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EC number: 203-856-5 | CAS number: 111-30-8
Phototransformation in water
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Description of key information
Glutaraldehyde is photolytically stable in aqueous test solutions.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
The photolysis of C14-labelled glutaraldehyde was investigated according to EPA Guideline 161-2 (ABC Laboratories 32739). The test duration was 20 days, which is equivalent to 36 days of natural sunlight (12 hours/day) in the sensitized acetone system and to 34 days of natural sunlight in the sensitized acetonitrile and the unsensitized systems.
Results revealed a first order photolysis rate. Under sensitized conditions equivalent to 36 days of natural sunlight (12 hours/day; sensitized acetone system) and to 34 of natural sunlight (12 hours/day; sensitized acetonitrile system), glutaraldehyde was subjected to photolytic degradation with a half-life of respectively 18 (acetone) and 49 days (acetonitrile); no photodegradation was observed under darkness. Under non-sensitized conditions, no photodegradation of glutaraldehyde occurred.
In conclusion, glutaraldehyde is photolytically stable in aqueous, unsensitized test solutions.
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