WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Hydrocarbons (HCs) may not make much of an impact in the United States — then again, they just may. Nevertheless, it’s safe to say that they are gaining more and more attention most everywhere else as a refrigerant.
The latest wave of overseas research is experimentation in pulling CFC, HCFC, and HFC refrigerants out of a variety of systems and seeing what happens when HCs are used instead.