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Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate

EC / List no.: 201-084-3

CAS no.: 78-11-5

Mol. formula: C5H8N4O12

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GHS01: Explosive

Danger! According to the classification provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations this substance is an unstable explosive.

This substance is covered by several Harmonised Classifications and Labelling's (CLH) entries approved by the European Union. Differentiating between the different CLH's entries requires manual verification. To know more about the CLH please visit the C&L Inventory.

This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 to < 10 000 tonnes per annum.

This substance is used in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

This substance is used in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

Consumer Uses

ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or in which chemical products the substance might be used. ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.

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).
ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or into which articles the substance might have been processed.

Widespread uses by professional workers

This substance is used in the following products: explosives.
This substance is used in the following areas: mining and building & construction work.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: .
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: outdoor use as reactive substance and indoor use as reactive substance.

Formulation or re-packing

This substance is used in the following products: explosives.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: formulation in materials and formulation of mixtures.

Uses at industrial sites

This substance is used in the following products: explosives.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: .
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: of substances in closed systems with minimal release.

Manufacture

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance.

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