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Arkema works with industry leaders, leading OEMs, and customers to offer solutions with a balance of performance benefits and reduced environmental impact. Long-term, Arkema's global refrigerant solutions will involve movement to very-low GWP refrigerants across all refrigeration and HVAC markets. These and other advances in developmental refrigerant technology highlight Arkema's continuing commitment to developing sustainable and efficient generation refrigerant options for the future and beyond.

 

Air conditioning

Forane® R-32

Forane® R-32 has a unique balance of cost, performance, low GWP, and availability, making it a growing choice for HVAC. Forane® R-32 (HFC-32 or R-32) is one of the next-generation low GWP (675) solutions being implemented globally. R-32 is a refrigerant gas for air conditioning, with high capacity and zero glide. Forane® R-32 is growing in consensus as the top choice for new air conditioning units, designed for mildly flammable refrigerants as a replacement for R-410A (GWP 2088).

Applications:

Properties:

  • Average molecular weight (g/mol) 52
  • Normal boiling point (°F) -61
  • Critical temperature (°F) 172.6
  • ASHRAE Safety Group classification A2L
  • Ozone depletion potential (ODP) 0
  • Global warming potential (GWP) AR4 675

Forane® 454B (R-454B)

Forane® 454B (R-454B) is a blend of  hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) R-1234yf and hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) R-32 designed to meet the demand for lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerant technology to replace legacy refrigerants like R-410A.

Applications:

  • Residential and light commercial air conditioners (AC) and heat pumps
  • Window units and portable AC
  • Mini-split, multi-split and ducted-split units
  • Packaged terminal air conditioners (PTACs)
  • Direct expansion (DX) and central fugal chillers

Properties:

Average molecular weight (g/mol) – 62.6

Normal boiling point (°C) - -50.5

Critical temperature (°C) -  78.1

ASHRAE Safety Group classification – A2L

Ozone depletion potential (ODP) 0

Global warming potential (GWP) AR4 - 466

 

Forane® 513A (R-513A)

Forane® 513A (R-513A) is a lower global warming potential (GWP), azeotropic, A1 (non-flammable), hydrofluoroolefins/hydrofluorocarbon (HFO/HFC)  refrigerant blend with properties very closely matching R-134a. 

Applications:

Air conditioning

  • Medium temperature commercial and industrial refrigeration
  • Chillers, air conditioning and heat pumps
  • Ice rinks

Properties:

  • Average molecular weight (g/mol) – 108.4
  • Normal boiling point (°C) - -29.2
  • Critical temperature (°C) - 94.9
  • ASHRAE Safety Group classification - A1
  • Ozone depletion potential (ODP) - 0
  • Global warming potential (GWP) AR4 - 631

 

Forane® HTS 1233zd

Forane® HTS 1233zd is a sustainable choice for chillers, with high efficiency, ultra-low GWP, and non-ODS. Safe to use, R-1233zd is non-flammable, has the lowest toxicity level, is low pressure and versatility. Forane® HTS 1233zd is usable with Mineral Oil, POE, or PVE.

 

Applications:

Refrigeration

Forane® R-516A

A Forane® R-134a replacement designed to drive to very low GWP with existing equipment designs

Forane® R-516A is a very close match to R-134a properties, azeotropic composition (zero glide), and mildly flammable (A2L).  It is a long-term solution as it has a very Low-GWP (< 150).  Forane® 516A has good compatibility with existing system components for R-134a or R-1234yf.  In screw chiller evaluation, Forane® 516A demonstrated similar performance in the existing technology as well as design compatibility. It has potential for use in existing R-134a equipment with little to or no change.  Forane® 516A is the only long-term solution to maintain a similar footprint to R-134a screw chillers.

 

Applications:

Properties:

  • Average molecular weight (g/mol) 102.6
  • Burning velocity (at nominal)  4.75 cm/s
  • Lower flammability limit at 23oC  5.0% v/v
  • Bubble point at 101kPa  -29.4oC
  • ASHRAE Safety Group classification A2L
  • Ozone depletion potential (ODP) 0
  • Global warming potential (GWP) AR4 142

Forane® 448A (R-448A)

Forane® 448A is low GWP, A1 refrigerant designed to replace R-22 and other legacy refrigerants.

Applications:

  • Condensing units
  • Stand-alone refrigerators
  • Supermarket systems

Properties:

  • Average molecular weight (g/mol) – 86.3
  • Normal boiling point (°C) - -46.1
  • Critical temperature (°C) – 82.7
  • ASHRAE Safety Group classification – A1
  • Ozone depletion potential (ODP) 0
  • Global warming potential (GWP) AR4 - 1386

Forane® 449A (R-449A)

 

Forane® 449A (R-449A) is a R-404A and R-22 retrofit with a reduced GWP of 1397 and higher efficiency for low and medium temperature commercial and industrial refrigeration.

 

Applications:

  • Commercial low-temperature refrigeration
  • Stand-alone or cold storage
  • Chillers
  • Reversible systems
  • Hot water heaters

Forane® 452A (R-452A)

Forane® 452A is an A1, HFO replacement for R-404A and R-507A.

Applications:

  • Window units
  • Portables
  • Mini-splits
  • Chillers

Properties:

  • Average molecular weight (g/mol) – 103.5
  • Normal boiling point (°C) - -47
  • Critical temperature (°C) – 75.1
  • ASHRAE Safety Group classification – A1
  • Ozone depletion potential (ODP) - 0
  • Global warming potential (GWP) AR4 - 2140
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