This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 10 000 to < 100 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used
by consumers,
by professional workers (widespread uses),
in formulation or re-packing,
at industrial sites and
in manufacturing.
This substance is used
by consumers,
by professional workers (widespread uses),
in formulation or re-packing,
at industrial sites and
in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
adsorbents,
fertilisers,
inks and toners,
washing & cleaning products,
water softeners,
adhesives and sealants,
coating products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
perfumes and fragrances,
pharmaceuticals,
polymers and
cosmetics and personal care products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and
outdoor use.
Article service life
ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.
ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or into which articles the substance might have been processed.
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
pH regulators and water treatment products,
anti-freeze products,
metal surface treatment products,
heat transfer fluids,
hydraulic fluids,
washing & cleaning products,
fertilisers,
water softeners and
cosmetics and personal care products.
This substance is used in the following areas:
printing and recorded media reproduction,
health services and
scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
and
plastic products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
outdoor use and
outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
washing & cleaning products,
water softeners,
cosmetics and personal care products,
non-metal-surface treatment products,
inks and toners,
paper chemicals and dyes and
polymers.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
pH regulators and water treatment products,
metal surface treatment products,
leather treatment products,
metal working fluids and
laboratory chemicals.
This substance is used in the following areas:
municipal supply (e.g. electricity, steam, gas, water) and sewage treatment and
scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals,
plastic products and
textile, leather or fur.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
for thermoplastic manufacture,
in the production of articles and
as processing aid.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance.