Antimony sulphide

Manufacture

Manufacture

Registration/ Notification status for the use:

use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant

Manufacture name:

Manufacture of antimony trisulfide via antimony metal and sulfur

Contributing activity / technique for the environment

Contributing activity / technique for the environment 1

Name of activity / technique:

Manufacture of antimony trisulfide via antimony metal and sulfur

Environmental release category (ERC):

ERC1: Manufacture of the substance

Contributing activity / technique for the environment 2

Name of activity / technique:

Manufacture of antimony trisulfide via antimony metal and sulfur - no release to waste water

Environmental release category (ERC):

ERC1: Manufacture of the substance

Contributing activity / technique for workers

Contributing activity / technique for workers 1

Name of activity / technique:

Oxidation

Process category (PROC):

PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting

Contributing activity / technique for workers 2

Name of activity / technique:

Crushing/milling

Process category (PROC):

PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises

PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles

PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles

Contributing activity / technique for workers 3

Name of activity / technique:

Packaging

Process category (PROC):

PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature

Contributing activity / technique for workers 4

Name of activity / technique:

Removal of dust

Process category (PROC):

PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery

Contributing activity / technique for workers 5

Name of activity / technique:

Wet cleaning

Process category (PROC):

PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery

Related assessment:

use assessed in a joint CSR