Greentech Lead America: The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has approved Honeywell’s new low-global-warming-potential Solstice
Performance Fluid (PF) for use in aerosol solvent applications.
The EPA gave final approval under its Significant New
Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program.
Pairing of these materials boosts performance and reduces
environmental impact dramatically.
“The availability of Solstice PF as an aerosol
solvent, and Honeywell‘s
low-global-warming-potential Solstice Propellant, means that manufacturers and
marketers of aerosol solvents now have the ability to formulate high-performing
and very environmentally-preferable products,” said Pamela Schechter,
business director, Industrial Products for Honeywell Fluorine Products.
Solstice PF is non-flammable, and expected to be
classified as a non-volatile organic chemical in the U.S. It is also compatible
with many commonly used plastics and elastomers, and is both thermally and
hydrolytically stable.
Solstice PF has a global-warming-potential of less than
5, significantly lower than many of the solvents it replaces, providing a
sustainable solution that is also cost-effective.
In addition to Solstice Performance Fluid, Honeywell’s
family of Solstice-branded products includes stationary and mobile
refrigerants, gaseous and liquid blowing agents, and propellants based on
The products have been developed and are being
commercialized by Honeywell’s Fluorine Products business.
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