Center: NSF Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology — NSF Award to University of Kansas Cen
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) are essential to human quality of life but exact a significant environmental toll. Most current refrigerants are high-global-warming-potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) with up to 4000 times the impact of CO2. High HVACR-associated energy consumpti
| Award title | Center: NSF Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2330175 |
| Awardee | University of Kansas Center for Research Inc |
| City | LAWRENCE |
| State | KS |
| Amount obligated | $14,000,000 |
| Principal investigator | Mark Shiflett |
| Program | ERC-Eng Research Centers |
| Start date | 09/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) are essential to human quality of life but exact a significant environmental toll. Most current refrigerants are high-global-warming-potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) with up to 4000 times the impact of CO2. High HVACR-associated energy consumption and HFC leaks account for 7.8% of total greenhouse-gas emissions. HFCs’ chemical stability, combined with challenges associated with separating HFC refrigerant blends into compo |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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