[labnetwork] [EXTERNAL] Re: CHF3 availability?

[Alex Dixon]

Hi Jeff. I was able to get a quote for CHF3 from General Air last week with a 1-2 day lead time.

-Alex

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Alex Dixon, Ph.D. (He/Him)
Lab Manager
Nanofabrication and Thin Film Deposition
Shared Instrument Facility
Colorado School of Mines

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Jeff,

We had to purchase CHF3 in October 2025 and faced the same supply issue with Airgas, our traditional supplier. Fortunately, Linde were able to provide us at a very reasonable price and with a 4-6 week lead time.

My contact is:



Kevin Paetsch

Territory Manager – Specialty Gases

kevin.paetsch at linde.com

Cell: 219-742 7479



Best regards,



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Aamer Mahmood



Executive Director

Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility

William Eckhardt Research Center

University of Chicago

5640 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637



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Hi Jeff

I just purchased an ED cylinder of CHF3 last week from Advanced Speciality Gas, lead time is really short (2 days).

Service from this company is number 1.



Here is the contact information:



Matt Pearce

Advanced Specialty Gases

135 Catron Dr.

Reno, NV. USA  89512

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Fax: 775-356-5571

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Good morning,



I am looking to purchase some CHF3 for a new RIE system I am having installed here.



Airgas has informed me that, "Also, note that R-23 as of January 1, 2022, CHF3 (R23) has been identified for Phasedown under the EPA AIM Act (https://www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction/phasedown-hydrofluorocarbons-hfcs-issuing-allowance-allocations<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction/phasedown-hydrofluorocarbons-hfcs-issuing-allowance-allocations__;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!_EteJFf70QiK2Zi132YwIokcMFiEKO2qJ8PRSyphQwU-LHNSyEJiWj2ccejwcZ-n_Uy1IrnzDkUblYdM95kNP0oQ1Wsqirw$> ).  The customer will either need to provide us with an allotment from the EPA (in MTeV's) in order to supply, or we can purchase MTeV's on the open market for a significantly higher cost.”



Since that time, I have waited nearly three months for them not to provide a quote.



According to the EPA’s website on HFC “phase down”:



https://www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction/frequent-questions-phasedown-hydrofluorocarbons#how-allowance-determined<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction/frequent-questions-phasedown-hydrofluorocarbons*how-allowance-determined__;Iw!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!_EteJFf70QiK2Zi132YwIokcMFiEKO2qJ8PRSyphQwU-LHNSyEJiWj2ccejwcZ-n_Uy1IrnzDkUblYdM95kNP0oQaQVF0ZU$>



Application-specific Allowances: Through at least 2030, EPA is issuing application-specific allowances to entities that use HFCs in one of four applications:



  1.  A propellant in metered dose inhalers (MDIs)

  1.  Structural composite preformed polyurethane foam for marine use and trailer use

  1.  The etching of semiconductor material or wafers and the cleaning of chemical vapor deposition chambers within the semiconductor manufacturing sector

  1.  Onboard aerospace fire suppression



Can anyone offer some guidance to either get the allowance issued or a vendor that can help with this?



Thanks!!!

Jeff



Jeff Salzmann

Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

Cleanroom Manager, Shared Instrumentation Laboratories

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

University at Buffalo, 114A Davis Hall

105 White Road

Buffalo, NY 14260-2500

Tel: 716.645.2584


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