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Table: Appendix III: Environmental Data for Historical, Current, and Candidate Refrigerants

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Refrigerant number (R-)

Chemical formula - common name

Composition (%)

Atmospheric lifetime (yr)

ODP

GWP (100 yr)

Treaty covered by

CFC-11

CCl3F

   

1

4600

Montreal

CFC-12

CCl2F2

   

0.82

10600

Montreal

BCFC-12B1

CBrClF2 - halon

   

5.1

1300

Montreal

CFC-13

CClF3

 

640

1

14000

Montreal

BFC-13B1

CBrF3 - halon 1301

   

12

6900

Montreal

FIC-13I1

CF3I

 

<0.1

0

1

 

FC-14

CF4 - carbon tetrafluoride

 

50000

0

5700

Kyoto

HCFC-21

CHCl2F

 

2

0.01

210

Montreal

HCFC-22

CHClF2

 

11.9

0.034

1700

Montreal

HFC-23

CHF3 - fluoroform 70.01

 

260

0

12000

Kyoto

HCC-30

CH2Cl2 - methylene chloride

 

0.46

0

10

Montreal

HCFC-31

CH2ClF

   

0.1

0.01

Montreal

HFC-32

CH2F2 - methylene fluoride

 

5

0

550

Kyoto

HCC-40

CH3Cl - methyl chloride

 

1.3

0.02

16

Montreal

HFC-41

CH3F - methyl fluoride

 

2.6

0

97

Kyoto

HC-50

CH4 - methane

 

12

0

23

Kyoto

CFC-113

CCl2FCClF2

 

85

0.9

6000

Montreal

CFC-114

CClF2CClF2

 

300

0.85

9800

Montreal

CFC-115

CClF2CF3

 

1700

0.4

7200

Montreal

FC-116

CF3CF3 - perfluoroethane

   

0

11900

Kyoto

HCFC-123

CHCl2CF3

 

1.4

0.012

120

Montreal

HCFC-124

CHClFCF3

 

6.1

0.026

620

Montreal

HFC-125

CHF2CF3

 

29

0

3400

Kyoto

HFE-E125

CHF2-O-CF3

 

150

0

14900

 

HFE-E134

CHF2-O-CHF2

 

26.2

0

6100

 

HFC-134a

CH2FCF3

 

13.8

0

1300

Kyoto

HCFC-141b

CH3CCl2F

 

9.3

0.086

700

Montreal

HCFC-142b

CH3CClF2

 

19

0.043

2400

Montreal

HFC-143a

CH3CF3

 

52

0

4300

Kyoto

HFE-E143a

CH3-O-CF3

 

4.4

0

750

 

HFC-152a

CH3CHF2

 

1.4

0

120

Kyoto

HCC-160

CH3CH2Cl - ethyl chloride

 

20.6

<1

0

Montreal

HFC-161

CH3CH2F - ethylfluoride

 

0.3

0

12

Kyoto

HC-170

CH3CH3 - ethane

   

0

~20

 

HE-E170

CH3-O-CH3 - dimethylether

 

0.015

0

1

 

FC-218

CF3CF2CF3 - perfluoropropane

 

2600

0

8600

Kyoto

HFC-227ea

CF3CHFCF3

 

33

0

3500

Kyoto

HFC-236fa

CF3CH2CF3

 

220

0

9400

Kyoto

HFC-245fa

CHF2CH2CF3

     

950

Kyoto

HFE-E245cb1

CH3-O-CF2-CF3

 

4.7

0

160

 

HC-C270

-CH2-CH2-CH2- - cyclopropane

   

0

0

 

HC-290

CH3CH2CH3 - propane

   

0

~20

 

FC-C318

-CF2-CF2-CF2-CF2-

 

3200

0

10000

Kyoto

HFE-E347mmy1

CF3-CF(OCH3)-CF3

         

R-400(50/50)

R-12/114

(50.0/50.0)

 

0.835

10000

Montreal

R-400(60/40)

R-12/114

(60.0/40.0)

 

0.832

10000

Montreal

R-401A

R-22/152a/124

(53.0/13.0/34.0)

 

0.027

1100

Montreal

R-401B

R-22/152a/124

(61.0/11.0/28.0)

 

0.028

1200

Montreal

R-401C

R-22/152a/124

(33.0/15.0/52.0)

 

0.025

900

Montreal

R-402A

R-125/290/22

(60.0/2.0/38.0)

 

0.013

2700

Montreal

R-402B

R-125/290/22

(38.0/2.0/60.0)

 

0.02

2300

Montreal

R-403A

R-290/22/218

(5.0/75.0/20.0)

 

0.026

3000

Montreal

R-403B

R-290/22/218

(5.0/56.0/39.0)

 

0.019

4300

Montreal

R-404A

R-125/143a/134a

(44.0/52.0/4.0)

 

0

3800

Kyoto

R-405A

R-22/152a/142b/C318

(45.0/7.0/5.5/42.5)

 

0.018

5200

Montreal

R-406A

R-22/600a/142b

(55.0/4.0/41.0)

 

0.036

1900

Montreal

R-407A

R-32/125/134a

(20.0/40.0/40.0)

 

0

2000

Kyoto

R-407B

R-32/125/134a

(10.0/70.0/20.0)

 

0

2700

Kyoto

R-407C

R-32/125/134a

(23.0/25.0/52.0)

 

0

1700

Kyoto

R-407D

R-32/125/134a

(15.0/15.0/70.0)

 

0

1500

Kyoto

R-407E

R-32/125/134a

(25.0/15.0/60.0)

 

0

1400

Kyoto

R-408A

R-125/143a/22

(7.0/46.0/47.0)

 

0.016

3000

Montreal

R-409A

R-22/124/142b

(60.0/25.0/15.0)

 

0.039

1500

Montreal

R-409B

R-22/124/142b

(65.0/25.0/10.0)

 

0.033

1500

Montreal

R-410A

R-32/125

(50.0/50.0)

 

0

2000

Kyoto

R-410B

R-32/125

(45.0/55.0)

 

0

2100

Kyoto

R-411A

R-1270/22/152a

(1.5/87.5/11.0)

 

0.03

1500

Montreal

R-411B

R-1270/22/152a

(3.0/94.0/3.0)

 

0.032

1600

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-1270/22/152a

(3.0/95.5/1.5)

 

0.032

1600

Montreal

R-412A

R-22/218/142b

(70.0/5.0/25.0)

 

0.035

2200

Montreal

R-413A

R-218/134a/600a

(9.0/88.0/3.0)

 

0

1900

Kyoto

R-414A

R-22/124/600a/142b

(51.0/28.5/4.0/16.5)

 

0.032

1400

Kyoto

R-414B

R-22/124/600a/142b

(50.0/39.0/1.5/9.5)

 

0.031

1300

Montreal

R-415A

R-22/152a

(82.0/18.0)

 

0.028

1400

Montreal

R-415B

R-22/152a

(25.0/75.0)

 

0.009

520

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-22/152a

(52.0/48.0)

 

0.018

940

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-22/152a

(60.0/40.0)

 

0.02

1100

Montreal

R-416A

R-134a/124/600

(59.0/39.5/1.5)

 

0.01

1000

Montreal

R-417A

R-125/134a/600

(46.6/50.0/3.4)

 

0

2200

Kyoto

R-418A

R-290/22/152a

(1.5/96.0/2.5)

 

0.033

1600

Montreal

R-419A

R-125/134a/E170

(77.0/19.0/4.0)

 

0

2900

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-22/124/600

(50.0/47.0/3.0)

 

0.029

1100

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-23/32/134a

(4.5/21.5/74.0)

 

0

1600

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-23/125/143a

(20.0/36.0/44.0)

 

0

5500

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/125/134a/600

(10.0/42.0/45.0/3.0)

 

0

2100

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/125/143a

(10.0/45.0/45.0)

 

0

3500

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/125/143a/134a

(2.0/41.0/50.0/7.0)

 

0

3600

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/125/143a/134a

(10.0/33.0/36.0/21.0)

0

3000

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/134a

(25.0/75.0)

 

0

1100

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/134a

(30.0/70.0)

 

0

1100

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-125/22

(70.0/30.0)

 

0.01

2900

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-125/134a/152a

(35.0/40.0/25.0)

 

0

1700

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-125/143a/290/22

(42.0/6.0/2.0/50.0)

 

0.017

2500

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-125/152a/227ea

(40.0/5.0/55.0)

 

0

3300

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-134a/142b

(80.0/20.0)

 

0.01

1500

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-134a/142b

(80.6/19.4)

 

0.008

1500

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-134a/142b

(88.0/12.0)

 

0.005

1400

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-161/13I1

(80.0/20.0)

 

0

9.8

 

No designated R number in 2002

R-161/218/13I1

(65.4/18.2/16.4)

 

0

1600

 

No designated R number in 2002

R-170/290

(6.0/94.0)

 

0

~20

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-218/134/600

(32.7/62.8/4.5)

 

0

3500

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-290/600a

(50.0/50.0)

 

0

~20

 

No designated R number in 2002

R-600a/600

(50.0/50.0)

   

~20

 

R-500

R-12/152a

(73.8/26.2)

 

0.605

7900

Montreal

R-501

R-22/12

(75.0/25.0)

 

0.231

3900

Montreal

R-502

R-22/115

(48.8/51.2)

 

0.221

4500

Montreal

R-503

R-23/13

(40.1/59.9)

 

0.599

13000

Montreal

R-504

R-32/115

(48.2/51.8)

 

0.207

4000

Montreal

R-505

R-12/31

(78.0/22.0)

 

0.642

 

Montreal

R-506

R-31/114

(55.1/44.9)

 

0.387

 

Montreal

R-507A

R-125/143a

(50.0/50.0)

 

0

3900

Kyoto

R-508A

R-23/116

(39.0/61.0)

 

0

12000

Kyoto

R-508B

R-23/116

(46.0/54.0)

 

0

12000

Kyoto

R-509A

R-22/218

(44.0/56.0)

 

0.015

5600

Montreal

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/600

(90.0/10.0)

 

0

500

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/600

(95.0/5.0)

 

0

520

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/600a

(90.0/10.0)

 

0

500

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-32/600a

(95.0/5.0)

 

0

520

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-134a/600a

(80.0/20.0)

 

0

1000

Kyoto

No designated R number in 2002

R-218/152a

(83.5/16.5)

 

0

7200

Kyoto

R-600

CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3 - butane

   

0

~20

 

R-600a

CH(CH3)2-CH3 - isobutane

   

0

~20

 

R-601

CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3 - pentane

 

<<1

 

11

 

R-601a

(CH3)2CH-CH2-CH3 - isopentane

   

0

   

R-610

CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3 - ethylether

   

0

   

R-611

HCOOCH3 - methylformate

   

0

   

R-630

CH3(NH2) - methylamine

   

0

   

R-631

CH3-CH2(NH2) - ethylamine

   

0

   

R-704

He - helium

   

0

   

R-717

NH3 - ammonia

   

0

<1

 

R-718

H2O - water

   

0

<1

 

R-729

air

   

0

0

 

R-744

CO2 - carbon dioxide

 

>50

0

1

 

R-764

SO2 - sulfur dioxide

   

0

   

HCC-1130

CHCl=CHCl - dielene

         

HC-1150

CH2=CH2 - ethylene

   

0

   

HC-1270

CH3CH=CH2 - propylene

   

0

~20

 

Source:

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2002 Report of the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technical Options Committee.

NOTE: The data presented in this Table are based on international scientific assessments and reflect the latest consensus determinations on potential impacts. However, the reduction requirements and allocations under the Montreal Protocol and many national regulations pursuant to it use older, adopted values. Similarly, emission reporting pursuant to the Kyoto Protocol are based on data from the 1995 IPCC assessment /IPC96/ rather than the updated 2001 assessment /IPC01

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