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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are
fully or
partly halogenated hydrocarbons that
contain carbon (C),
hydrogen (H), chlorine...
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scientists developed many chemicals, most
notably Freon (
chlorofluorocarbons), for the
refrigerant industry. It also
developed synthetic pigments...
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layer was
being depleted by
chemicals released by industry,
mainly chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Concerns that
increased UV
radiation due to
ozone depletion...
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developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the
first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),
better known in the
United States by the
brand name Freon;...
- the
chlorofluorocarbons CFC-11, CFC-12 and CFC-114. In 2008, the Food and Drug
Administration announced that
inhalers using chlorofluorocarbons as a...
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aerosol sprays and in gas
duster products. As an
alternative to
chlorofluorocarbons, it has an
ozone depletion potential of zero, a
lower global warming...
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stratospheric ozone layer, HFCs were
adopted to
replace the more
potent chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),
which were
phased out from use by the
Montreal Protocol,...
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halocarbon refrigerants, solvents, propellants, and foam-blowing
agents (
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), HCFCs, halons),
referred to as ozone-depleting substances...
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methylating agent in
organic synthesis.[citation needed]
Chlorofluorocarbons Chlorofluorocarbons were used
almost universally as
refrigerants and propellants...
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chemical kinetics. His best-known work was the
discovery that
chlorofluorocarbons contribute to
ozone depletion. Born in Delaware, Ohio,
Rowland received...
