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EC number: 273-179-8 | CAS number: 68952-95-4 A complex combination of fatty acids, neutral vegetable-oil, proteins, and other minor components produced by boiling vegetable-oil soapstock with mineral acid and, optionally, further separating the oil phase acidulated soapstock from the aqueous phase.
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Auto flammability
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- relative self-ignition temperature (solids)
- Type of information:
- read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Study period:
- From 26 April, 2010 to 28 June, 2010
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study with acceptable restrictions
- Remarks:
- KL2 due to RA
- Justification for type of information:
- Refer to the section 13 for details on the read across justification. The autoflammability study with the read across substance is used as a supporting study.
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU Method A.16 (Relative Self-Ignition Temperature for Solids)
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Key result
- Remarks on result:
- no self-ignition observed up to the melting point
- Conclusions:
- Based on the results of the read across study, the self-ignition temperature of the test substance, Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated is not considered auto-flammable.
- Executive summary:
A study was conducted to determine the relative self-ignition temperature of the read-across substance, Oils, vegetable, deodorizer distillates according to the auto-flammability test conditions as mentioned in the EU Method A.16'. Using a linear increase in temperature of about 0.5°C/min up to 60°C, test substance showed no self-ignition reaction. At the end of the experiment the test substance was liquid. Under the conditions of the study, the substance is not considered auto-flammable (Fieseler, 2010n). Based on the results of the read across study, the self-ignition temperature of the test substance, Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated is not considered auto-flammable.
- Endpoint:
- relative self-ignition temperature (solids)
- Type of information:
- read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Study period:
- From 22 April, 2010 to 18 May, 2010
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study with acceptable restrictions
- Remarks:
- KL2 due to RA
- Justification for type of information:
- Refer to the section 13 for details on the read across justification. The autoflammability study with the read across substance is used as a supporting study.
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU Method A.16 (Relative Self-Ignition Temperature for Solids)
- Deviations:
- no
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Not applicable
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Key result
- Remarks on result:
- no self-ignition observed up to the melting point
- Conclusions:
- Based on the results of the read across study, the self-ignition temperature of the test substance, Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated is not considered auto-flammable.
- Executive summary:
A study was conducted to determine the relative self-ignition temperature of the read-across substance, Oils, vegetable, deodorizer distillates according to the auto-flammability test conditions as mentioned in the EU Method A.16. Using a linear increase in temperature of about 0.5°C/min up to 35°C, read across substance showed no self-ignition reaction. At the end of the experiment the read across substance was liquid. Under the conditions of the study, the substance is not considered auto-flammable, according to the criteria as described in the guideline (Fleiseler, 2010o). Based on the results of the read across study, the self-ignition temperature of the test substance, Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated is not considered auto-flammable.
- Endpoint:
- auto-ignition temperature (liquids)
- Type of information:
- read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- From 02 July, 2010 to 24 August, 2010
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study with acceptable restrictions
- Remarks:
- KL2 due to RA
- Justification for type of information:
- Refer to the section 13 for details on the read across justification. The auto-flammability study with the read across substance is used as a supporting study.
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU Method A.15 (Auto-Ignition Temperature (Liquids and Gases))
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: DIN 51794 (Testing of mineral oil hydrocarbons - Determination of ignition temperature)
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Key result
- Auto-ignition temperature:
- 265 °C
- Atm. press.:
- >= 998.3 - < 1 000 hPa
- Conclusions:
- Based on the results of the read across study, the self-ignition temperature of the test substance, Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated is considered to be 265°C at barometric pressure 998.3-1000.0 hPa.
- Executive summary:
A study was conducted to determine the self-ignition temperature of the read across substance according to the auto-flammability test conditions as mentioned in the European Commission Regulation (EC) No. 440/2008, Method A.15. and DIN 51794. The apparatus used to determine the auto-flammability was constructed according to IEC 79-4. Under the test conditions, the self-ignition temperature of the read across substance was determined to be 265°C at barometric pressure 998.3-1000.0 hPa (Smeykal, 2010a). Based on the results of the read across study, the self-ignition temperature of the test substance, Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated is considered to be 265°C at barometric pressure 998.3-1000.0 hPa.
- Endpoint:
- auto-ignition temperature (liquids)
- Type of information:
- read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Study period:
- From 30 April, 2010 to 10 June, 2010
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study with acceptable restrictions
- Remarks:
- KL2 due to RA
- Justification for type of information:
- Refer to the section 13 for details on the read across justification. The auto-flammability study with the read across substance is used as a supporting study.
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU Method A.15 (Auto-Ignition Temperature (Liquids and Gases))
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: DIN 51794 (Testing of mineral oil hydrocarbons - Determination of ignition temperature)
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Key result
- Auto-ignition temperature:
- 340 °C
- Atm. press.:
- >= 1 000.5 - < 1 001.9 hPa
- Conclusions:
- Based on the results of the read across study, the self-ignition temperature of the test substance, Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated is considered to be 340°C at 1000.5-1001.9 hPa.
- Executive summary:
A study was conducted to determine the self-ignition temperature of tha read-across substance 'soybean oil, deodorizer distillates' according to the auto-flammability test conditions as mentioned in the European Commission Regulation (EC) No. 440/2008, Method A.15. and DIN 51794. The apparatus used to determine the auto-flammability was constructed according to IEC 79-4. Under the conditions of the study, the self-ignition temperature of the substance was 340°C at 1000.5-1001.9 hPa (Krack, 2010). Based on the results of the read across study, the self-ignition temperature of the test substance, Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated is considered to be 340°C at 1000.5-1001.9 hPa.
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Using a linear increase in temperature of about 0.5°C/min up to 60°C, test substance showed no self ignition reaction. At the end of the experiment the test substance was liquid. The test substance is considered not to be auto-flammable, according to the criteria as described in the guideline.
Using a linear increase in temperature of about 0.5°C/min up to 35°C, test substance showed no self ignition reaction. At the end of the experiment the test substance was liquid.
The test substance is considered not to be auto-flammable, according to the criteria as described in the guideline.
Preliminary test: The lowest self-ignition temperature of the test substance was determined to be 267°C.
Preliminary test: The lowest self-ignition temperature of the test substance was determined to be 340°C.
Description of key information
A study was conducted to determine the self-ignition temperature of ‘Soaps, stocks, vegetable oil, acidulated’ according to the auto-flammability test conditions as mentioned in the European Commission Regulation (EC) No. 440/2008, Method A.16.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Autoflammability / Self-ignition temperature at 101 325 Pa:
- 265 °C
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