EDITOR’S NOTE: One issue concerning counterfeit refrigerants is the possibility of contamination in such systems. A major report on this has been published by the AHRI under the title: “Reports of ...

Few U.S. civilians even noticed when WPB clamped down on dichlorodifluoromethane (C C12 F2). Most people did not know that they 1) had ever had it, 2) needed it, 3) had lost it. But C C12 F2 is ...

Freon 12 is the Dupont trade name for flurocarbon refrigerant gas, CCl 2 F 2. The material has a molecular weight of 120.92. Its critical constants are: T c = 385 K, p c = 41.2 bars, and Z c = (p c v ...

Refrigerant is a chemical that comes in the form of a liquid or gas. While it is usually well-packaged to prevent the risk of harm or death, accidents do happen. If you inhale or ingest refrigerant of ...

Refrigerant blends are mixtures of refrigerants. These blends have been carefully formulated and mathematically modeled to tailor their characteristics to match certain properties of the refrigerants ...

Refrigerant, or Freon, poisoning can occur if a person inhales or consumes the chemicals from cooling appliances. Symptoms can include headache, coughing, and nausea. Accidental refrigerant poisoning ...

A group of scientists led by the Zhejiang University in China has developed a novel zeotropic refrigerant that can reportedly improve the performance of air-source heat pumps (ASHPs), while also ...