HFCs are man -
made fluorinated gases (F - gases) developed and commercialized to replace the chemicals that de ¬ plete the ozone layer.
AM: HFCs are man -
made fluorinated chemicals that do not deplete the ozone layer but are potent greenhouse gases.
Not exact matches
PFCs or per - and poly -
fluorinated chemicals / / are used to
make textiles water - repellent.
Given the potential for living systems to produce highly complex chemical compounds, researchers working with Michelle C.Y. Chang at the University of California, Berkeley (USA), aimed to manipulate the biosynthetic machinery in cells to use simple
fluorinated building blocks to
make new organofluorine target molecules.
They are
made of
fluorinated hydrocarbons which will not deplete the ozone layer, but they are less efficient at putting out fires.
CO2
makes the largest contribution to global GHG emissions;
fluorinated gases (F ‐ gases) contribute only a few per cent.