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Bis(isopropyl)naphthalene

EC / List no.: 254-052-6

CAS no.: 38640-62-9

Mol. formula: C16H20

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Danger! According to the classification provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations this substance may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways and is very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

  • PBT

Possibly Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic

This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 to < 10 000 tonnes per annum.

This substance is used in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

This substance is used in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

Consumer Uses

ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or in which chemical products the substance might be used. ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.

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) and 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.
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), paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper), rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys) and plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones).

Widespread uses by professional workers

This substance is used in the following products: coating products and adhesives and sealants.
This substance is used in the following areas: building & construction work.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: wood and wood products, machinery and vehicles, furniture and electrical, electronic and optical equipment.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: indoor use, outdoor use resulting in inclusion into or onto a materials (e.g. binding agent in paints and coatings or adhesives) 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: adhesives and sealants, coating products, laboratory chemicals, paper chemicals and dyes and polymers.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures and formulation in materials.

Uses at industrial sites

This substance is used in the following products: adhesives and sealants, coating products, heat transfer fluids, paper chemicals and dyes and polymers.
This substance is used in the following areas: building & construction work and offshore mining.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: machinery and vehicles, wood and wood products, pulp, paper and paper products, electrical, electronic and optical equipment, furniture, rubber products and mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement).
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in the production of articles, as processing aid and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.

Manufacture

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

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