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Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-C10-13-sec-alkyl derivs.

EC / List no.: 287-494-3

CAS no.: 85536-14-7

Mol. formula: C19H32O3S

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GHS05: Corrosive GHS07: Health hazard

Danger! According to the classification provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations this substance causes severe skin burns and eye damage, is harmful if swallowed, causes serious eye damage and is harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 100 000 to < 1 000 000 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 and cosmetics and personal care products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites.
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 and 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)).

Article service life

Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).
This substance can be found in products with material based on: fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys), leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture) and plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones).

Widespread uses by professional workers

This substance is used in the following products: washing & cleaning products, cosmetics and personal care products, air care products, lubricants and greases, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), plant protection products, adhesives and sealants, textile treatment products and dyes, leather treatment products and fertilisers.
This substance is used in the following areas: agriculture, forestry and fishing and formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites.
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: washing & cleaning products, leather treatment products, textile treatment products and dyes, pH regulators and water treatment products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), cosmetics and personal care products, pharmaceuticals, coating products and perfumes and fragrances.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures, in processing aids at industrial sites, formulation in materials, of substances in closed systems with minimal release, in the production of articles and as processing aid.
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.

Uses at industrial sites

This substance is used in the following products: washing & cleaning products, pH regulators and water treatment products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), air care products, polishes and waxes, lubricants and greases, polymers, laboratory chemicals, leather treatment products and textile treatment products and dyes.
This substance is used in the following areas: formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging, agriculture, forestry and fishing and mining.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: chemicals, plastic products, textile, leather or fur, wood and wood products and pulp, paper and paper products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites, as processing aid, formulation of mixtures, of substances in closed systems with minimal release, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates) and in the production of articles.
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.

Manufacture

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), as processing aid, of substances in closed systems with minimal release, formulation of mixtures, formulation in materials, in processing aids at industrial sites and in the production of articles.

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