VATIS update : ozone layer protection. Vol. 4, No. 54, Sep-Oct 2002

VATIS Update Ozone Layer Protection is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Ozone Layer Protection. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries....

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Main Authors: UN.ESCAP, Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: UN.ESCAP. Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology 2002
Subjects:
BIOTECHNOLOGY
ENERGY POLICY
FOOD PROCESSING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
OZONE LAYER
Antarc*
Antarctic
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/2158
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Summary:VATIS Update Ozone Layer Protection is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Ozone Layer Protection. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries. Highlights : UNEP-MOPIA study tour -- Sterilizing critical medical equipment -- New-generation thermal insulation -- New grain fumigant -- CFC-free cleaning solvents -- Disposing halon-1301 THE SCIENCE OF OZONE LAYER . 4 Antarctic ozone hole reopens ✓ Wind flows tear at ozone layer Sulphur gas affects ozone ✓ Antarctic ozone hole may disappear by 2050 ODS PHASE-OUT IN INDIA . 5 Measures to eliminate ODS ✓ Implementation of Montreal Protocol in small-scale sector ✓ World Environment Day IN THE NEWS . 6 India redoubles efforts to save the ozone layer ✓ Russia abandons production of ODS ✓ UNEP-MOPIA study tour ✓ UNEP aid for Pacific Islands’ ODS phase-out strategy ✓ Fluorinated gases figure in green campaigners’ list ✓ Eco-friendly domestic refrigerators ✓ New technique helps grain producers in Australia INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS . 8 Solid aerosol technology for fire protection New halon replacement✓ Sterilization of critical medical equipment R&D IDEAS . 9 Compost for controlling pests ✓ Mobile RAC systems based on carbon dioxide ✓ Controlling soil-borne pathogens ✓ New-generation thermal insulation ✓ Multi-component refrigerant FUMIGANTS . 11 Replacements for methyl bromide ✓ New fumigants for stored products ✓ New grain fumigant Drip-applied fumigation for strawberry fields REFRIGERATION/AIR-CONDITIONING . 13 Oil-free technology for optimal efficiency ✓ New HC blend patented✓ Centrifugal chiller ✓ Isobutane-based refrigerator ✓ Desiccant cooling technology SOLVENTS . 14 Low-cost solvent for cleaning PCBs✓ CFC-free cleaning solvents ✓ Automatic CFC-free cleaner ✓ CFC-free safety solvents ✓ Non-CFC precision cleaning FOAMS . 16 ODS-free polyiso insulation ✓ New blowing agent blender ODS RECYCLING/DISPOSAL . 17 ...

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