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I know that freon is made from carbon and other natural source products, but is it derived from petroleum and if so, is it traded like petroleum. I am trying to find out why the cost rises as fast as gasoline does.
DuPont Freon refrigerants are so ... derived sequence of numbers to designate refrigerants for identification purposes. Freon 22 is the DuPont brand of R-22 refrigerant, while ...
... UV-B radiation, so its depletion allows more of this high energy radiation to reach the Earth's surface. ... Freon is DuPont's brand name for CFCs ... R-22, HCFC-22 −40.8: CHClF 2 ...
R-22 Refrigerant So High? Here’s Why The U.S. EPA ... over the cost of a commodity like R-22 refrigerant. ... Both R-22 and R-410A systems may have the Energy Star® label.
... based refrigerant, it’s already compliant with Energy and ... of new R-22 will be halted, making it a commodity for the ... containing R-22 per the protocol. So ...
... by a non-environmentally friendly refrigerant R22 ... market has exceeded 40 million units, so R22 has become "a valuable commodity." ... This year, as home appliances, energy-saving ...
Old Freon (R-22 or R-12) is homogeneous, and will always ... 20 times more hostile to the environment than R-22. So ... old 7 SEER AC with a new 14 SEER one, your new energy ...
... through the roof and is slated to be discontued so ... of about $400 between getting a unit with R-22 Freon or the ... I assume any efficiencies are derived from the higher ...
HFC-134a is not energy efficient and its corrosive nature ... the usage of a chemical (HFC-134a) which fails so ... in it, will be given the best possible products derived ...
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I know that freon is made from carbon and other natural source products, but is it derived from petroleum and if so, is it traded like petroleum. I am trying to find out why the cost rises as fast as gasoline does.
Fly On The Wall Says:Freon might be better made from natural gas, as it only has one carbon atom. (So does methane). But the starting material is only one aspect of the cost of manufacturing a chemical… there is also all the energy needed to do the chemical reactions, ship the compound, and so on … in other words the energy required for production could outstrip the energy value of the initial starting chemicals. This energy will be the usual types of fuel.
Norrie Says:It is a commodity and was used as a CFC (Freon) refrigerant until it was found to be causing environmental problems and became obsolete. (A more eco-friendly refrigerant R410A (Puron), among others, as HFC’s has been formulated that contains no Chlorine)
Because it’s a new product that took some years to develop and, it contains Hydrocarbon compounds from Crude Oil and/or Natural Gas, (Methane and Ethane derivatives with Fluorine), the price rises just as all Crude oil related products are rising almost exponentially.
November 10th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Freon might be better made from natural gas, as it only has one carbon atom. (So does methane). But the starting material is only one aspect of the cost of manufacturing a chemical… there is also all the energy needed to do the chemical reactions, ship the compound, and so on … in other words the energy required for production could outstrip the energy value of the initial starting chemicals. This energy will be the usual types of fuel.
November 10th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
It is a commodity and was used as a CFC (Freon) refrigerant until it was found to be causing environmental problems and became obsolete. (A more eco-friendly refrigerant R410A (Puron), among others, as HFC’s has been formulated that contains no Chlorine)
Because it’s a new product that took some years to develop and, it contains Hydrocarbon compounds from Crude Oil and/or Natural Gas, (Methane and Ethane derivatives with Fluorine), the price rises just as all Crude oil related products are rising almost exponentially.