Chemours Announces SNAP Approval for Opteon XP44 (R-452A)
In addition, XP40 (R-449A) and XP10 (R-513A) receive expanded use approvals
The Chemours Co. has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, has listed the low global-warming potential (GWP) refrigerant Opteon™ XP44 (R-452A) as acceptable for use in new and retrofit equipment for refrigerated transport and remote condensing units used in retail food refrigeration.
According to Chemours, R-452A has a GWP approximately 50 percent lower than R-404A, and was specifically designed for applications where low compressor discharge temperatures are required. It provides a closes discharge temperature match to R-404A, which makes it well-suited as a replacement for R-404A in applications such as transport refrigeration and hermetic compressor systems, especially in low temperature conditions.