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n. - A fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing.

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  • The main replacement for R-22 in residential cooling is a hydrofluorocarbon called HFC-410A.
  • The most popular type of project has been to destroy a potent greenhouse gas known as HFC 23, one of a family of so-called hydrofluorocarbons, in China and India.
  • So far, Kyoto-world has paid more than €4.7 billion to eliminate an obscure greenhouse gas called HFC-23; the necessary incinerators cost less than €100 million.
  • Most come from projects targeting the potent but ancillary gases such as HFC-23 and nitrous oxide, a byproduct of nylon production.
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