Substance Information
Substance Information
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IC
Paraffin waxes (petroleum), silicic acid-treated
EC / List no.: 308-144-9
CAS no.: 97862-93-6
Mol. Formula:
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Regulatory context
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- ECHA Legislations
- Occupational Exposure limits (OELs)
- Emission Limit Values (ELVs)
- Other chemical legislations
REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation
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Substances indicated, in 2009, as being intended to be registered by at least one company in the EEA.
Previous Legislations
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Substances listed in the EINECS, ELINCS, or NLP inventories.
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Substance names and other identifiers
Regulatory process names
Paraffin waxes (petroleum), silicic acid-treated
EC Inventory
Paraffin waxes (petroleum), silicic acid-treated
A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the treatment of petroleum paraffin waxes with silicic acid for the removal of trace polar constituents and impurities. It consists predominantly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C20.
Pre-Registration process
Other identifiers
97862-93-6
EC Inventory, Pre-Registration process
CAS number