Zinc methacrylate

Vapour pressure

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Reference

Endpoint:

vapour pressure

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

From 04 June to 10 July 2012

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 104 (Vapour Pressure Curve)

Deviations:

not specified

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EU Method A.4 (Vapour Pressure)

Deviations:

not specified

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Type of method:

effusion method: by loss of weight or by trapping vaporisate

Key result

Temp.:

ca. 20 °C

Vapour pressure:

ca. 0 Pa

Key result

Temp.:

ca. 25 °C

Vapour pressure:

ca. 0 Pa

Results: 

The mass of sample in the respective cell is presented in the following table:

Parameter	Cell empty	Cell + test item	Cell + test item + cap	Test item
Unit	g	g	g	g
Knudsen-cell 1	2.58775	3.14483	3.39341	0.55708
Knudsen-cell 2	2.57872	3.08412	3.32713	0.50540
Knudsen-cell 3	2.61015	3.14597	3.39075	0.53582
Knudsen-cell 4	2.62388	3.17814	3.42128	0.55426

Experiments 1 - 5 (nominal temperatures 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 °C) showed no significant and/or reproducible weight loss. In experiment 9 (nominal temperature 150 °C), the test item showed signs of decomposition and irreproducible weight loss. Therefore, these experiments were not included in the evaluation and the measured data are not included in this report. They will be stored together with the other raw data of the study under GLP conditions.

The data of the evaluated experiments is presented in the following tables:

Measurement Data Experiment 6:

Experiment	6
Nom. Temperature	105°C
Date and time START		28.June 2012 14:45	29.June 2012 14:50	30.June 2012 10:05
Date and time END		29.June 2012 13:45	30.June 2012 09:15	01.July 2012 08:30
Parameter	Weight m	Weight m	Weight m	Weight m
Unit	g	g	g	g
Knudsen-cell 1	3.38904	3.38795	3.38731	3.38686
Knudsen-cell 2	3.32305	3.32208	3.32156	3.32108
Knudsen-cell 3	3.38659	3.38568	3.38522	3.38466
Knudsen-cell 4	3.41665	3.41562	3.41480	3.41452

Measurement Data Experiment 7:

Experiment	7
Nom. Temperature	120°C
Date and time START		01.July 2012 09:30	02 July.2012 14:30	03.July 2012 16:00
Date and time END		02.July 2012 13:25	03.July 2012 15:00	04.July 2012 13:15
Parameter	Weight m	Weight m	Weight m	Weight m
Unit	g	g	g	g
Knudsen-cell 1	3.38686	3.38481	3.38367	3.38268
Knudsen-cell 2	3.32108	3.31935	3.31844	3.31744
Knudsen-cell 3	3.38466	3.38290	3.38183	3.38072
Knudsen-cell 4	3.41452	3.41226	3.41099	3.40991

Measurement Data Experiment 8:

Experiment	8
Nom. Temperature	135°C
Date and time START		04.July 2012 14:30	05.July 2012 15:30	06.July 2012 14:10
Date and time END		05.July 2012 13:00	06.July 2012 13:10	07.July 2012 07:40
Parameter	Weight m	Weight m	Weight m	Weight m
Unit	g	g	g	g
Knudsen-cell 1	3.38268	3.37995	3.37685	3.37487
Knudsen-cell 2	3.31744	3.31556	3.31274	3.31121
Knudsen-cell 3	3.38072	3.37898	3.37615	3.37459
Knudsen-cell 4	3.40991	3.40680	3.40367	3.40168

At 135 °C, the test item began to change its colour on the surface to a faint orange. At 150 °C, the upper part of the test item was completely red orange, which is a sign of oxidation. Therefore, the values at 150 °C were not evaluated.

Conclusions:

For the test item zinc methacrylate, the following vapour pressures at 20 °C and at 25 °C were calculated from the regression equation: Vapour pressure at 20 °C: 7.84 * 10E-6 Pa and at 25°C: 1.22 * 10E-5 Pa.

Executive summary:

This study was performed in order to determine the vapour pressure of zinc methacrylate according to the OECD 104 and the EU method A.4 . The method is based on the estimation of the mass of test item flowing out per unit of time of a Knudsen cell in the form of vapour, through a micro-orifice under ultra-vacuum conditions. The mass of effused vapour was obtained by determining the loss of mass of the cell. The vapour pressure was calculated by applying the Hertz-Knudsen relation.

The vapour pressure of the test item zinc methacrylate was determined at nine different temperatures (30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135 and 150 °C) following EU A.4 using the effusion method (weight loss). Experiments 1 - 5 (nominal temperatures 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 °C) showed no significant and/or reproducible weight loss. Experiments of Three temperatures ( 105,120,135) could be evaluated as they showed significant and reproducible weight loss. All measured values of the evaluated experiments showed medium reproducibility caused as only minimal weight losses were measured, giving relative standard deviations of less than 40 %. Nevertheless, a straight line with a correlation coefficient of -0.9996 was obtained. For the test item zinc methacrylate, the following vapour pressures at 20 °C and at 25 °C were calculated from the regression equation: Vapour pressure at 20 °C: 7.84 * 10E-6 Pa and at 25°C: 1.22 * 10E-5 Pa (Henke, 2012).

Description of key information

The vapour pressures zinc methacrylate at 20°C and at 25°C were calculated from the regression equation: Vapour pressure at 20°C: 7.84 *10E-6 Pa and at 25°C: 1.22 *10E-5 Pa.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Vapour pressure:

0 Pa

at the temperature of:

20 °C

Additional information

A study was performed in order to determine the vapour pressure of zinc methacrylate according to the OECD 104 and the EU method A.4. Experiments 1 - 5 (nominal temperatures 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90°C) showed no significant and/or reproducible weight loss. Experiments of Three temperatures (105°C, 120°C and 135°C) could be evaluated as they showed significant and reproducible weight loss.

All measured values of the evaluated experiments showed medium reproducibility caused as only minimal weight losses were measured, giving relative standard deviations of less than 40%. For the test item zinc methacrylate, the following vapour pressures at 20°C and at 25°C were calculated from the regression equation: Vapour pressure at 20°C: 7.84 * 10E-6 Pa and at 25°C: 1.22 *10E-5 Pa (Henke, 2012).