HFC-23 is an unwanted byproduct resulting from the production of HCFC-22. As a greenhouse gas, the chemical is 12,400 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with positions in titanium technologies, thermal and specialized solutions, advanced performance materials, and Chemical Solutions, announced the ...

HFC-23 is not a local air pollutant, in that it doesn’t cause immediate health hazards or contribute to smog. From a climate perspective, however, the chemical is one of the most potent ...

HFC-23 is a by-product of the synthesis of a precursor to Teflon. Since 2020, all Teflon manufacturers are obligated to destroy the climate-damaging gas.

HFCs are also strong greenhouse gases. While the Kigali Amendment aims to reduce emissions of widely used HFCs, an exceptional arrangement is made for HFC-23. Because HFC-23 is largely emitted from ...

So far, the studies suggest HFC-23 emissions from degradation of other chemicals is relatively small. Other chemical manufacturing processes may also produce HFC-23 as an unwanted byproduct, Hu said.

HFC-23 is a byproduct resulting from the production of hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22, a chemical ingredient in everything from Teflon to lubricants used on the International Space Station.

The World Bank has defended its investment in chemical plants accused by green groups of raising production of greenhouse gas HFC-23 with the aim of incinerating it to get extra carbon offsets ...

The proposal would set annual “allocations” that gradually decline for each HFC producer and importer in the US. In December 2020, the EPA under the Biden administration passed the AIM Act.

HFC-23 is a unique hydrofluorocarbon that is commercialized for critical low-volume applications such as ultra-low temperature refrigerants for vaccines, medical utilization, and semiconductor ...

The World Bank said on its website its Umbrella Carbon fund had contracted to buy from two contested Chinese HFC-23 projects some 130 million tons in offsets through 2013, which at current market ...