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EC number: 701-182-0 | CAS number: -
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Endpoint summary
Administrative data
Description of key information
Based on the available information the substance would be readily biodegradable in isolated form but is not readily biodegradable when in situ in base oil, the form in which it is typically marketed and used. As such, the information to be taken into account for any hazard/risk/persistence assessment is that the substance is not readily biodegradable.
Additional information
The substance is not expected to leach out or partition from the grease base into water due to its poor water solubility and strong physical interactions with the grease matrix. On the basis of the information provided, assessment of the hazard of the isolated substance is not considered to be relevant. Based on the available information the substance would be readily biodegradable in isolated form but is not readily biodegradable when in situ in base oil, the form in which it is typically marketed and used. As such, the information to be taken into account for any hazard/risk/persistence assessment is that the substance is not readily biodegradable.
The water solubility of the substance as a 50% w.w. concentration in pharmaceutical white oil has been determined to be less than 0.00015 g/L of solution at 20.0 ± 0.5°C, based on test substance. The substance is used as thickeners in lubricants and greases in open and closed systems and thus there is no direct application to the aquatic environment. The substance is highly insoluble and has no identified uses in which it would enter the aquatic or sediment compartments or the sewage treatment system in significant quantities.
The biodegradation in soil endpoint can be waived if direct and indirect exposure of soil is unlikely. The vapour pressure of the substance as a 50% w.w. concentration in pharmaceutical white oil has been determined to be 0.00015 Pa at 25°C. The substance has low volatility and so aerial deposition is unlikely. The substance is not applied directly or expected to be exposed to soil during use and thus, terrestrial exposure is considered to be unlikely. The substance is used as thickeners in lubricants and greases in open and closed systems and thus there is no direct application to soil. The substance also has no identified uses in which it would enter the sewage treatment system in significant quantities which would lead to exposure to agriculture from the spreading of sewage sludge. The majority of greased parts are designed to keep the grease within the contact zone. A large proportion of light to medium duty grease-lubricated parts are sealed for life and the user will not interact with the grease during any time of the part’s use from purchase to disposal. Due to the nature of the grease as a semi-solid, even in catastrophic failure, it will remain within the part and not be released. Some applications require a grease to be used as a total loss lubricant, such as on rail tracks, heavy duty trucks, spindles on agricultural crop pickers and marine applications. In these applications, there are voluntary/compulsory schemes in place that limit the type of product used based on its toxicity, ecotoxicity and biodegradability (e.g. Nordic Swan, Ecolabel, Blaue Engel, VGP).
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