Solkane®

High Performance Refrigerants

Solvay Fluor

Solkane® Refrigerants – our knowledge on CD-ROMTechnical Data Program■ Calculate all important thermophysical properties of

Solkane Refrigerants

■ Customise tables or calculate single points

■ Calculate various different refrigeration cycles and plot them in detailed Ig p-h (Mollier) or T-s diagrams

■ Export data to clipboard for use in other programs, i.e. Microsoft EXCEL

■ Read information about environmental and safety aspects, material compatibility, electrical properties, oils etc.

■ Calculate refrigerant line sizes based on pressure drop/velocity considerations

■ Choose your language:

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Solkane® Information ServiceOn this CD-ROM you will fi nd our complete knowledge base: all technical documenta-tion, publications and conference reports.

You can open the most important docu-ments – e.g. the Solkane® Pocket Manual – directly as PDF-fi le. All other documents will be sent to you on request.

Solkane® Pocket Manual■ Covers principal areas of refrigeration

■ Physical, chemical and technical data as well as thermo-dynamic equations to calculate thermophysical properties of Solkane® refrigerants

■ Data for planning and design of refrigerating plants

Snowball GameStay cool with Solkane® – have fun with Solkane® and help the snowman to fi ght off the attack of a gang of polar bears.

In 1994, Solvay Fluor was the fi rst company world-wide to stop their

production and sales of CFC’s. New refrigerants with higher effi ciency and

environmentally friendly properties had to be developed and implemented

using a safe stewardship system right through to fi nal recycling.

Solvay’s fl uorine business has grown at a fast pace over recent years,

having doubled its size from 1995 until 2002, and more than doubling

that again since then. The refrigerant business has also grown during that

time, in such a way that Solvay Fluor can be considered today as one of

the leading manufacturers of fl uorinated refrigerants worldwide.

The Challenge

The Okorusu Fluorspar Mine in Namibia is our source for the raw material of Solkane® Refrigerants

Production of Solkane® Refrigerants in Bad Wimpfen, Germany

Refrigerants play a hidden, but vital role in people’s

lives. The cold chain is essential for feeding the

world’s population and this cold chain relies on high

performance refrigerants. Without refrigerants, today

people’s living standards would be considerably lower.

Comfortable temperatures in working and living

environments play an important part in sustaining the

quality of life.

The wide variation of applications and temperature

levels in refrigeration and air conditioning requires

a broad selection of specifi c refrigerants. Our

comprehensive Solkane® line of refrigerants provides a

solution for virtually every problem:

The Situation

– 80 – 70 – 60 – 50 –40 – 30 – 20 – 10 0 10 20 30 °C

Solkane® Refrigerants are used extensively in our daily lives. They keep food fresh, drinks cold, and provide comfortable temperatures in our living environment

Product Applications Evaporation Replaces Temperature

Solkatherm® SES 36 Heatpipes, Organic Ranking Cycles (ORC), CFC R-11

hightemperature heatpumps, immersion cooling

Solkane® 227ea Air conditioners for high ambient temperatures CFC R-114

(foundry crane cabins), high temperature heat pumps,

organic rankine cycles

5 to 30 °C

Solkane® 134a Domestic refrigerators, automotive air conditioners, CFC R-12

heat pumps, centrifugal water chillers, transport and

commercial refrigeration systems (medium temperature range)

– 25 to 20 °C

Solkane® 22 Air conditioners, commercial and industrial medium

temperature refrigeration systems

– 40 to 20 °C

Solkane® 407C Air conditioners, heat pumps, cold water chillers HCFC R-22

Solkane® 410A – 20 to 20 °C

– 50 to 20 °C

Solkane® 507 Refrigerated display cabinets, cold rooms, industrial CFC R-502

Solkane® 404A refrigeration systems, ice machines, supermarket

refrigeration units, transport refrigeration systems

– 45 to – 10 °C

Solkane® 23 Ultra low temperature cascade systems, CFC R-13

chemical processing applications

– 80 to – 45 °C, Cascade

– 80 – 70 – 60 – 50 –40 – 30 – 20 – 10 0 10 20 30 °C

407C

410A

Product Applications Evaporation Replaces Temperature

Solkatherm® SES 36 Heatpipes, Organic Ranking Cycles (ORC), CFC R-11

hightemperature heatpumps, immersion cooling

Solkane® 227ea Air conditioners for high ambient temperatures CFC R-114

(foundry crane cabins), high temperature heat pumps,

organic rankine cycles

5 to 30 °C

Solkane® 134a Domestic refrigerators, automotive air conditioners, CFC R-12

heat pumps, centrifugal water chillers, transport and

commercial refrigeration systems (medium temperature range)

– 25 to 20 °C

Solkane® 22 Air conditioners, commercial and industrial medium

temperature refrigeration systems

– 40 to 20 °C

Solkane® 407C Air conditioners, heat pumps, cold water chillers HCFC R-22

Solkane® 410A – 20 to 20 °C

– 50 to 20 °C

Solkane® 507 Refrigerated display cabinets, cold rooms, industrial CFC R-502

Solkane® 404A refrigeration systems, ice machines, supermarket

refrigeration units, transport refrigeration systems

– 45 to – 10 °C

Solkane® 23 Ultra low temperature cascade systems, CFC R-13

chemical processing applications

– 80 to – 45 °C, Cascade

For special solutions ask our technical service!

The ConceptSolvay’s fully integrated production concept for Solkane® refrigerants

ensures close control from mining of fl uorspar all the way to packaged

refrigerants – ready to be charged! But we don’t stop there: Our

unique recycling system generates useful raw materials from used

refrigerants. Responsible care is a management policy.

Choosing the right refrigerant and the right supplier goes far beyond

evaluating physical and environmental properties and specifi cations.

Refrigerants are “system components” and performance evaluation

must be directed at the system rather than its components – with

respect to:

Safety■ All Solkane® HFC refrigerants achieve the highest safety class in all globally

accepted standards for refrigerant and refrigeration safety.

■ They are non-fl ammable and very low in toxicity.

■ Because of their safety properties, Solkane® refrigerants have the least restrictions with respect to installation sites and charge sizes.

Ecology■ Environmental performance of refrigeration

and A/C systems is primarily dictated by energy effi ciency. Systems with Solkane® refrigerants achieve top ranks in this respect.

■ Solvay Fluor runs a thermal separation unit at its Frankfurt site, where used refrigerants (CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs), after careful recovery from the used refrigeration and A/C systems by skilled maintenance partners, are cracked into hydrofl uoric acid and hydrochloric acid: Both of which are raw materials that are used again for industrial production and completely converted into new products.

■ Solkane® HFC refrigerants have zero ODP.

EconomyUsing Solkane® refrigerants will save life cycle costs in various ways.

■ High energy effi ciency ensures low operating costs.

■ The high safety class saves substantially in respect to installation sites and safety related system auxiliaries.

■ Excellent material compatibility allows system designs with conventional and cost effective construction materials.

Hydrofluoric acidCarbon dioxideHydrochloric acidChlorine

Sodium sulfate +NaCl to biologicaltreatment

Hydrogen

Oxygen

CFC/HCFC/HFC

Reaction chamber

Absorption

Recovery ofhydrofluoric acid

Recovery ofhydrochloric

acid

Exhaust gas washing

Hydrofluoric acid 50%-Sale

Hydrochloric acid 30%-Sale

Carbon dioxideOxygenNitrogen

Traces NOX

Sodium sulfite

The ConclusionWhen refl ecting interactions of safety,

economical and environmental issues,

Solkane® refrigerants impressively dem-

onstrate their superiority. With their

non-ozone depleting properties, com-

bined with complete recycling, Solkane®

refrigerants contribute to Solvay Fluor’s

responsible care program.

Thinking in cycles and systems will lead

you to the top product from the top

supplier – Solkane® refrigerants from

Solvay Fluor.

Solvay Fluor – A Global PlayerSolvay Fluor has offi ces, sites and representatives in more than 50 countries.

For information about your local Solvay Fluor refrigerant products representative visit our website at:www.solvay-fl uor.com

At our Frankfurt site, used refrigerants are cracked into hydrofl uoric acid and hydrochloric acid

Disclaimer:All statements, information, and data given herein are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without guarantee, warranty or responsibility of any kind, express or implied. Statements or suggestions concerning possible use of our products are made without representation or warranty that any such use is free of patent infrigement, and are not recommendations to infringe any patent. The user should not assume that all safety measures are indicated, or that other measures may not be required. In any case, the user is not exempt from observing all legal, administra-tive and regulatory procedures relating to the product, personal hygiene, and protection of human welfare and the environment.The product R404A is sold by Solvay in Europe, Middle East and Africa under a license of (a) DuPont de Nemours’ European Patent EP 545942 and EP 399817, and (b) ICI’s European Patent EP 509673. The sale conveys to the pur-chaser a sublicense to use or resell such product in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Such product, if installed in Europe, Middle East and Africa within refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment, can be exported worldwide. No other right or license, express or implied, is granted. The product R407C is sold by Solvay in Europe, Middle East and Africa under a license of (a) Matsushita’s European Patent EP 430 169; (b) DuPont de Nemours’ European Patent EP 563 220 and South-African Patent ZA 91/009895; (c) ICI’s European Patent EP 509 673 and South-African Patent ZA 92/2390. The sale conveys to the purchaser a subli-cense to use or resell such product anywhere in the world except the USA, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South-Korea, Taiwan and Thailand ; this exception does not apply to such product that is installed in Europe, Middle East or Africa within refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment. No other right or license, express or implied, is granted.The product R-410A is sold by Solvay in the Territory defined as the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the Middle East and Africa (except South Africa), under a license of Honeywell’s European Patent No. EP 0 533 673 B2 which covers the use of R-410A in air conditioning and heat pump applications. The sale conveys to the purchaser the right to use or resell such R410A in the Territory. Such R-410A, if installed in the Territory within air conditioning or refrigera-tion equipment, can be exported worldwide. No other right or license, express or implied, is granted.

Solvay Fluor GmbH

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Telephone +49 511 857-0 Telefax +49 511 857-2146

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