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hydrofluorocarbon
(redirected from Hfcs)

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Noun1.hydrofluorocarbon - a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
fluorocarbon - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation


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HFCS is called "natural" because it presumably started out as corn.
The firm says it wants to capitalize on bad publicity surrounding HFCS.
But Bayer did find that uncut panels made with the pentane blend showed signs of shrinkage after one month at ambient conditions, whereas panels made with the HFCs and HCFC-22 had no shrinkage.
 
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