Opteon™ 1100 Properties, Uses, Storage, and Handling (PUSH)
With the establishment and continued evolution of the Montreal Protocol, foam blowing agents (FBAs) used for closed-cell polymeric foam products have changed dramatically over the last two decades. Beginning in 1989, both thermoset and thermoplastic foam industries worldwide moved away from chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in favor of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), such as HCFC-141b and 142b.