Under　the　solar　heating　condition　a　novel　adsorption　refrigeration　system　is　developed　and　tested　practically.　The　adsorption　bed　of　the　system　is　reformed　from　the　solar　evacuated　glass　tube,　to　which　a　solar-tracking　parabolic　trough　has　been　specially　designed.　With　the　water　vapor　as　the　refrigerant　medium,　the　heat　and　mass　transfer　performance　of　the　ZSM-5　and　SAPO-34　zeolite　in　the　adsorption/desorption　process　was　studied.　The　air　cooling　mode　and　the　water　cooling　mode　were　applied　to　check　the　effect　on　the　adsorption　system.　The　experimental　results　showed　that　the　mass　transfer　of　the　SAPO-34　was　better　while　the　heat　transfer　of　the　ZSM-5　zeolite　was　better.　Under　the　same　heating　condition,　the　SAPO-34　zeolite　was　of　higher　desorption　speed　and　more　easily　to　reach　to　the　equilibrium　state.　In　general,　the　refrigeration　capacity　of　the　SAPO-34　is　superior　to　that　of　the　ZSM-5　and　is　more　suitable　to　apply　in　the　solar　adsorption　refrigeration.　(C)　2016　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.