New on fluorocarbons.org April 2019
EFCTC Press Release: European Fluorocarbon Producers Sponsor Illegal Trade Action Line Log-book: The new Log-book is now available in several EU langua...
Read moreNEW MANAGER FOR EUROPEAN FLUOROCARBONS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (EFCTC) AND EUROPEAN CHLORINATED SOLVENTS ASSOCIATION (ECSA) SECTOR GROUPS
This month Angelica Candido started at Euro Chlor as Cefic Sector Group Manager for the ECSA and EFCTC Sector Groups. Previously she worked as a toxicologist f...
Read moreEFCTC COMMENT ON THE F-GAS CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVE MARKET INTEGRITY
In our 2018 year-end review we noted three challenges for the HFC sector under the F-Gas Regulation - illegal imports, market bans for high GWP refrigerants and...
Read moreR-410A REPLACEMENTS OPTIONS VARY BY APPLICATION FOR AIR-CONDITIONING
R-32, a mildly flammable (A2L) lower GWP refrigerant, is widely used in the EU and Asia as an alternative to R-410A for residential and commercial air-condition...
Read moreFREE COOLING REDUCES ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR R-32 CHILLER
Free cooling can eliminate the requirement for mechanical cooling when ambient conditions allow. For some systems mechanical pumping of the refrigerant or fluid...
Read moreHEAT PUMP TUMBLE DRYER USES LOWER GWP R-450A TO REPLACE R-134A
Non-flammable R-134a is widely used for heat pump tumble dryers providing reduced energy consumption of up to 50% compared to condenser dryers. A dryer manufact...
Read moreIN BRIEF DETECTION OF SHORT ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME REFRIGERANT GASES
Now that HFOs are becoming more widely used in the EU, very low atmospheric concentrations (typically below 1 ppt parts per trillion) can be detected . Backgrou...
Read moreNEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG – MARCH 2019
REVISED AND UPDATED WEBPAGES: The Applications for HFCs and HFOs (including HCFOs) are being updated to take account of the increasing use of lower GWP fluo...
Read moreEFCTC COMMENT ON THE INCREASING USE OF HFOs AND HCFOs
The EEA Report on Fluorinated greenhouse gases in 2018 shows that the use of very low GWP HFOs and HCFOs has significantly increased over the 3 years to the end...
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