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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are known to destroy the ozone layer of the stratosphere, and it has become an urgent task for scientists to develop CFC substitutes. The Institute is conducting studies to clarify the basic knowledge about CFC alternatives, and to search for possible alternatives that have a weaker global-warming effect and no effect on the ozone layer, thus contributing to protection of the global environment. Three research departments at the Institute are jointly studying fluorine compounds containing heteroatoms, which are expected to become the third-generation CFC alternatives. In particular, special research efforts are being made to develop methods for synthesizing candidate compounds, determining their atmospheric lifetime through observations and calculations, and measuring and calculating their thermal properties.
Implications of 3rd generation CFC alternatives development |