COMPARING FORANE® FBA 1233zd, a LOW GWP HFO BLOWING AGENT ... · FORANE ® FBA 1233zd IS AVAILABLE! Arkema is a Global Producer of Fluorochemicals and long-time supplier to the Foam

COMPARING FORANE® FBA 1233zd,

a LOW GWP HFO BLOWING AGENT,

to HIGH GWP and FLAMMABLE

ALTERNATIVES

PAUL LAVALLEE

Global Market Manager, Foam

JOSEPH COSTA

Sr. Technical Service Engineer

Feipur Conference – Sao Paulo, Brazil

November 6, 2018

Feipur 2018 – November 6, 2018 2



SOME GLOBAL FOAM REGULATIONS


2017

• US EPA SNAP HFC delisting PUR & PIR boardstock, flexible PU, integral skin PU, phenolic & bunstock

2019

• US EPA SNAP HFC delisting PU slabstock

2020

• US EPA SNAP HFC delisting appliance, commercial refrigeration, sandwich panels

• EU F-gas GWP<150 XPS

• Japan F-gas GWP<100 all foam

2021 2022 2023

•Canada

GWP<150 in

all foams

•US EPA SNAP

HFC delisting

XPS

•EU F-gas

GWP<150

commercial

refrigeration

•EU F-gas

GWP<150 all

foam

USA note:

Most of EPA’s SNAP delistings have

been vacated by Court and currently

there are no HFC restrictions on

federal level, while in some cases

markets have already switched

WHAT IS FORANE® FBA 1233zd?

Environmentally-FriendlyZero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP)

Low Global Warming Potential (GWP=1)

Non-flammable.

Non-toxic.

• Improves the Thermal Performance of Foam.

• Easy to use non-flammable liquid.

• Approved by SNAP (US) & REACH (Europe) as a foam blowing agent.

• Member of the HFO family (hydrofluoroolefin).

• Compatible with most existing foam equipment.


Trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene

FORANE® FBA 1233zd IS AVAILABLE!

Arkema is a Global Producer of Fluorochemicals and long-time supplier to the Foam industry, through our Forane® line of blowing agents.

● Forane® 365/227

● Forane ® 134a

And now…Forane® FBA 1233zd!

● Ample capacity from world-scale 1233zd manufacturing plants on-line (Asia)

● Existing Inventory in Brazil

● Samples available

● Literature available

(Portuguese, English, Spanish)

● Technical Service available


TODAY WE WILL DISCUSS…


Hand Mix – Property Screening Study

Machine Confirmation Runs

Insightful Conclusions

HAND MIX SCREENING EXPERIMENT – GENERIC POUR-in-PLACE

Sucrose 490 OH

Mannich 425 OH

Polyester 240 OH

Si Surfactant

PMDETA/DMCHA

TCPP

60/40 Physical Blowing/Water

115 index

50 sec Gel time @ room temp

Feipur 2018 – November 6, 2018

HAND MIX SCREENING EXPERIMENT – BLOW AGENTS AND LEVELS

Free Rise Density:

32 kg/m3

HCFC 141b

HFC 245fa

cC5/iC5 (80/20)

HFO 1233zd

6.277.19

3.75

7.00

0

HCFC141b HFC245fa Pentane HFO1233zd

Blowing Agent Levels

(% total foam)


DIMENSIONAL STABILITY – 14 DAYS @ 70°C/97% RH


0

1

2

3

4

5

6

HCFC 141b HFC 245fa cC5/iC5* HFO 1233zd

% Length % Width % Volume

All foam densities ~32 kg/m3

Better dimensional stability

IMPROVING INSULATION PERFORMANCE

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

-8 0 10 24 40

Lam

bd

a,

mW

/K.m

Mean Test Temperature, C

Initial Lambda

HCFC 141b

HFC 245fa

cC5/iC5

HFO 1233zd

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

-8 0 10 24 40

Lam

bd

a,

mW

/K.m


Aged** Lambda

HCFC 141b

HFC 245fa

cC5/iC5

HFO 1233zd

The use of Forane® FBA 1233zd offers a great

balance of performance and handling plus low GWP!

**2.54 cm thick sample aged at room temp – 12 monthsFeipur 2018 – November 6, 2018 4






HIGH PRESSURE FOAM MACHINE DETAILS

Chemical Temps

21oC

Mix Pressure

124 bars

Mold Temps

43 - 46oC

Throughput

160 g/sec


TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED MOLDS

Lanzen Panel or Brett Mold

- Used to measure foam flow and density distribution

- 5 cm x 20 cm x 200 cm

- Heated to 45oC

- 15% overpack


Injection

Point

TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED MOLDS

Lambda Mold

- Used to prepare foam samples for physical testing

- 7.6 cm x 35.6 cm x 35.6 cm

- 45oC

- 15% overpack


MACHINE CONFIRMATION RUNS – GENERIC POUR-in-PLACE

Similar formula as hand mix

FRD ~ 27 kg/m3

Molded 32 to 34 kg/m3*

60/40 Physical Blowing/Water

115 index

30 sec Gel

Feipur 2018 – November 6, 2018 *15% overpack

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY – 30 DAYS @ 70°C/97% RH


0

1

2

3

4

5

6




Better dimensional stability

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY – 30 DAYS @ -20°C/AMBIENT RH


-0.6

-0.5

-0.4

-0.3

-0.2

-0.1

0

HCFC 141b HFC 245fa cC5/iC5 HFO 1233zd



Similar dimensional stability

FOAM FLOW – DENSITY DISTRIBUTION IN LANZEN PANEL

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

De

nsi

ty D

elt

a

Sample Position in the Panel

Overall Sample Density minus Core Density



Bottom Top

Superior Flow with 1233zd

IMPROVING INSULATION PERFORMANCE

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

-8 0 10 24 40

Lam

bd

a,

mW

/K.m


Initial Lambda

HCFC 141b

HFC 245fa

cC5/iC5

HFO 1233zd

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

-8 0 10 24 40

Lam

bd

a,

mW

/K.m


Aged** Lambda

HCFC 141b

HFC 245fa

cC5/iC5

HFO 1233zd

The use of Forane® FBA 1233zd offers great

initial thermal performance and even better aged lambda!

**2.54 cm thick sample aged at room temp – 12 monthsFeipur 2018 – November 6, 2018 4






Excellent

properties

Superior

lambda

Improved

Insulation with low GWP



QUESTIONS?


Paul Lavallee

[email protected]

www.forane.com

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