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Disodium metasilicate

EC / List no.: 229-912-9

CAS no.: 6834-92-0

Mol. formula: Na2O3Si

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GHS05: Corrosive GHS07: Health hazard

Danger! According to the harmonised classification and labelling (CLP00) approved by the European Union, this substance causes severe skin burns and eye damage and may cause respiratory irritation.

Additionally, the classification provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations identifies that this substance causes serious eye damage and may be corrosive to metals.

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, 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: cosmetics and personal care products, washing & cleaning products, adhesives and sealants, air care products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), coating products, finger paints, non-metal-surface treatment products and polishes and waxes.
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

Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment), outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials), 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)) and indoor use in long-life materials with high release rate (e.g. release from fabrics, textiles during washing, removal of indoor paints).
This substance can be found in complex articles, with no release intended: vehicles 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: stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material), fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys) and leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture).
This substance is intended to be released from scented: clothes.

Widespread uses by professional workers

This substance is used in the following products: washing & cleaning products, pH regulators and water treatment products, laboratory chemicals, adhesives and sealants, coating products, finger paints, non-metal-surface treatment products, polishes and waxes, polymers and cosmetics and personal care products.
This substance is used in the following areas: building & construction work, formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging, health services, printing and recorded media reproduction, municipal supply (e.g. electricity, steam, gas, water) and sewage treatment and mining.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement), food products, pulp, paper and paper products, fabricated metal products, textile, leather or fur, metals and furniture.
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, indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) 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: adhesives and sealants, textile treatment products and dyes, washing & cleaning products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), metal surface treatment products, non-metal-surface treatment products, pH regulators and water treatment products and cosmetics and personal care products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in the production of articles, formulation in materials, formulation of mixtures, as processing aid and in processing aids at industrial sites.
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).

Uses at industrial sites

This substance is used in the following products: adhesives and sealants, pH regulators and water treatment products, textile treatment products and dyes, metal surface treatment products, washing & cleaning products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), coating products and non-metal-surface treatment products.
This substance is used in the following areas: formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging, building & construction work and mining.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement), textile, leather or fur and furniture.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in the production of articles, formulation in materials, as processing aid, in processing aids at industrial sites and formulation of mixtures.
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.

Manufacture

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance.

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