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| DuPont provides alternative to R22 in existing refrigeration systems  90% of refrigeration service companies, distributors and operators of refrigeration systems surveyed by DuPont at the end of 2009/ start of 2010 consider the future availability of reclaimed R22 to be "insufficient" or "acutely insufficient" to meet actual market needs. In order to avoid emergency situations such as the outage or shutdown of cooling systems, 64% of refrigeration service companies involved in the survey advise a swift course of action and – if appropriate to the system – a conversion to non-ozone-depleting refrigerants such as one of those from the range of DuPont ISCEON 9 Series refrigerants. This is based on their experience of ISCEON as a straightforward and cost-effective solution. In the German-speaking region alone, these service companies have already converted more than 2,000 systems from a range of sectors to these refrigerants.The reason for DuPont's wide-ranging survey in Germany, Austria and Switzerland was the service ban on HCFC refrigerants (in particular R22) which, as part of the EU Regulation EC1005/2009, has been in effect since 1 January 2010. It means that, until the end of 2014, only reclaimed R22 may be purchased for use in the servicing and maintenance of air-conditioning and cooling systems, ahead of the refrigerant's general exclusion as of 1 January 2015. However, according to experts, the demand for reclaimed R22 will considerably exceed supply. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |