Forane® Refrigerant reclaim program - Acceptable cylinder information Forane

Specific cylinders must be used to be compliant with the Arkema reclaim program. Below outlines the conditions of this program.

Table 1: Recovery cylinder information

Cylinder name	Water capacity	Max service pressure	DOT designation	Allowable refrigerants⁽²⁾
30 lb	26.2 lb 726 in³	350 psig	4BA350	All⁽¹⁾ except R-410A
30 lb	26.2 lb 726 in³	400 psig	4BA400	All⁽¹⁾
50 lb	47.7 lb 1323 in³	350 psig	4BA350	All⁽¹⁾ except R-410A
50 lb	47.7 lb 1323 in³	400 psig	4BA400	All⁽¹⁾
125 lb	123 lb 3406 in³	300 psig	4BW300	All⁽¹⁾ except R-410A
125 lb	123 lb 3406 in³	400 psig	4BW400	All⁽¹⁾
1000 lb (half ton)	1000 lb 27686 in³	260 psig	4BW260	Only R-12, R-22, R-134a, R-409A, R-427A
1000 lb (half ton)	1000 lb 27686 in³	400 psig	4BW400	All⁽¹⁾

(1) All means R-12, R-22, R-134a, R-404A, R-407A, R-407C, R-408A, R-409A, R-410A, R-427A & R-507A

(2) See table 2

Table 2: Cylinder service pressure and refrigerant match-up

Refrigerant	Minimum service pressure (psig)	Available cylinder pressure (psig) – Size (lb)
R-12	145/225*	260 - 1000 lb 300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-22	240	260 - 1000 lb 300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-134a	160/225*	260 - 1000 lb 300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-404A	285	300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-407A	290	300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-407C	275	300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-408A	265	300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-409A	185/225*	260 - 1000 lb 300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-410A	385	400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-427A	265	260 - 1000 lb 300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb
R-507A	295	300 - 125 lb 350 - 30, 50 lb 400 - 30, 50, 125, 1000 lb

* The second value is for DOT 4BA or 4BW cylinders and values rounded up to the nearest 5 PSI increment.

The maximum gross weight for each of the cylinders above is computed as follows:

Max Gross WT = Cylinder Tare WT + Max Refrigerant Net WT

Where the Cylinder Tare WT is the empty weight of the cylinder as received and the Max Refrigerant Net WT is computed as follows:

Max Refrigerant Net WT = WC x SG x 0.8

Where WC is the water capacity of the cylinder in lbs, SG is the specific gravity of the refrigerant at 77 °F and 0.8 is the safety factor. Table 4 below lists the refrigerant's specific gravity.

Table 3: Acceptable cylinders

Cylinder size	Max pressure	Typical empty weight	Deposit
30 lb.	350 psig	14 lbs.	N/A
30 lb.	400 psig	17 lbs.	N/A
50 lb.	350 psig	24 lbs.	N/A
50 lb.	400 psig	28 lbs.	N/A
125 lb.	300 psig	52 lbs.	$125 or $200
125 lb.	400 psig	58 lbs.	$125 or $200
1,000 lb. (half ton)	260 psig	334 lbs.	$1,000 or $1,500

Specific gravity

	Specific gravity
R-12	1.31
R-22	1.19
R-134a	1.21
R-401A	1.19
R-401B	1.19
R-402A	1.15
R-402B	1.15
R-404A	1.04
R-407A	1.15
R-407C	1.14
R-408A	1.06
R-409A	1.21
R-410A	1.06
R-427A	1.13
R-500	1.14
R-502	1.21
R-507A	1.05