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Stearic acid, monoester with glycerol
EC / List no.: 250-705-4
CAS no.: 31566-31-1
Mol. formula:
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 10 000 to < 100 000 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,
adhesives and sealants,
polishes and waxes,
fertilisers and
coating products.
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,
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
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation in materials,
in processing aids at industrial sites and
as processing aid.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
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)),
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials),
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
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.
This substance can be found in products with material based on:
rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys).
This substance is intended to be released from scented:
clothes.
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
washing & cleaning products and
polishes and waxes.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging,
printing and recorded media reproduction and
municipal supply (e.g. electricity, steam, gas, water) and sewage treatment.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals,
plastic products,
food products and
textile, leather or fur.
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) and
outdoor use.
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
washing & cleaning products,
paper chemicals and dyes,
lubricants and greases and
textile treatment products and dyes.
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:
washing & cleaning products,
polymers,
metal surface treatment products,
textile treatment products and dyes,
lubricants and greases and
pH regulators and water treatment products.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging,
municipal supply (e.g. electricity, steam, gas, water) and sewage treatment and
printing and recorded media reproduction.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals,
plastic products,
food products and
textile, leather or fur.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
in the production of articles,
as processing aid,
as processing aid and
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates).
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance and
formulation of mixtures.
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