ACR Journal

August | September 2020 REFRIGERANT 22 Volume 6 No.5 Reclaimed refrigerant has the potential to be the star performer that helps the fridge industry meet the F-Gas Regulation step downs. With the next phase due to come into e ect at the start of 2021, and various bans on the use of gases with greater than 2,500 GWP having been implemented at the start of this year, closing the loop in the circular economy through reclamation is going to play a critical role in ensuring our industry meets its environmental obligations. Industry experts know that refrigerants saved from disposal and returned to use as reclaimed gas can make a direct contribution to the phase down. Using reclaimed refrigerant is a direct way of lowering the carbon footprint of your customers. Reclaim to the rescue A-Gas Commercial Director Enzo D’Alessio explains why reclaimed refrigerant is a good choice for engineers during servicing. Reclaimed refrigerant is a gas that has been reprocessed by a licensed facility to the industry standard AHRI 700 to match the quality of virgin product. It is refrigerant that is purified, certificated and guaranteed. Reclaimed refrigerant sent to A-Gas reprocessing centres has been recovered from the market and is reprocessed. At Portbury near Bristol this used refrigerant undergoes chemical analysis, is cleaned of contaminants and goes through our separation plant to produce a product