dichlorodifluoromethane

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dichlorodifluoromethane

(daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌflʊərəʊˈmiːθeɪn)
n
(Elements & Compounds) a colourless nonflammable gas easily liquefied by pressure: used as a propellant in aerosols and fire extinguishers and as a refrigerant. Formula: CCl2F2. See also Freon
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In 2016, there was 89 tonnes of refrigerants in total, including R11 (trichlorofluoromethane), R12 (dichlorodifluoromethane), R13 (chlorotrifluoromethane), R22 (chlorodifluoromethane), R114 (dichlorotetrafluoroethane), R125, R134a, R141b, cyclopentane, isopentane, propane, and butane.
Assink RA (1977) The concentration and pressure dependence of the diffusion of dichlorodifluoromethane in poly (dimethyl siloxane).
and Ng, C.F.: 2000, Catalytic hydrolysis of dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12) on unpromoted and sulfate promoted Ti[O.sub.2]-Zr[O.sub.2] mixed oxide catalysts, Appl.
Nitrobenzene and chloroflorocarbons (dichlorofluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane and trichlorofluoromethane) complexes (5-7) showed interactions in the same fashion i.e through single oxygen of nitrobenzene and chlorine atom of chlorofluorocarbons, was very similar as we observed in case of all halogen complexes.
Effects on experimental animals of long-term inhalation of trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, and 1,1-dichloroethylene.
Rama Rao, "Highly selective zirconium oxychloride modified Pd/C catalyst in the hydrodechlorination of dichlorodifluoromethane to difluoromethane," Catalysis Communications, vol.
Investigations found volatile organic compounds including trichloroethene (TCE) and dichlorodifluoromethane, semi-volatile organic compounds, metals, mercury and petroleum contamination in the soil and groundwater.
In this work, the solubilities of blowing agents trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11), dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12), chlorodi-fluoromehane (CFC-22), and 1,2-dichloro-1, 1,2,2-tetra-fluoroethane (CFC-114) in thermoplastic resins poly(styrene) (PS), high density poly(ethylene) (HDPE), low density poly(ethylene) (LDPE), poly(propylene) (PP), poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), poly(carbonate) (PC) and poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) were modeled at several temperatures by using the Perturbed Chain-Statistical Associating Fluid Theory (PC-SAFT) (2) and the Sanchez-Lacombe (SL) (3) equations of state (EoS), by fitting one temperature-dependent binary interaction parameter.
FDA approves Du Pont's use of dichlorodifluoromethane (Freon freezant) for the freezing of foods by direct contact.
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