Latin America. The Chemours Company published a paper called "The Risk of Poor Quality Refrigerants," with which the company seeks to raise awareness in the industry about the responsible use of this class of solutions for air conditioning and refrigeration.
The document explains how to choose the refrigerant that is needed, without compromising equipment and the safety of technicians. For example, it highlights in detail the importance of purity standards and information on the composition of a refrigerant, based on AHRI Standard 700, which indicates that purity is quantified by assigning limits for contaminants present, including moisture, non-condensables, volatile impurities, high boiling residue, particulates and solids, acidity and chlorides.
The report also elaborates on the point of safety classification and flammability parameters and concludes by highlighting that in a refrigeration system, deficiencies in refrigerant purity will adversely affect energy performance, system capacity, equipment life, and overall safety of operators and users. The purity of refrigerants can only be guaranteed through strict adherence to current standards.
Chemours says Chemours' Freon™ and Opteon™ refrigerant lines are manufactured, packaged and tested to meet AHRI Standard 700.
The full report can be downloaded by clicking here.
