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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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  • trichlorotrifluoroethane (often abbreviated as TCTFE) or CFC-113, is a chlorofluorocarbon. It has the formula Cl2FC−CClF2. This colorless, volatile liquid is...
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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;...
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    1-Chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFO-1233zd) is the unsaturated chlorofluorocarbon with the formula HClC=C(H)CF3. The compound exists as E- (cis-) and...
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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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  • in a low-pressure chamber to create plasma. A common etch gas is chlorofluorocarbon, or more commonly known Freon. A high radio-frequency voltage between...
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  • Laboratory in Deepwater, New Jersey. While attempting to make a new chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant in 1938, Plunkett discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)...
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  • chlorofluorocarbon-based propellant, its use was discontinued in 2013 in the United States and other countries. This is because chlorofluorocarbons are...
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    for climate change mitigation. Several ozone-depleting gases like chlorofluorocarbons are powerful greenhouse gases, so banning their production and usage...
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    factory Air Acid rain Air quality index Atmospheric dispersion modeling Chlorofluorocarbon Combustion Exhaust gas Haze Global dimming Global distillation Indoor...
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    hydrocarbons Toluene Ethers Diethyl ether Enflurane Haloalkanes Chlorofluorocarbons Chloroform κOR agonists 2-EMSB Alazocine Bremazocine Butorphan Butorphanol...
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    so-called NOx radical cycles also deplete stratospheric ozone. Finally, chlorofluorocarbon molecules are photolysed in the stratosphere releasing chlorine atoms...
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  • Phaser (effect), an audio signal processing technique Phase-out of chlorofluorocarbon Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs Fossil fuel phase-out Phase-out...
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  • semi-automatic rifle Small nucleolar RNA R11/Z151 Trichlorofluoromethane, a chlorofluorocarbon used as a refrigerant Tumansky R-11, a Soviet turbojet engine Umbundu...
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    non-flammable, non-toxic chlorofluorocarbon gas, Freon (R-12). The name is a trademark name owned by DuPont (now Chemours) for any chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), hydrochlorofluorocarbon...
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    containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) Fridges and freezers, due to chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), an ozone-depleting substance. As of 2012 revisions to the regulations...
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  • be estimated from the molecular structure of a given substance. Chlorofluorocarbons have ODPs roughly equal to 1. Brominated substances have usually...
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    hydrocarbons Toluene Ethers Diethyl ether Enflurane Haloalkanes Chlorofluorocarbons Chloroform κOR agonists 2-EMSB Alazocine Bremazocine Butorphan Butorphanol...
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    from the beginning. As an engineer for GM, Midgley also developed chlorofluorocarbons, which have now been banned due to their contribution to climate...
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    hydrocarbons Toluene Ethers Diethyl ether Enflurane Haloalkanes Chlorofluorocarbons Chloroform κOR agonists 2-EMSB Alazocine Bremazocine Butorphan Butorphanol...
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  • and its scientists developed many chemicals, most notably Freon (chlorofluorocarbons), for the refrigerant industry. It also developed synthetic pigments...
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  • political careers. She wrote and helped to pass legislation that banned chlorofluorocarbon pollution that contributes to the depletion of the earth's stratospheric...
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    event occurred in 2020. The depletion is caused by the emission of chlorofluorocarbons and halons into the atmosphere, which causes ozone to break down...
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