News > Product News All about the natural refrigerant ammonia (NH3) in cooling & refrigeration: News, Products, Jobs, Events, Knowledge, Forum, B2B Networking.As one of the leading suppliers of natural refrigerants, Linde Gases is joining ammonia21.com as bronze partner. Building on a wealth of experience and expertise in selling refrigerants and packaged chemicals, the company can provide high purity ammonia that meets the quality and safety standards needed in the refrigeration & air conditioning industry. Linde offers refrigerant grade high purity ammonia R717 with a purity of typically 99.98% with minimal levels of moisture and other impurities making it ideal for use in all types of refrigeration systems. Applications Suitable for commercial as well as industrial refrigeration, Linde Gases’ ammonia can be applied for multiple applications, including chiller cabinets and vending machines, cold storage and food processing, transport refrigeration, both large and small air conditioning systems, heat pumps and water heaters. Linde Gases sells R717 in over 25 countries including:
“Ammonia has been used for a long time as a refrigerant, and Linde believes that it remains a viable alternative to fluorocarbon products (e.g. HFCs) in many refrigeration and air conditioning applications. We are pleased to participate in and support the ammonia21.com platform to help ensure safe and successful growth of this product” said Jon Black, Global Head, Refrigerants Product Management, Linde Gases. Quality and safety standards of Linde’s refrigerants Impurities such as moisture can have a significantly negative impact on the efficiency of the refrigerant. Linde therefore ensures that its products and packages meet or exceed the highest quality and safety standards through tight quality controls. In addition, Linde’s highly experienced experts can provide useful advice on how to handle the products in the safest way or guidance on regulatory matters. Contact Information If you would like to contact Linde Gas for any enquiries, you may send a request to Jon Black directly. 2010-08-31 16:20:34 - Anders Lindborg Ammonia purchased in Europe and the US is normally clean enough but getting ammonia in developing countries may sometimes give surprises. Extremely clean ammonia can also allow the use of cupper materials as ammonia is not attacking cupper but the water in the ammonia. For small systems very clean ammonia can be an advantage but also cause Stress Corrosion Cracking if not the right materials and alloys are used. |