The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, recently announced important achievements in the development and manufacture of Opteon 2P50 — a new heat-transfer fluid for two-phase immersion cooling (2-PIC).
Chemours’ Opteon 2P50 is a proprietary hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) dielectric fluid designed to meet the growing demand for high-performing products that reduce environmental impact while enabling circularity.
It’s essential for advancing next-generation computing and electric vehicle (EV) technologies. The use of two-phase immersion cooling can help stabilize the temperatures of critical EV components such as batteries, motors, and power electronics.
What’s more: Opteon 2P50 offers zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) and substantially lower global warming potential (GWP) compared to incumbent fluids. The proprietary fluid is currently in the final testing stages for manufacturing capability, with initial commercialization targeted for 2025, pending appropriate regulatory approvals.
Chemours’ introduction of Opteon 2P50 represents a critical step in positioning the company to meet a growing challenge brought on by a new era of data transmission driving a dramatic increase in demands for faster computing, AI capabilities, and other cutting-edge applications — all of which are based in technologies requiring elevated cooling capacities. The new 2-PIC fluid enables high-performance computing and energy-efficient cooling across a broad range of thermal management applications.
“Two-phase immersion cooling represents a tremendous unmet market need and Chemours is excited to be entering this space and investing in the present and future needs in such a significant way,” said Natalia Duchini, senior director, Global Technology at Chemours. “We’ve innovated a next-generation fluid that meets or exceeds our customers’ most critical criteria for performance and efficiency. Moreover, by putting the power of our chemistry to work, it also ensures sustainability in an evolving environmental landscape.”
Worldwide, data centers currently account for approximately 1% of carbon emissions and approximately 1 to 1.5% of electricity consumption. More than 95% of data centers use traditional air and water-cooling technologies. 2-PIC is the most sustainable, cost effective, and efficient alternative to traditional air-cooled data centers in terms of energy and water consumption. By submerging electronic equipment directly in a dielectric fluid, they can be cooled efficiently and safely, without the risk of hardware damage. Customer trials of Chemours Opteon 2P50 have confirmed outstanding performance.
“We’re working to create more than just an incremental improvement,” said Duchini. “Our vision is to set a new industry standard with the performance and thermal stability of Opteon 2P50. In addition to playing a critical role in enabling 2-PIC technologies through enhanced thermal management performance, this new solution from Chemours will enable businesses and entire industries to reduce their physical footprint and environmental impact.”
Opteon 2P50 features
- Superior heat transfer properties and a normal boiling point of 49⁰ C (120⁰ F)
- Outstanding dielectric properties
- No flash point (ASTM D93) and no upper or lower flammability limits (ASTM E681)
- Compatible with most metals and plastics
- Excellent chemical stability
- Safe handling for intended applications
- Suitable replacement for PFPEs, HFEs, and HFKs in a variety of thermal management applications
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