Article: It's something old and something new at CFC/Halons alternatives conference. (looking into alternatives for chlorofluorocarbons at International CFC and Halons Alternatives Conference in Washington, D.C.) (Warehousing World)

Refrigeration industry is still scrambling to find HCFC's, HFC's, blends and alternative technologies to meet Montreal protocol deadlines for addressing ozone layer depletion.

Will it be HFC-245ca for centrifugal compressors? How about a blend of HFC-125 and HFC-143A for low evaporator temperature applications? Or HFC-152a/HFC 227ea mixes for household refrigerator freezers?

They're looking high and low for alternatives to chlorofluorocarbons, and those three proposals advanced at the recent International CFC and Halons Alternatives Conference in Washington, DC, are just a few out of many.

The urgency of the search was underscored by ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!