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DALLAS, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The report "Refrigerant Market - Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC), Hydro fluorocarbon (HFC), Hydrocarbon (HC), Inorganic (Ammonia, Carbon dioxide) - Trends & Forecasts to 2018"", defines and segments the global refrigerant market with analysis and forecasting of the global volume and revenue. Refrigerant consumption will grow from an estimated $10.5 billion (equivalent to 1,207 thousand MT) in 2012 to $15.7 billion by 2018, with a CAGR of 6.9%...

The SAE International MAC Refrigerant Blend Cooperative Research Program [MRB CRP], comprising a group of leading global OEMs plus Tier One suppliers, has been assessing the operating, technical and safety performance of two low GWP blended refrigerants developed by Mexichem. WARRENDALE, Pa. (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 The SAE International MAC Refrigerant Blend Cooperative Research Program [MRB CRP], comprising a group of leading global OEMs plus Tier One suppliers, has been assessing the...

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today said it welcomed implementation of the European Union's Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) Directive, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by requiring use of automotive refrigerants with significantly lower global warming impact. The directive came into force on Jan. 1, 2013, and the company said it is fully prepared to supply automakers with HFO-1234yf, a new lower-global-warming-potential...

DETROIT, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In October 2012, a fourth SAE International Cooperative Research Program (CRP) was launched by the automotive industry to further analyze the safety of the new mobile air conditioner refrigerant, R1234yf. The participants in the 2012 R1234yf CRP include Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, PSA, Renault and Toyota. The previous three SAE International CRP's related to R1234yf...

Climate change and extreme weather events grab the headlines, but there is another, lesser known, global change underway on land, in the seas, and in the air: acidification. It turns out that combustion of fossil fuels, smelting of ores, mining of coal and metal ores, and application of nitrogen fertilizer to soils are all driving down the pH of the air, water, and the soil at rates far faster than Earth's natural systems can buffer, posing threats to both land and sea life. "It's a...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online With only 6 days separating us from the third-hottest summer on record, the warnings of climate scientists are increasingly being taken with more than just a grain of salt. Many climate scientists are of the opinion that if we haven’t passed a tipping point already, then that time is rapidly approaching. Carbon dioxide, one of the most prevalent of our greenhouse gases, acts as a sort of blanket in our atmosphere by trapping...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new computational method for identifying candidate refrigerant fluids with low "global warming potential" (GWP) — the tendency to trap heat in the atmosphere for many decades — as well as other desirable performance and safety features. The NIST effort is the most extensive systematic search for a new class of refrigerants that meet the latest concerns about climate change. The new method was used...

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A wide range of vehicles going into production this year are the first to feature an innovative "zero leak" air conditioning fitting from Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) Visteon developed the patented metal seal fitting to eliminate refrigerant leakage stemming from air conditioning connections in vehicles. The fitting is designed to be very robust, resisting...

Tiny microbes are at the heart of a novel agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide emissions into soil-enriching limestone, with the help of a type of tree that thrives in tropical areas, such as West Africa. Researchers have found that when the Iroko tree is grown in dry, acidic soil and treated with a combination of natural fungus and bacteria, not only does the tree flourish, it also...

A materials scientist at Michigan Technological University has discovered a chemical reaction that not only eats up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, it also creates something useful. And, by the way, it releases energy. Making carbon-based products from CO2 is nothing new, but carbon dioxide molecules are so stable that those reactions usually take up a lot of energy. If that energy were to come from fossil fuels, over time the chemical reactions would ultimately result in more carbon...