Argentina 2017: Commercial Refrigeration: Experiences on new Low-GWP Technological Alternatives

1. Opteon™
Refrigerants
for Commercial
Refrigeration
Edoardo Monfrinotti
Business Development and
Sales Account Manager Italy
edoardo.monfrinotti@chemours.com

2. Agenda
December 5, 2017
• Introduction - Opteon™ Refrigerants for Commercial Refrigeration
• How will Kigali - F-Gas affect refrigerant choice and when?
• What alternative refrigerants are available today?
• What the EU market looks like in the coming years
• Help & Support
• Questions

3. Introduction
December 5, 2017 3

4. Chemours
December 5, 2017 4
• Fortune 500 Company with >7500 employees in
130 countries

5. December 5, 2017 5
F-Gas Regulation - EU
Title of Presentation

6. Kigali Amendment
December 5, 2017 6
Adds to the Montreal Protocol the phase-down of the production and consumption of HFCs. Main features are:
• Enters into force on 1 January 2019 after ratification by 20 countries
• Phase-down schedules for A5 & non-A5 countries based on different baseline years
• Production, consumption, imports, exports, emissions & baselines of HFCs expressed in CO2eq based on GWP values
• Baselines based on HFC and HCFC production/consumption

7. December 5, 2017 7
What Alternative
Refrigerants are available
Today?
R404A &
R134a
Alternatives

8. Low GWP Options - HFOs
•HFO-1234yf CF3CF=CH2
•HFO-1336mzz(Z) CF3CH=CHCF3 (Z)
Unique properties:
 Stable in operating system
 Not stable in atmosphere = low GWP
 Efficient performance
CFC Chloro-Fluoro-Carbon
HCFC Hydro-Chloro-Fluoro-Carbon
HFC Hydro-Fluoro-Carbon
HFO Hydro-Fluoro-Olefin
HFO-1234yf

9. Chemours Invests in New U.S.
HFO-1234yf Plant
9
WILMINGTON, Del., May 2, 2016 – The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a
global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies,
fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, takes another step in its five-point
transformation plan by investing in large-scale manufacturing to expand supply of its
Opteon™ family of products. Chemours will invest $230 million over three years to
construct the new HFO-1234yf facility at the Chemours Corpus Christi site in
Ingleside, Texas, with start-up expected in third quarter of 2018. This investment will
triple capacity of Opteon™ products. The Opteon™ portfolio is a breakthrough line of
solutions with very low Global Warming Potential (GWP). The new site will use an
innovative, patented process to manufacture Opteon™ YF (HFO-1234yf), which is used
in automotive air conditioning and in Opteon™ refrigerant blends for a range of
applications.
This investment will create the world’s largest facility for manufacturing
hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), and the location will allow Chemours to efficiently serve
the growing market in North America and Europe, as well as the rest of the world.
Today Chemours is the capacity leader for HFO-1234yf-based products, a position that
will be maintained through this investment.

10. Opteon™ Refrigerants
Refrigerant GWP*
Flammability
Class (ASHRAE)
Commercially
Available
Application Area
Opteon™ XP10
(R-513A)
573
(631)
1 YES
Refrigeration & AC replacing R134a
in DX and flooded systems
Opteon™ XP40
(R-449A)
1282
(1397)
1 YES
Medium & Low Temperature
Refrigeration
Opteon™ XP44
(R-452A)
1945
(2141)
1 YES Transport Refrigeration
Opteon™ XL10
(R-1234yf)
1
(4)
2L YES
Automotive AC & Small Charge
Refrigeration
Opteon™ XL20
(R454C, DR-3)
146
(148)
2L YES
Small Hermetic Medium and Low
Temperature Refrigeration
Opteon™ XL40
(R-454A, DR-7)
238
(239)
2L YES
Small non-Hermetic Medium and
Low Temperature Refrigeration
Opteon™ XL41
(R-454B, DR-5A)
467
(466)
2L YES AC Replacement for R-410A
Opteon™ XL55
(R-452B, DR-55)
676
(698)
2L YES
AC Replacement for R-410A
(Preferred R-410A replacement for Trane)
*Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report 5 (AR5) values used for EU F-Gas Legislation. IPCC
Assessment Report 4 (AR4) values given in brackets for comparison.
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11. • Replaces R-404A
• ASHRAE #: R-449A
• HFC/HFO blend: R32 / R125 / R1234yf / R134a (24.3%/24.7%/25.3%/25.7%)
• ODP: Zero Ozone Depletion Potential
• GWP: 1282 (AR5)
• ASHRAE safety: A1 non-flammable
• Glide: ~4-5K
• Can be topped off while servicing (do not mix with R-404A)
• Compatible with POE lubricants
• Compressor approvals: Bitzer, Emerson, Frascold, Dorin
Opteon™ XP40

12.  Over 200 supermarkets already retrofitted in Europe.
 Germany , Netherlands, Spain , Italy, Belgium, Austria, UK,
Greece, Sweden ...
 Different makers of compressors and operating modes and
technologies such as MT, LT, cascade systems…
 More than 1000 installations using Opteon™ XP40 by
the end of 2016
 Minor or no adjustments and no component or oil
changes needed
 To date all retrofits to Opteon® XP40 have shown an
improvement in refrigeration system power
consumption compared with R-404A/ R-507A and R-
407F
Commercial Refrigeration -
Opteon™ XP40

13. Opteon® XP40 (R-449A) –Approvals, Many More Soon
Opteon™ XP40 Approvals

14. R-407F base data gathered from July to November 2013
OpteonTM XP40 Data Measured from November 2013 until June
2014
Medium (100 kW) and Low temperature (14 kW) Racks Monitored
Copeland Compressors (MT = 1x D4DH-250 50-100% & 2x D4DA-200x,
LT = 1x D3DC-100 & 2x D3DA-75X)
Danfoss ADAP-Kool Controller and electronic expansion valves
12/5/2017 14
Ahold, Marum, NL Retrofit from R407F to OpteonTM XP40

15. 15
Toutside (ºC)
Power consumption of
Opteon®
XP40 vs R407F
13 -0.4%
18 -7.5%
24 -11.4%
Medium Temperature – Power Consumption vs Outside Temperature

16. 16
Low Temperature – Power Consumption vs Outside Temperature
Toutside (ºC)
Power consumption of
Opteon®
XP40 vs R407F
10 -3.4%
15 -5.5%
20 -5.5%

17. 17
Toutside (ºC)
Tdischarge of Opteon®
XP40 vs R407F
10 -7.5 K
15 -7.9 K
20 -8.2 K
Low Temperature– Maximum Compressor Discharge vs Outside Temperature

18. • Replaces R-134a
• ASHRAE #: R-513A
• HFC/HFO blend: R-1234yf / R134a (56% / 44%)
• ODP: Zero Ozone Depletion Potential
• GWP: 573 (AR5)
• ASHRAE safety: A1 non-flammable
• Glide: 0K (Azeotrope)
• Can be topped off while servicing (do not mix with R-134a)
• Compatible with POE lubricants
• Approvals: Bitzer, Emerson, and many others, Trane, York (chillers)
Opteon™ XP10

19. 19
Opteon™ XP10 Evaluation in
Supermarket Hybrid System
Retrofitted from R-134a Medium Temp;
CO2 in Low Temp
Running for 3+ years

20. • Replaces R-404A/R-507A
• ASHRAE #: R-452A
• HFC/HFO blend: R32 / R125 / R1234yf (11% / 59% / 30%)
• ODP: Zero Ozone Depletion Potential
• GWP: 1945 (AR5)
• ASHRAE safety: A1 non-flammable
• Glide: 3-4K
• Can be topped off while servicing (do not mix with R-404A)
• Compatible with POE lubricants
• Compressor approvals: Tecumseh, Bitzer, Danfoss
• Applications: High compressor discharge temperature e.g.
transport.
Opteon™ XP44

21. 21
Opteon™ XP44 Performance Comparison
Tcond = 40ºC, Compressor isentropic efficiency = 0.7, evaporator superheat = 5K, total subcooling = 5K,
suction line superheat = (Tcond-10-Tevap)*0.35
Capacity, COP and Compressor Discharge
temperatures are almost identical to R-404A.
Ideal for applications where low compressor
discharge temperatures are essential.

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Transport Refrigeration – Opteon™ XP44
Thermo King was
the first
manufacturer to
introduce the new
R-452A refrigerant
in its refrigerated
transport products
in 2016 and already
sold over 1000 of
these units in
Europe.
source www.thermoking.com source www.carrier.com

23. F-Gas Phase Down Scenarios - 2015
December 5, 2017 23
Public
RefrigerantGWPUnderF-GasRegulation
CO2 Equivalents (Millions Tonnes)
Average GWP = ~2000

24. December 5, 2017 24
Public
RefrigerantGWPUnderF-GasRegulation
CO2 Equivalents (Millions Tonnes)
Average GWP = ~1800
7% Cut in CO2 Equivalents + Additional
Demand from Pre-Charged Equipment
F-Gas Phase Down Scenarios - 2017

25. December 5, 2017 25
Public
RefrigerantGWPUnderF-GasRegulation
CO2 Equivalents (Millions Tonnes)
Average GWP = ~1300
F-Gas Phase Down Scenarios - 2018

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Public
RefrigerantGWPUnderF-GasRegulation
CO2 Equivalents (Millions Tonnes)
Average GWP = ~400
F-Gas Phase Down Scenarios - 2030

27. 27
Our product mix has changed significantly
over the past few months

28. 28
Help and Support – www.opteon.com
• Product Information
• Case Studies
• Retrofit Guidelines
• Technical Data

29. 29
Help and Support - CRE Calculation
Software
Cycle calculations, PT tables, Pipe sizing calculations

30. Opteon™ Refrigerants
www.opteon.com
Edoardo Monfrinotti
edoardo.monfrinotti@chemours.com
Thank You !