeotrope- 1 ike composition comprising the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound, and a close-boiling composition comprising the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound.

7. The process of any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the at least one distillate comprises a reclaimed thermal management fluid.

8. The process of any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the at least one distillate is further purified to form a reclaimed thermal management fluid.

9. The process of any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the purification (v) comprises purifying the combined thermal management fluid by vapor transfer.

10. The process of any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the purification (v) comprises dilution with virgin and / or reclaimed refrigerant to obtain the target product.

11. The process of any of claims 1 to 10, wherein the purification (v) comprises adjustment of a ratio of the first refrigerant compound to the second refrigerant compound to form the reclaimed thermal management fluid.

12. The process of any of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the purification (v) comprises filtration or separation.

13. The process of any of claims 1 to 12, wherein the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound are a pair selected from the group consisting of R-134a and R-1234yf; R-1234ze(E) and R-227ea; R-152a and R- 134a; R-1234yf and R-152a; R-125 and R-143a; R-32 and R-1132(E); R-1234yf and R-1132(Z); R-1234ze(E) and R-1132(Z); R-152a and R-1234ze(E); R-125and R-32; R-1234ze(E) and R-134; R-1234yf and R-1252zc; R-1234ze(E) and R-1252zc; R-1234ze(E) and R-134a; R-1234ze(Z) and R-1336mzz(E); R- 1234ze(Z) and R-1233zd(E); R-245fa and R-1234ze(Z); R-245fa and R- 1233zd(E); R-1336mzz(Z) and trans-dichloroethylene; R-152a and R-1252zc; R-1132(Z) and R-152a; CO2 and R-1132a; R-1233zd(E) and R-1336mzz(E); and R-32 and R-290.

14. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-134a as the first refrigerant compound, R-1234yf as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO-1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC- 245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans-HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of H FC- 1433, HFO-1225zc, HFC-245cb, HFC-134, HFC-152a, HFO-1225ye, HFC-161 , E-HFO-1234ze, HCFC-22, HFO-1243zf, CHFC-124, HCC-40, CHFO-1122, HCFC-31 , CFC-114, CFC-114a, and HCO-1140.

15. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-227ea as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC-245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC- 114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC-263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, FC-1216, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, HCFC- 22, HCFC-124, FC-218, HFC-236fa, and HFO-1225zc.

16. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-152a as the first refrigerant compound, R-134a as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additionalcompounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161 , HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160 and CFC-1 14a; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFO-1225zc, HFC-245cb, HFC-134, HFC-152a, HFO-1225ye, HFC-161 , E-HFO-1234ze, HCFC-22, HFO-1243zf, CHFC-124, HCC-40, CHFO-1122, HCFC-31 , CFC-114, CFC-114a, and HCO-1140.

17. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234yf as the first refrigerant compound, R-1 52a as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO-1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC- 245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans-HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC- 161 , HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160, and CFC-114a.

18. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-125 as the first refrigerant compound, R-143a as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, CFC-115, CFCO-1113 and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of CFC-115, HFC-134a, HFC- 152a, HCFC-22, CFC-12, HCFC-124, CFC-114a, and HCFC-133a.

19. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-32 as the first refrigerant compound, R-1132(E) as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFC-41 , HFC- 134a, HCFC-22, CFC-12 and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-32, HFC-125, HCFO-E-1122a, HCFO-Z-1122a, HFO-1123, HFO-1141 , HCFC-133, HCFC-133b, HCFC-123, HFC-152, HFC-143, HFC-41 , HCFC-22, ethylene, HCFC-142a, HFO-1132a,HCFO-1 131a, HCFO-E-1131 , HCFO-Z-1131 , HCFO-1122, acetylene, and HCO-1140.

20. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234yf as the first refrigerant compound, R-1132(Z) as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO-1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC- 245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans-HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of difluoromethane (HFC-32), 1 ,1 , 1 ,2, 2 pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), E-1-chloro- 1 ,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-E-1122a), Z-1-chloro-1 ,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO- Z-1122a), 1 ,1 ,2-trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), 1- chloro-1 ,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-133), 1-chloro-1 ,1 ,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC- 133b), 1 ,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123), 1 ,2-difluoroethane (HFC- 152), 1 ,1 ,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143), fluoromethane (HFC-41), chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), ethylene, 1-chloro-1 ,2-difluoroethane (HCFC-142a), 1 ,1 -difluoroethylene (HFO-1132a), 1 -chloro- 1 -fluoroethene (HCFO-1131a), E-1-chloro-2-fluoroethene (HCFO-E-1131), Z-1-chloro-1- fluoroethene (HCFO-Z-1 131), 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-1122), HFO-E-1132, vinyl chloride (HCO-1140), acetylene, and fluoroacetylene.

21. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-1132(Z) as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC-245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC- 114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC-263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of difluoromethane (HFC-32), 1 ,1 , 1 ,2, 2 pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), E-1-chloro-1 ,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-E-1122a), Z-1 -chloro- 1 ,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-Z-1122a), 1,1,2- trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), 1-chloro-1,2,2- trifluoroethane (HCFC-133), 1 -chloro- 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-133b), 1 ,1- dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123), 1 ,2-difluoroethane (HFC-152), 1,1 ,2- trifluoroethane (HFC-143), fluoromethane (HFC-41), chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), ethylene, 1 -chloro- 1,2-difluoroethane (HCFC-142a), 1,1- difluoroethylene (HFO-1132a), 1-chloro-1-fluoroethene (HCFO-1 131a), E-1- chloro-2-fluoroethene (HCFO-E-1131), Z-1 -chloro-1 -fluoroethene (HCFO-Z- 1131), 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethylene (HCFO-1122), HFO-E-1132, vinyl chloride (HCO-1140), acetylene, and fluoroacetylene.

22. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-152a as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC-245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC- 114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC-263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161 , HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC- 160 and CFC-114a.

23. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-125 as the first refrigerant compound, R-32 as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, CFC-115, CFCO-1113 and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFC-41, HFC- 134a, HCFC-22, CFC-12 and HCC-40.

24. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-134 as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC-245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC-143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC- 114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC-263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-134a, HCFC-124, HCFC-124a, HCFO-1122, HFC-143a, HCFC-31 , HFC-32, HFC-125, CFC-114, CFC-114a, FCO-1114, HFC-152a, FCO-1318my, HFC-245cb, FC-C318 and HC-161.

25. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234yf as the first refrigerant compound, R-1252zc as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO-1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC- 245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans-HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of methane, ethylene, dichloromethane (HCC-30), fluoroethane (HFC-1141), propane (HC-290), propylene (HC-1270), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO- 1234yf), allene, 3-fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 1 ,1 ,1 -trifluoropropane (HFC- 263b), 3-fluoro-1-propene (HFO-1261), 2-butene, 2-butene, cyclobutene, 2- methyl-1-propene, 1 ,1 -difluoropropane (HFC-272fb), 2-chloro-3,3,3- trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf), 3-chloropropene (HCO-1260zf), C3H4FCI (HCFO-1251) and HFO-1243zf.

26. The process of claim 13, wherein the combined thermal management fluid comprises R-1234ze(E) as the first refrigerant compound, R-1252zc as the second refrigerant compound, and further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC-245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO-1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC- 143a, HFC-125, HFC-134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC- 114, HCFC-124, 2223, HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC-263fb and HFC-134; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of methane, ethylene, dichloromethane (HCC-30), fluoroethane (HFC-1141), propane (HC-290), propylene (HC-1270), 2, 3, 3, 3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1 234yf), allene, 3-fluoro-1-propene (HFO-1261), 1,1 ,1 -trifluoropropane (HFC-263b), 3-fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 2-butene, 2-butene, cyclobutene, 2-methyl-1 -propene, 1, 1 -difluoropropane (HFC-272fb), 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1 233xf), 3-chloropropene (HCO- 1260zf), C3H4FCI (HCFO-1251) and HFO-1243zf.

27. The process of claim 13, wherein the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound are selected from the group consisting of R-134a and R- 1234yf; R-1234ze(E) and R-227ea; R-152a and R-134a; R-1234yf and R-152a; R-125 and R-143a; R-32 and R-1132(E); R-1234yf and R-1132(Z); R- 1234ze(E) and R-1132(Z); R-152a and R-1234ze(E); R-125 and R-32; and R- 1234ze(E) and R-134a.

28. The process of claim 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-125, the second refrigerant compound is R-32, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-410A and R-410B.

29. The process of claim 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-134a, the second refrigerant compound is R-1234yf, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-513A and R-513B.

30. The process of claim 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-1234ze, the second refrigerant compound is R-227ea, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-515A and R-515B.

31. The process of claim 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-152a, the second refrigerant compound is R-134a, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-512A and R-516A.

32. The process of claim 27, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-125, the second refrigerant compound is R-143a, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-404A, R-462A, and R-507A.

33. The process of any of claims 1 to 32, wherein the combined thermal management fluid further comprises a third refrigerant compound.

34. The process of claim 33, wherein the first refrigerant compound, the second refrigerant compound, and the third refrigerant compound are R-1234yf, R- 152a, and R-134a, respectively.

35. The process of claim 34, wherein the combined thermal management fluid further comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO-1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC-236ea, HCFC- 244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC-245cb, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1131a, trans-HCFO-1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO- 1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC-142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40; one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161 , HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160 and CFC-114a; and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFO-1225zc, HFC-245cb, HFC-134, HFC-152a, HFO- 1225ye, HFC-161 , E-HFO-1234ze, HCFC-22, HFO-1243zf, CHFC-124, HCC- 40, CHFO-1122, HCFC-31 , CFC-114, CFC-114a, and HCO-1140.

36. The process of any of claims 1 to 35, wherein the reclaimed thermal management fluid is blended with at least one blending thermal management fluid comprising a third refrigerant compound to form the thermal management fluid product.

37. The process of claim 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound are selected from the group consisting of R-134a and R- 1234yf; R-1234ze(E) and R-227ea; R-152a and R-134a; R-1234yf and R-152a; R-125 and R-143a; R-32 and R-1132(E); R-1234yf and R-1132(Z); R- 1234ze(E) and R-1132(Z); R-152a and R-1234ze(E); R-125 and R-32; and R- 1234ze(E) and R-134a.

38. The process of claim 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-134a, the second refrigerant compound is R-227ea, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-448A, R-448B, R-449A, R- 449B, R-449C, R-475A, and R-516A.

39. The process of claim 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-1234ze, the second refrigerant compound is R-227ea, and the thermal managementfluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-464A, R-470A, R-470B, and R-471A.

40. The process of claim 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-1234yf, the second refrigerant compound is R-152a, and the third refrigerant compound is R-32, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-457A, R-457B, and R-457C.

41. The process of claim 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-125, the second refrigerant compound is R-32, the third refrigerant compound is R-134a, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-407D, R-407E, R-407F, R-407G, R-407H, and R-407I.

42. The process of claim 36, wherein the first refrigerant compound is R-1234ze(E), the second refrigerant compound is R-152a, the third refrigerant compound is R-32, and the thermal management fluid product is selected from the group consisting of R-444A, R-444B and R-478A, and is preferably R-444A.

43. The process of any of claims 1 to 42, further comprising validating the combined thermal management fluid, wherein the validating comprises removing one or more impurities from the combined thermal management fluid such that the combined thermal management fluid has greater than about 95 wt%, preferably greater than about 99 wt%, most preferably greater than about 99.5 wt% organic purity.

44. The process of claim 43, wherein the one or more impurities comprises an oil.

45. The process of any of claims 1 to 44, further comprising adding a stabilizer package to the reclaimed thermal management fluid.

46. The process of any of claims 1 to 45, wherein the reclaimed thermal management fluid is azeotropic.

47. The process of any of claims 6 or 7, wherein the at least one distillate comprises a first distillate comprising the first refrigerant compound and the second refrigerant compound as a first composition and a second distillate as a second composition, wherein the first and second compositions are azeotropic,azeotrope-like, or close-boiling, preferably wherein the first and second compositions are azeotropic, azeotrope-like, or close-boiling reclaimed thermal management fluids.

48. The process of any of claims 1-47, wherein the recovered thermal management fluid(s), the combined thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid comprises at least one acid scavenger and / or at least one inhibitor selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons including at least cyclic monoterpene; lipophilic organic compounds; and phenols, aromatic organic compounds having at least one chemical moiety -CeH^OH), preferably at least one member selected from the group consisting of D-limonene, pinene, a-pinene, p-pinene, a-terpinene, a-tocopherol, butylated hydroxytoluene, 4- methoxyphenol, benzene-1 ,4-diol, and mixtures thereof.

49. A reclaimed thermal management fluid formed by the process of any of claims 1-48.

50. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFO-1234yf and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1225ye, HFO-1243zf, E-HFO-1234ze, HFC- 236ea, HCFC-244bb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245eb, HFC-245cb, 3,3,3- trifluoropropyne, HFC-152a, FO-1114, CFO-1123, HCFO-1 131a, trans-HCFO- 1131 , HCO- 1140, HCFO-1214ya, HFO-1216, HCFO-1224yd, HFO-1252 isomers, HFC-143a, HCFC-225, HFC-254eb, HFC-263fb, HFC- 236fa, HCFC- 142b, HCFC-244cc, HCFO-1223, HFO-1132a and HCC-40.

51. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC- 134a and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFO-1225zc, HFC-245cb, HFC-134, HFC-152a, HFO-1225ye, HFC-161 , E-HFO-1234ze, HCFC-22, HFO-1243zf, CHFC-124, HCC-40, CHFO-1122, HCFC-31 , CFC-114, CFC-114a, and HCO-1140.

52. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFO-1234ze(E) and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234yf, HFC-245cb, HFO-1225yf(E), HFO- 1225yf(Z), HFO-1225zc, HFC-236fa, HFC-152a, HFC-143a, HFC-125, HFC- 134a, HFO-1234zc, HFO-1233xf, HFO-1233zd, CFC-114, HCFC-124, 2223,HFO-1234ze(Z), HFC-245fa, HFC-227ea, HFO-1243zf, HFC-263fb and HFC- 134.

53. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-227ea and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, FC-1216, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, HCFC-22, HCFC-124, FC-218, HFC-236fa, and HFO-1225zc.

54. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises H FC- 152a and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-161 , HCC-40, isobutane, HCO-1140, HCC-160 and CFC-114a.

55. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises H FC- 125 and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, CFC-115, CFCO- 1113 and HCC-40.

56. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises H FC- 143a and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of CFC-115, HFC-134a, HFC-152a, HCFC-22, CFC-12, HCFC-124, CFC-114a, and HCFC-133a.

57. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFC-32 and comprises one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-143a, HFC-41 , HFC-134a, HCFC-22, CFC-12 and HCC-40.

58. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFO-1132(E) and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-32, HFC-125, HCFO-E-1122a, HCFO-Z-1122a, HFO-1123, HFO-1141 , HCFC-133, HCFC-133b, HCFC-123, HFC-152, HFC- 143, HFC-41, HCFC-22, ethylene, HCFC-142a, HFO-1132a, HCFO-1 131a, HCFO-E-1131 , HCFO-Z-1131, HCFO-1122, acetylene, and HCO-1140.

59. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises H FC- 134 and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of HFC-134a, HCFC-124, HCFC-124a, HCFO-1122, HFC-143a, HCFC-31 , HFC-32, HFC-125, CFC-114, CFC-114a, FCO-1114, HFC- 152a, FCO-1318my, HFC-245cb, FC-C318 and HC-161.

60. The process of any of claims 1-12, wherein the first refrigerant compound comprises HFO-1252zc and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of methane, ethylene, dichloromethane (HCC-30), fluoroethane (HFC-1141), propane (HC-290), propylene (HC-1270), 2, 3,3,3- tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), allene, 3-fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 1 ,1 ,1 -trifluoropropane (HFC-263b), 3-fluoro-1 -propene (HFO-1261), 2-butene, 2-butene, cyclobutene, 2-methyl-1 -propene, 1 ,1 -difluoropropane (HFC-272fb), 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf), 3-chloropropene (HCO-1260zf), C3H4FCI (HCFO-1251) and HFO-1243zf.

61. The process of any of claims 1 to 48 and 50 to 60, the process further comprising combining the recovered thermal management fluid, the mixed thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid with virgin thermal management fluid and / or reclaimed thermal management fluid, wherein the virgin thermal management fluid and / or the reclaimed thermal management fluid include heels and / or heel-recovered refrigerants.

62. A process of treating or cleaning a system, a system component and / or equipment containing oligomeric, homopolymeric, or other polymeric products derived from a thermal management fluid comprising HFO-1234yf, the process comprising flushing or washing the system, system component and / or equipment with (i) virgin or reclaimed HFO-1234yf and / or (ii) one or more solvents, until little or no polymeric residue is observable in a discharged sample.

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