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Arkema launches low-GWP fluorinated gas production project for automotive AC |
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
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As one of the world’s leading fluorinated gas producers, Arkema is anticipating more
restrictive environmental standards, particularly the adoption of European
Directive 2006/40/CE, and is now developing next-generation fluorochemicals to
help minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
 The company has launched a
program for the industrialization of a new product, R1234yf, as a 4th
generation substitute for HFC134a in automotive air-conditioning systems. R1234yf has a
negligible GWP (Global Warming Potential) compared to HFC134a. According to the
company’s press release, it is already producing laboratory scale quantities of
R1234yf, and intends to produce on an industrial scale in Europe,
using an innovative process developed at Arkema, within the time frame
established under Directive 2006/40/CE.
The GWP limit imposed on the automotive industry by this European
Directive requires the substitution of HFC134a refrigerant fluid used in
automotive air-conditioning systems by 2011 for new automotive manufacturing
platforms, and by 2017 for every new vehicle sold in Europe. |
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