With a new product, the Hamburg-based company Tyforop Chemie wants to establish higher cooling capacities with lower energy costs[ds_preview] on the market. Whether for the sea transport of tropical fruits, meat and other temperature-controlled goods or for the shock freezing of fish in industrial fishing, the demands placed on modern refrigerants in shipping are high and varied. The goods must be kept at a constant low temperature for their shelf life or the freshly caught fish must be reliably frozen to sub-zero temperatures in seconds. In addition, high-performance refrigerants must have another important property in the area of food transport – absolute non-toxicity. Only in this way can contamination of the goods with substances harmful to health be ruled out in the event of leaks.
Tyforop Chemie now offers »Tyfoxit F50«, a glycol-free refrigerant based on potassium formate that is easily biodegradable. According to the manufacturer, this refrigerant with extremely low viscosity is harmless to health and suitable for refrigerated shipping when used in refrigeration systems with indirect cooling. The finished mixture has an extreme temperature resistance of -50° to +80°C and has already proven itself at sea, for example in the shock freezing of freshly caught wild salmon in the Pacific North Polar Sea or on banana freighters from Central America to Europe. According to the manufacturer, »Tyfoxit F50« makes it possible to achieve higher cooling capacities in existing plants and at the same time reduce energy costs. When redesigning refrigeration systems, the new method makes it possible to install systems with more compact dimensions on the reefer vessels. The non-toxic, almost odourless liquids each contain a borax-, nitrite-, amine- and phosphate-free inhibitor system. The long-term corrosion protection of »Tyfoxit F50« includes all materials commonly used in refrigeration plant construction.
