Zirconium diboride

Manufacture

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Manufacture of Substance.

Manufacture

Contributing activity / technique for the environment

Environmental release category (ERC):

ERC1: Manufacture of the substance

Contributing activity / technique for workers

Process category (PROC):

PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises

PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting

PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles

PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature

Insignificant exposure via the following route:

oral

dermal

Insignificant release via the following route:

water

air

soil

waste

Pattern of exposure:

continuous / frequent

Manufacture of zirconium diboride

Manufacture

Registration/ Notification status for the use:

use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant

Reference

Name:

Zirconium diboride - boundary composition

Type of composition:

boundary composition of the substance

State / form:

solid: particulate/powder

Reference substance:

Zirconium diboride - boundary composition

Contributing activity / technique for the environment

Name of activity / technique:

Manufacture, whole process

Environmental release category (ERC):

ERC1: Manufacture of the substance

Contributing activity / technique for workers

Contributing activity / technique for workers 1

Name of activity / technique:

Manufacturing process, including comminution of the product, or spray drying (optional process step in case of powders).

Process category (PROC):

PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 2

Name of activity / technique:

Transfer of manufactured product (unloading and packaging).

Process category (PROC):

PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities

PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities

PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)

Insignificant exposure via the following route:

inhalatory

Insignificant release via the following route:

air

Pattern of exposure:

accidental / infrequent

Manufacture of Zirconium diboride

Manufacture

Contributing activity / technique for the environment

Environmental release category (ERC):

ERC1: Manufacture of the substance

Contributing activity / technique for workers

Process category (PROC):

PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions