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Fumes, silica
Amorphous silicon dioxide particles from the volatilization and vaporization of furnace feed materials in the manufacture of ferrosilicon and silicon.
EC / List no.: 273-761-1
CAS no.: 69012-64-2
Mol. formula: O2Si
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 100 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, 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:
adhesives and sealants.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use and
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners).
Article service life
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation in materials,
in the production of articles and
for thermoplastic manufacture.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).
This substance can be found in complex articles, with no release intended:
vehicles,
electrical batteries and accumulators and
machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical/electronic products (e.g. computers, cameras, lamps, refrigerators, washing machines).
This substance can be found in products with material based on:
fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys),
rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys),
paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper),
stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material) and
plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones).
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
adhesives and sealants,
coating products,
metals,
polymers and
washing & cleaning products.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
building & construction work.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
metals.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in the production of articles,
formulation of mixtures,
formulation in materials,
in processing aids at industrial sites,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
as processing aid and
for thermoplastic manufacture.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use and
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
coating products and
pH regulators and water treatment products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation in materials,
in the production of articles and
formulation of mixtures.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
coating products,
fertilisers and
pH regulators and water treatment products.
This substance has
an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
This substance is used in the following areas:
mining and
agriculture, forestry and fishing.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement),
chemicals,
rubber products and
plastic products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation in materials and
in the production of articles.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use in long-life materials with high release rate (e.g. tyres, treated wooden products, treated textile and fabric, brake pads in trucks or cars, sanding of buildings (bridges, facades) or vehicles (ships)).
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance.
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