“…Based on sorption mechanism, thermodynamics, kinetics, and environmental perspectives, porous carbon-fluorocarbon sorbent/refrigerant pairs present a prominent potential for sorption cooling due to several reasons. First, porous carbons’ textual characteristics [e.g., specific surface area (SSA), pore volume (PV), pore size distribution (PSD), and the relative ratio of micropore/mesopore] can be versatilely tuned to synergistically boost either the sorbent–refrigerant interaction or the refrigerant–refrigerant cluster adsorption at the micropore (<2 nm) or mesopore (2–50 nm) size regimes, respectively. , Second, additional properties, such as high latent heat, high stability, and low cost, suggest that porous carbons also serve as good candidates . As to the selection of refrigerants, thermodynamic models suggest that low evaporation temperature (below 0 °C) and high latent heat of vaporization benefit from enhancing cooling performance and average cooling capacity. ,,− Meanwhile, the moderate interaction between sorbents and refrigerants could facilitate the mass transfer during the adsorption–desorption process, especially in the mild partial pressure range. , Of the current refrigerants, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane or CH 2 FCF 3 (R134a) was considered as a model refrigerant as it showed promising cooling applications and also due to its zero-ozone depletion potential, low boiling temperature, easy availability, and relatively low cost.…”