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Refrigerants
Those refrigerants commonly in use today including those which may be currently in the process of being phased out due to harmful environmental effects.
Chemical Compostion Type
Refrigerants are classified into chemical composition types to indicate their basic molecular structure as in the following chart:
| CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbon |
| HCFC |
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
| HFC |
Hydrofluorocarbon |
Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP)
The relative amount of atmospheric ozone destruction that a refrigerant is capable of. It is expressed as a number from 0 to 1.0
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
The measure of how much heat refrigerants, which are classified as a greenhouse gases, can trap within the atmosphere.
Table of Common Refrigerants, Chemical Composition Type, ODP, and GWP
| Refrigerant |
Type |
ODP |
GWP |
| R-11 |
CFC |
1.0 |
4,660 |
| R-12 |
CFC |
1.0 |
10,200 |
| R-22 |
HCFC |
.05 |
1760 |
| R-113 |
CFC |
1.0 |
5820 |
| R-114 |
CFC |
1.0 |
8590 |
| R-115 |
CFC |
.44 |
7670 |
| R-123 |
HCFC |
.02 |
79 |
| R-134a |
HFC |
0 |
1300 |
| R-404a |
HFC |
0 |
3922 |
| R-407c |
HFC |
0 |
1774 |
| R-410a |
HFC |
0 |
2088 |
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