The European Union F-Gas Regulation and the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol comprise cap and phase-down mechanisms to drive replacement of today’s HFC refrigerants with alternatives having lower Global Warming Potential (GWP).
Koura is developing a suite of low GWP refrigerants to meet this market need. 3 refrigerants will be reviewed:
R-456A – R-134a replacement with equivalent performance and 50 % lower GWP
R-473A – R-23/R-508 replacement with equivalent performance and 90 % lower GWP
R-468C – R-410A replacement with similar performance and 85 % lower GWP
Two of these products are commercially available now, R-456A and R-473A. R-456A is a R-134a replacement with equivalent performance an ...
