EU rejects bans on HFCs.On Oct. 26, the European Parliament of the European. Union (EU) rejected bans on use of HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. blowing agents in foams, refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. , and air conditioning. This ruling reversed the unanimous recommendation of the EU Parliament Environment Committee to ban virtually all uses of HFCs within four years. Bans previously imposed by Denmark and Austria reportedly will be withdrawn. HFCs have been widely adopted by urethane urethane (yoor´ithān´), n ethyl carbamate used as an anesthetic agent for laboratory animals, formerly used as a hypnotic in humans. foamers as an "ozone-friendly" alternative to HCFCs HCFCs: see chlorofluorocarbons. , which replaced ozone-damaging CFCs. |
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