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Manufacture, use & exposure

Uses at industrial sites

Uses at industrial sites

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Use name:
Solvent, swelling agent
Regulatory status:
other: use in biomass conversion and utilisation
Reference
Name:
1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate
Type of composition:
legal entity composition of the substance
State / form:
liquid
Reference substance:
1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC6b: Use of reactive processing aid at industrial site (no inclusion into or onto article)
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 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Product category used:
PC 13: Fuels
PC 26: Paper and board treatment products
PC 34: Textile dyes, and impregnating products
PC 0: Other: production of bio-polymer fiibers
Sector of end use:
SU 5: Manufacture of textiles, leather, fur
SU 6b: Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products
SU 0: Other: manufacture of bio-fuels
Subsequent service life relevant for this use:
no
Insignificant exposure via the following route:
dermal
Insignificant release via the following route:
waste
Pattern of exposure:
accidental / infrequent