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6,6'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-methylenedi-p-cresol

EC / List no.: 204-327-1

CAS no.: 119-47-1

Mol. formula: C23H32O2

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GHS08: Serious Health Hazard

Danger! According to the harmonised classification and labelling (ATP17) approved by the European Union, this substance may damage fertility.

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Toxic to Reproduction

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

This substance is used by consumers, in articles, 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: adhesives and sealants, lubricants and greases, fuels, hydraulic fluids and metal working fluids.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: outdoor use, indoor use as processing aid, 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

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: of articles where the substances are not intended to be released and where the conditions of use do not promote release.
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) and indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment).
This substance can be found in products with material based on: rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys), plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones), rubber used for large surface area articles (e.g. construction and building materials for flooring) and plastic used for articles intended for food contact (e.g. plastic dinner ware, food storage).

Widespread uses by professional workers

This substance is used in the following products: hydraulic fluids, lubricants and greases, metal working fluids, adhesives and sealants, fuels and polymers.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: rubber products and plastic products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: outdoor use, indoor use as processing aid, 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).

Formulation or re-packing

This substance is used in the following products: polymers, adhesives and sealants, lubricants and greases, fuels, hydraulic fluids and metal working fluids.
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, adhesives and sealants, fuels, hydraulic fluids, lubricants and greases, metal working fluids and laboratory chemicals.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: plastic products, rubber products and .
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in the production of articles, in processing aids at industrial sites 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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