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Bis(2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl) adipate
EC / List no.: 205-465-5
CAS no.: 141-17-3
Mol. formula: C22H42O8
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 100 to < 1 000 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:
washing & cleaning products,
lubricants and greases,
polishes and waxes,
plant protection products,
air care products and
adhesives and sealants.
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).
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:
plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones),
fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys),
rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, 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:
adhesives and sealants,
coating products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay and
polymers.
This substance is used in the following areas:
building & construction work and
mining.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
textile, leather or fur,
wood and wood products,
chemicals 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 and
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
coating products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
inks and toners,
lubricants and greases,
adhesives and sealants,
metal working fluids,
finger paints,
pH regulators and water treatment products and
textile treatment products and dyes.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures,
formulation in materials and
in processing aids at industrial sites.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
textile treatment products and dyes,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
polymers,
lubricants and greases,
adhesives and sealants and
leather treatment products.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
textile, leather or fur and
machinery and vehicles.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
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,
in processing aids at industrial sites,
as processing aid,
formulation of mixtures,
formulation in materials,
in the production of articles,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
as processing aid,
for thermoplastic manufacture and
of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
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