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Substance Details
- Name
- Trichloroethylene
- EC Number
- 201-167-4
- CAS Number
- 79-01-6
- Entry Nr in Annex XIV
- 15
- Use name
- Industrial use of trichloroethylene as process chemical (enclosed systems) in Alcantara Material production
- Broad information on use applied for (conditions of use and function)
- Conditions of use and function:
Trichloroethylene (TRI) is used by Alcantara S.p.A. in an enclosed system to remove polystyrene (PST) from an intermediate product during the manufacture of Alcantara®, an avantgarde synthetic material offering an unparalleled combination of sensory, aesthetic and functional qualities.
Alcantara®, which is a material composed of about 70% polyester (PET) and 30% polyurethane, and finds application in different sectors such as automotive, interior (aviation and marine), fashion & accessories and consumer electronics.
TRI fulfils the following key functionalities during the manufacturing process:
- It provides excellent solvency power to guarantee a complete extraction of PST from the intermediate product
- It can be restless removed from the intermediate product at low temperature
- It does not attack PST and polyester (Alcantara® raw materials)
- It is not flammable (use of flammable solvents must be avoided due to the risk of explosion during drying)
- It provides good stability during repeated extraction and recycling does not attack pipes and machines
- Ensure a residue-free end product (≤ 0.5% of the solvent)
- It has low evaporation energy to be recycled with reasonable energy demands.
All the above-mentioned key functionalities must be met by an alternative solvent to be successfully implemented in the manufacturing process currently operating at the ALCANTARA’s site (solvent-based process).
TRI is only applied at one site in Nera Montoro (Italy).
Annual tonnage used: 10 – 200
Review period requested: until end 2030 - Use applied for number in application for authorisation
- 1
- Broad information on use applied for (Use descriptor system)
- Sector of end use (SU): 0, 3
Environmental release category (ERC): 7
Process category (PROC): 1, 2, 5, 8b, 14, 15
Product category (PC): 40
Article category related to subsequent service life (AC): N/A
Technical Function: Solvent - Summary table of RMMs and OCs (non confidential)
- Chemical Safety Report (original and updated, if available) (non confidential)
- Analysis of Alternatives (non confidential report)
- Substitution Plan (non confidential summary)
- Socio-Economic Analysis (non confidential report)
- Joint Analysis of Alternatives and Socio-Economic Analysis (non confidential report)
- Explanatory note
- Additional information
- ID
- 0208-01
- Applicant(s)
- SAFECHEM Europe GmbH [application transferred from original Applicant: "Blue Cube Germany Assets GmbH & Co. KG” due to a notified legal entity change]
- Application type
- Review report
- Status
- Commission decided
- Other consultations on the same/ similar use
- Comments submitted to date
- Link
- Response to comments by applicant
- Responses to RAC and SEAC requests by Applicant(s) (non confidential)
- Compiled RAC and SEAC opinions
- Minority positions
- Adopted commission decision (OJ summary)
- Link
- Authorisation decision
- Link