Definitions for "Hydrofluorocarbon"
Keywords:  fluorine, hfc, bromine, deplete, odp
A compound consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon. The HFCs are a class of replacements for CFCs. Because they do not contain chlorine or bromine, they do not deplete the ozone layer and have an ODP of 0. Some HFCs have high GWPs.
A chemical compound containing hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon. With no chlorine or bromine, HFCs do not destroy the ozone layer but have a global- warming potential, as do ozone-depleting substances.
The term used to describe the technical (or industrial) grade purity chemicals consisting of partly fluorinated alkanes (e.g. 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane; HFC 134a). This term is also used to describe chemicals consisting of partly fluorinated alkanes, even if they do not have large-scale applications, and are typically only available in laboratory scale quantities (e.g. 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane; HFC 134). See also hydrofluoroalkanes (HFA).
a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing