Fluorinated gases (F-gases), such as Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), are a family of manmade gases widely used for such industrial applications as air-conditioning systems, industrial refrigeration and fire extinguishers. However, these gases are major contributors to global warming, with emissions increasing by 60% since 1990. Due to their contribution to ozone depletion, the Montreal Protocol mandated the phasing out of second-generation refrigerants. These were replaced by third-generation refrigerants (mainly HFCs), which are energy efficient and non-toxic, while having low flammability and not being harmful to the ozone layer. However, this new generation of refrigerants are potent GHGs, with a GWP of up to 23 000 times greater than that of CO2 and an extensive atmospheric lifetime of up to 50 000 years. Small atmospheric concentrations of these F-gases have a high impact on global temperature and climate change.To address this problem, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol foresees the phasing out of HFCs. Furthermore, the EU Regulation No 517/2014 on F-gases implemented an EU-wide phasing out of HFCs, with the aim of cutting emissions in the EU by 67% by 2030 compared with 2014 values. In the EU, the transition towards fourth-generation refrigerants, with low GWPs, is underway. Research has focussed on natural refrigerants (with toxicity and/or flammability problems), HFOs (with energy efficiency problems and risks associated to their flammability), HFCs with lower GWP, and on HFC-HFO blends (with low toxicity and low flammability). However, the current lack of developed technologies to recycle F-gases dramatically affects the refrigeration sector because most F-gases are incinerated, thereby increasing the atmospheric emissions of these gases. Moreover, the by-products of the degradation of F-gases in the atmosphere, HF and TFA, are dissolved in surface water, creating toxicity problems. There is therefore a need not only to reduce the release of F-gases into the atmosphere but also to separate and recycle their components. ... for more info please visit https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/5533