Foam Blowing Agents
HFCs are being used as replacements for CFCs and HCFCs in foams, particularly in closed-cell insulation applications. Compounds that are being used include HFC- 245fa, HFC-365mfc, HFC-227ea, HFC-134a, and HFC- 152a. The processes and applications for which these various HFCs are being used include insulation boards and panels, pipe sections, sprayed systems and one- component gap filling foams. For open-cell foams, such as integral skin products for automotive steering wheels and facias, emissions of HFCs used as blowing agents are likely to occur during the manufacturing process. In closed- cell foam, emissions not only occur during the manufacturing phase, but usually extend into the in-use phase and often the majority of emission occurs at the end- of-life (de-commissioning losses). Accordingly, emissions can occur over a period of up to 50 years or even longer.
Also known as: 2F2
Hierarchy
Section titled “Hierarchy”Broader: Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances
Details
Section titled “Details”| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| belongsToLevel | Category |
| notation | 2.F.2 |
Source: https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/efdb/find_ef.php?ipcc_code=2.F.2
Technical details
- IRI:
https://spec.decarbnexus.com/taxonomy/EMI/IPCC/2006/C2_F_2 - Kind: Taxonomy Concept