Registration Dossier

Data platform availability banner - registered substances factsheets

Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Environmental fate & pathways

Endpoint summary

Administrative data

Description of key information

Additional information

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION INAIR

DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS in air
Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) does not absorb light >290 nm (ozone band) and therefore a direct photolysis in air will not occur.

INDIRECT PHOTOLYSIS in air

OH radical induced indirect photolysis of Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) can be estimated with US EPA AOPWIN Program resulting in a low degradation half-life of 0.3d (12h day). But as Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) has a low Henry’s Law Constant of  8*10-14 Pa*m3/mole, volatilisation is not an exposure route which has to be considered. 

 

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION IN WATER


HYDROLYSIS

The amide group of Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) cannot be hydrolyzed rapidly under environmental conditions as stated in OECD Guideline 111. In addition SCG is readily biodegradable.

 

DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS in water
Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) does not absorb light >290 nm (ozone band) and therefore a direct photolysis in water will not occur

INDIRECT PHOTOLYSIS in water

OH radical induced indirect photolysis of Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) can be estimated with US EPA AOPWIN Program resulting in a low degradation half-life of 0.3d (12h day). Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) may therefore be degraded in water by indirect photolysis if sufficient OH radicals are available. As SCG is rapidly biodegraded in surface water (see IUCLID Section 5.2.2) indirect photolysis will play a minor role in degradation.

 

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION IN SOIL

 

DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS in soil

Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) does not absorb light >290 nm (ozone band) and therefore a direct photolysis in soil will not occur.

INDIRECT PHOTOLYSIS in soil

OH radical induced indirect photolysis of Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) can be estimated with US EPA AOPWIN Program resulting in a low degradation half-life of 0.3d (12h day). Sodium cocoyl glycinate (SCG) may therefore be degraded in soil by indirect photolysis if sufficient OH radicals are available. As SCG is rapidly biodegraded in aerobic soils (see IUCLID Section 5.2.3) indirect photolysis will play a minor role in degradation.