A CFC or other compound in which the hydrogen of a hydrocarbon is replaced by halogens.
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Countries signing the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer have pledged to eliminate manufacture and use of halocarbons.
It should also be mentioned that other chemical substances have attacked the ozone layer including nitrous oxides from fertilisers, chlorine, carbon dioxide and bromine halocarbons.
In recent years, society has introduced new greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, namely CFCs and other halocarbons.
Minor greenhouse gases include methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride and halocarbons such as perfluoromethane, freon and other CFCs.
Selecting either a halocarbon or inert gas, two types of clean agents, depends upon available space for suppression system tanks and venting capabilities.
Definition of halocarbon in US English:
halocarbon
nounˈhaləˌkärbən
Chemistry
A chlorofluorocarbon or other compound in which the hydrogen of a hydrocarbon is replaced by halogens.
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Example sentencesExamples
Countries signing the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer have pledged to eliminate manufacture and use of halocarbons.
It should also be mentioned that other chemical substances have attacked the ozone layer including nitrous oxides from fertilisers, chlorine, carbon dioxide and bromine halocarbons.
Minor greenhouse gases include methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride and halocarbons such as perfluoromethane, freon and other CFCs.
Selecting either a halocarbon or inert gas, two types of clean agents, depends upon available space for suppression system tanks and venting capabilities.
In recent years, society has introduced new greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, namely CFCs and other halocarbons.