AN UPDATE ON FLUOROCARBONS

2018 SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF OZONE DEPLETION UPDATE ON TFA

There is increased confidence that trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) produced from degradation of HFCs, HCFCs, and HFOs will not harm the environment over the next few decades. This assessment is based on the current estimates of future use of hydrofluorocarbons, HCFCs, and HFOs. It is noteworthy that HFCs and HCFCs have atmospheric lifetimes…

HFC-32 HYBRID VRF HEAT PUMP AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WINS SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

Introduced in 2018 (see EFCTC Newsletter No159 July-August 2018) the Hybrid VRF has been awarded the Low Carbon Initiative prize at the Edie Sustainability Awards. It combines variable refrigerant flow and chiller technologies, using water throughout the majority of the pipework to transfer simultaneous heating and cooling to different rooms and offers…

EUROPEAN COMPANY AWARDED MOST SERVICE FRIENDLY PRODUCT FOR HFO-1234YF MOBILE AC SERVICING SYSTEM

The use of 2 fluorocarbon refrigerants for vehicle mobile air-conditioning has the potential to lead to cross contamination of R-134a or R-1234yf. Almost 100% of new passenger cars sold in the EU use HFO-1234yf as refrigerant as a result of the EU MAC Directive and HFO-1234yf is being adopted in the USA due to the…

ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP

EFCTC Sponsors Illegal Trade Action Line. In response to rapid emergence of illegal traffic of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs- or refrigerants) across the European Union, and in order to assist the EU and Member States, EFCTC has launched a programme to fight against this illegal trade. EFCTC has engaged the services of a specialized consultant that has…

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 languages:
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