Refrigerants

REGULATION (EU) 2024/573 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
(7 February 2024)
on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014,

which entered into force on 01.01.2025,

imposes restrictions on the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential equal to or greater than 2500.

The use of fluorinated greenhouse gases is regulated and current legsislation provides gradual transit to refrigerants, which are more environmentally friendly. First step is transit on refrigerants with less global warming potential.

Refrigerant R449A is new refrigerant with considerably lower global warming potential than most of existing traditional refrigerants and thermodynamic properties max close to those of R404A refrigerant.

Refrigerant R449A can be used either for retrofit of existing systems as well as for new installations.

Major equipment and components manufacturers approved R449A use in their equipment:

COPELAND

DORIN

RIVACOLD

EMBRACO

TECUMSEH

BITZER

Comparing of some technical parameters:

Product (ASHRAE)	Type	Global Warming Potential	Critical temperature (⁰C)	Critical pressure (Bar)	Class of safety	Replacement for
R404A	HFC	3922	72	37	A1
R449A	Alternative:HFC with low global warming potential	1397	82	44	A1	R404A/R507A/R407C

Metal cylinders confirm to the standard EN13322-1 - Transportable gas cylinders - Refillable welded steel gas cylinders - Design and construction - Part 1: Carbon steel

	Standard charge*				GWP**
Refrigerant R449a		10 kg			1397
Refrigerant R1234yf (OPTEON(TM) YF)		5 kg			4
Refrigerant R452A (OPTEON(TM) XP44)		10.4 kg			2141
Refrigerant R454C (OPTEON(TM) XL20)		5-10 kg			148
Refrigerant R134a	12 kg	25 kg	40 kg	50 kg	1430
Refrigerant R404a RECLAIMED	10 kg	34 kg	50 kg		3922
Refrigerant R407c	10 kg	25 kg	50 kg		1774
Refrigerant R410a	10 kg	36 kg	50 kg		2088
Refrigerant R32		9 kg			675

*Other charges at request

**Global Warming Potential

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