What happens if multiple refrigerants are recovered in a single cylinder?

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What happens if multiple refrigerants are recovered in a single cylinder?

Mixing more than one refrigerant in a single cylinder contaminates the batch and prevents reclamation. Reclamation facilities require a single, pure refrigerant type to meet purity standards; a mixed stream cannot be processed through standard reclamation because its composition can’t be guaranteed or tested to the required specs. As a result, the refrigerants in that cylinder become unreclaimable, even though the cylinder itself may still be recyclable as a container.

Mixing more than one refrigerant in a single cylinder contaminates the batch and prevents reclamation. Reclamation facilities require a single, pure refrigerant type to meet purity standards; a mixed stream cannot be processed through standard reclamation because its composition can’t be guaranteed or tested to the required specs. As a result, the refrigerants in that cylinder become unreclaimable, even though the cylinder itself may still be recyclable as a container.

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