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Substance Information
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Sophorolipids: fermentation products of glucose and fatty acids, C18 (unsaturated), glycerol esters with yeast Candida Bombicola
EC / List no.: 941-810-2
CAS no.: -
Mol. formula:
Warning! According to the classification provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations this substance causes serious eye irritation.
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, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used by consumers, 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,
fertilisers,
polishes and waxes,
cosmetics and personal care products and
coating products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use,
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
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).
Article service life
ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment. ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or into which articles the substance might have been processed.
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
plant protection products,
washing & cleaning products,
adhesives and sealants,
biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products),
coating products,
fertilisers,
pH regulators and water treatment products and
polishes and waxes.
This substance is used in the following areas:
agriculture, forestry and fishing and
building & construction work.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use,
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) 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,
biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products),
coating products,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
lubricants and greases,
metal working fluids,
paper chemicals and dyes,
plant protection products,
textile treatment products and dyes,
washing & cleaning products,
cosmetics and personal care products,
extraction agents and
oil and gas exploration or production products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
polishes and waxes and
washing & cleaning products.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance.
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