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Cool technologies: working without HFCs. 2010. Examples of HFC-free cooling technologies in various industrial sectors.

Author(s) : MATÉ J.

Type of article: Periodical article, Review, Case study

Summary

Just as there was no single "magic bullet" to replace CFCs, there is no single solution to replace HCFCs. But there is a wide variety of environmentally superior and technologically proven HCFC and HFC-free technologies to meet our cooling needs. Alternatives include natural refrigerants (CO2, hydrocarbons, ammonia, water); secondary cooling systems; desiccant cooling; evaporative cooling, absorption cooling; and innovative building designs that eliminate the need for mechanical cooling. The following sampling of companies and enterprises using HFC-free technologies is provided to demonstrate that there is already a wide array of safe and commercially proven HFC-free technologies available to meet nearly all those human needs that were formerly met by fluorocarbons.

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  • Original title: Cool technologies: working without HFCs. 2010. Examples of HFC-free cooling technologies in various industrial sectors.
  • Record ID : 2010-1753
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology, Environment, HFCs alternatives
  • Source: Greenpeace int. - 30 p.; tabl.; 93 ref.
  • Publication date: 2010

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