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Fatty acids, C12-18
This substance is identified by SDA Substance Name: C12-C18 alkyl carboxylic acid and SDA Reporting Number: 16-005-00.
EC / List no.: 266-925-9
CAS no.: 67701-01-3
Mol. formula:
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 10 000 to < 100 000 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:
finger paints,
polishes and waxes,
washing & cleaning products,
air care products,
biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products),
coating products,
fertilisers,
plant protection products,
perfumes and fragrances and
cosmetics and personal care 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) and
outdoor use as processing aid.
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:
washing & cleaning products,
polishes and waxes,
laboratory chemicals,
cosmetics and personal care products and
pH regulators and water treatment products.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
municipal supply (e.g. electricity, steam, gas, water) and sewage treatment.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
textile, leather or fur and
.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures and
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:
pH regulators and water treatment products,
leather treatment products,
polymers,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
inks and toners,
lubricants and greases,
coating products,
finger paints,
textile treatment products and dyes and
cosmetics and personal care products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation in materials,
formulation of mixtures and
in processing aids at industrial sites.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
leather treatment products,
washing & cleaning products,
polymers,
textile treatment products and dyes,
pH regulators and water treatment products and
lubricants and greases.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
municipal supply (e.g. electricity, steam, gas, water) and sewage treatment.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
and
textile, leather or fur.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
in the production of articles,
as processing aid 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).
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance,
formulation in materials,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
as processing aid,
for thermoplastic manufacture,
as processing aid and
of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
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,
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials),
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)) and
indoor use in long-life materials with high release rate (e.g. release from fabrics, textiles during washing, removal of indoor paints).
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