Fluorochemicals Business
Pharma Propellants
One of the few manufacturers of Pharma grade HFA 134a/P in the world, which is used in Metered Dose Inhalers as a propellant.
Overview
SRF acquired the Dymel® HFA 134a/P medical propellant brand from DuPont™ in January 2015 along with the technology to convert our technical grade of F 134a to the propellant grade. In the process, we became one of the few manufacturers of Pharma grade HFA 134a/P in the world, which is used in Metered Dose Inhalers as a propellant. SRF has a world-class manufacturing facility at Dahej, India, where we produce HFA 134a/P. Certification of Suitability (CEP) by the Quality of Medicines and Health Care (EDQM) certifies that the quality of the HFA 134a/P manufactured by SRF is suitably controlled by the Ph. Eur. Norflurane monograph and HFA 134a/P complies with the BP standards.
Products
Our Dymel® 134a/P is CEP certified by the Quality of Medicines and Health Care (EDQM) and the quality of Dymel® 134a/P is suitably controlled by the Ph. Eur. Norflurane monograph. Dymel® 134a/P manufacturing facility operates as per stringent current Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines. SRF’s Dymel® 134a/P cGMP facility has been successfully audited by SGS and is a proud recipient of EXCiPACT GMP certification as pharmaceutical excipient suppliers. Today, SRF boasts of manufacturing BP compliant Pharmaceutical grade 134a at its fully backward integrated plant located in Dahej. SRF has also filed Drug Master File for Dymel® 134a/P with the US FDA.
Physical properties
| Structural Formula |  |
| Molecular Formula | C2H2F4 |
| Chemical Name | 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane |
| Chemical Family | Fluorinated Hydrocarbon |
| ASHRAE* Nomenclature | HFA 134a (HydroFluoroAlkane) HFC 134a (HydroFluoroCarbon) |
| Synonyms | 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane HFC-134a HFA-134a Norflurane |
| International Nonproprietary Name (INN) | Norflurane |
| Brand Name | Dymel 134a / P |
*American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
Packaging
| Dymel 134a pharma | kg | 48 | 410 | 825 | 16000 TO 20000 |
| Capacity approx. | Ltrs | 56 | 450 | 930 | 22500 |
| Height | cm | 105 | 135.89 | NA | 259 |
| Length approx. | cm | NA | NA | 231 | 606 |
| Diameter approx. | cm | 30 | 76 | 82 | 244 |
