Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 240-383-3 | CAS number: 16291-96-6 An amorphous form of carbon produced by partially burning or oxidizing wood or other organic matter.
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 2001
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: a peer reviewed encyclopedia like the Merck Index
Cross-reference
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to other study
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- other: review article or handbook
- Title:
- The Merck Index-An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals
- Author:
- O'Neil, MJ (ed.)
- Year:
- 2 001
- Bibliographic source:
- 13th Edition, Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2001
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline required
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 830.6303 (Physical State)
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Charcoal
- EC Number:
- 240-383-3
- EC Name:
- Charcoal
- Cas Number:
- 16291-96-6
- Molecular formula:
- not applicable
- IUPAC Name:
- Charcoal
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
Form / colour / odour
- Form:
- pellets
- Colour:
- black
- Odour:
- other: no odoor
- Substance type:
- organic
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- charcoal is a black porous solid
- Executive summary:
as mentioned in the Merck index charcoal is black, porous solid, course granules or powder
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