EPA Approves A Safer Refrigerant with Low Global Warming Potential
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a homemade formula for a refrigerant in home appliances and air-conditioners that is safer for consumers and the environment.
Richard Maruya designed his HCR-188c hydrocarbon blend as a replacement for refrigerants that deplete the Earth's ozone layer and/or contribute "greenhouse" gases to the atmosphere. His precise mixture of ethane, propane, isobutene, normal butane and other naturally occurring compounds has zero ozone-depleting potential and very low global warming potential.
And, because appliances using HCR-188c require only one-quarter of the usual amount of refrigerant, the danger from fires and leaks is extremely low. Independent testing also has shown that appliances with HCR-188c use less energy and provide a greater degree of cooling. Maruya's HCR-188C has been independently evaluated to have zero ozone depletion potential and a global warning potential of less than five over 100 years. By comparison, the global warming potentials of HFCs range from 140 to 11,700.
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Richard Maruya designed his HCR-188c hydrocarbon blend as a replacement for refrigerants that deplete the Earth's ozone layer and/or contribute "greenhouse" gases to the atmosphere. His precise mixture of ethane, propane, isobutene, normal butane and other naturally occurring compounds has zero ozone-depleting potential and very low global warming potential.
And, because appliances using HCR-188c require only one-quarter of the usual amount of refrigerant, the danger from fires and leaks is extremely low. Independent testing also has shown that appliances with HCR-188c use less energy and provide a greater degree of cooling. Maruya's HCR-188C has been independently evaluated to have zero ozone depletion potential and a global warning potential of less than five over 100 years. By comparison, the global warming potentials of HFCs range from 140 to 11,700.
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