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Fatty acids, C8-16-(even numbered), tetraesters with pentaerythritol
EC / List no.: 812-655-7
CAS no.: -
Mol. formula:
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 by consumers, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used by consumers, 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:
lubricants and greases,
coating products,
polishes and waxes,
adhesives and sealants and
washing & cleaning 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
ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment. 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:
lubricants and greases,
coating products,
metal working fluids,
water treatment chemicals,
heat transfer fluids,
hydraulic fluids and
washing & cleaning products.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals.
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
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
paper chemicals and dyes,
lubricants and greases,
coating products,
inks and toners,
laboratory chemicals,
metal working fluids and
washing & cleaning products.
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:
polymers,
lubricants and greases,
metal working fluids,
paper chemicals and dyes,
coating products,
heat transfer fluids,
hydraulic fluids and
water treatment chemicals.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
printing and recorded media reproduction.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals and
plastic products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
as processing aid,
in the production of articles,
as processing aid,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
for thermoplastic manufacture and
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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