Editing Dimethyl ether (section)

=== Refrigerant ===
Dimethyl ether is a [[refrigerant]] with [[ASHRAE]] refrigerant designation R-E170. It is also used in refrigerant blends with e.g. [[ammonia]], [[carbon dioxide]], [[butane]] and [[propene]].
Dimethyl ether was the first refrigerant. In 1876, the French engineer [[Charles Tellier]] bought the ex-Elder-Dempster a 690 tons cargo ship ''Eboe'' and fitted a methyl-ether [[Reefer ship|refrigerating]] plant of his design. The ship was renamed ''Le Frigorifique'' and successfully imported a cargo of refrigerated meat from [[Argentina]]. However the machinery could be improved and in 1877 another refrigerated ship called ''Paraguay'' with a refrigerating plant improved by [[Ferdinand Carré]] was put into service on the South American run.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/historyoffrozenm00crituoft/historyoffrozenm00crituoft_djvu.txt A history of the frozen meat trade, page 26-28]</ref><ref name ="ASHRAE refrigerants">http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/1933#et {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103000626/http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/1933#et |date=2012-01-03}} ASHRAE list of refrigerants</ref>