HFO-1234yf is a hydrofluoroolefin with the formula CH2=CFCF3. It has been proposed as a replacement for R134a as a refrigerant in automobile air conditioners. HFO-1234yf is the first in a new class of refrigerants acquiring a global warming potential (GWP) rating one 335th that of R134a (and only 4 times higher than carbon dioxide, which can also be used as a refrigerant but which has properties significantly different from those of R134a, especially requiring operation at around 5 times higher pressure) and an atmospheric lifetime of about 400 times shorter. It was developed to meet the Europ
Refrigerant R1234yf To Replace Refrigerant R134a