Forane® 22 (R-22)
Forane® 22 refrigerant (R-22) is used in a broad range of applications, including residential and commercial air conditioning, refrigeration, chillers, room air conditioning, heat pumps, transport refrigeration, and other comfort cooling and refrigeration applications. R-22 is an HCFC and is going through a mandatory phase-out for manufacturing and importing by January 1, 2020, according to the Montreal Protocol. It will remain legal for end-users to purchase and use Forane® 22 refrigerant in existing R-22 equipment past this date. R-22 virgin and reclaim refrigerants are readily available and will be for years to come. Retrofit refrigerants, such as Forane® 427A - The EASY RETROFITTM, may be options for servicing existing R-22 installations.
* Due to global regulations, this product can no longer be used or purchased in the European Union *
- Africa
- Asia Pacific
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Middle East
- Northern America
- Oceania
- SDS
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- Request info on Forane® 22
- Visit the Forane® site
- Forane® 22 - Basic properties (Americas)
- Forane® 22 - Basic properties (EU)
- Forane® 22 - Pressure/Temperature chart
- Forane® 22 - Thermodynamic properties - English
- Forane® 22 - Thermodynamic properties - Si
- Forane® 22 - Mollier Diagram - English
- Forane® 22 - Customer Specification Sheet
Chemical name: Chlorodifluoromethane
Common name : R-22
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Properties
- Average molecular weight (g/mol) : 86.5
- Normal boiling point (°F) : -41.5
- Normal boiling point (°C) : -40.8
- Critical temperature (°F) : 205.1
- Critical temperature (°C) : 96.1
- ASHRAE safety group classification : A1
- Ozone depletion potential (ODP) : 0.055
- Global warming potential (GWP) AR4 : 1,810