HCFC

Examples

• All

• The current HCFC candidates to replace CFC-11 in commercial chillers are HCFC-123 and HCFC-134a.

  Academic text (1993)

• Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are second-generation chemical relatives of CFCs.

  Academic text (1991)

• Starting in 1996, the use of HCFCs has been scheduled to end as well.

  Academic text (2007)

• "Developing countries have no current HCFC reduction schedule, except for termination on January 1, 2040," he said.

  Academic text (2007)

• Recent studies indicate that HCFCs may remain in the stratosphere approximately fifty percent longer than originally predicted.

  Academic text (1991)

• The HCFCs contain chlorine and therefore are still ozone-depleting substances.

  Academic text (1998)

• There are medical, national security, and aviation safety exceptions to the CFC and HCFC bans, but these exceptions are very specific, and each has a threshold limit.

  Academic text (1991)

• Among several groups of alternatives, two—the hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—are the most useful.

  Academic text (1998)

• Many air conditioning units use HCFCs because they are less damaging to the ozone layer than CFCs.

• Several companies are transitioning away from HCFCs to more environmentally friendly refrigerants.

Synonyms

H

hydrochlorofluorocarbon

vsHCFC

• Specialized

9.9

A gas used in fridges and spray cans that harms the ozone layer less than older chemicals

is the abbreviated form used instead of the full chemical name

How Ozone-Damaging

CFC

• Specialized

10 4.2

HCFC

• Specialized

6.8

HFC

• Specialized

1 6.9

Surface Forms

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Etymology