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2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)diethanol
EC / List no.: 203-953-2
CAS no.: 112-27-6
Mol. formula: C6H14O4
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 10 000 to < 100 000 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:
inks and toners,
coating products,
heat transfer fluids,
lubricants and greases and
hydraulic fluids.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
outdoor use,
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:
industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal) and
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:
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) and
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).
This substance can be found in complex articles, with no release intended:
vehicles,
machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical/electronic products (e.g. computers, cameras, lamps, refrigerators, washing machines) and
electrical batteries and accumulators.
This substance can be found in products with material based on:
paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper),
plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones),
fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys),
metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery),
stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material),
leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture),
rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys) and
wood (e.g. floors, furniture, toys).
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
inks and toners,
paper chemicals and dyes,
hydraulic fluids,
washing & cleaning products,
coating products,
non-metal-surface treatment products and
polymers.
This substance is used in the following areas:
printing and recorded media reproduction.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
plastic products,
chemicals,
machinery and vehicles,
food products,
textile, leather or fur,
wood and wood products and
rubber products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
outdoor use,
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:
inks and toners,
washing & cleaning products,
non-metal-surface treatment products,
paper chemicals and dyes and
polymers.
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:
inks and toners,
coating products,
polymers,
washing & cleaning products,
heat transfer fluids,
fuels and
extraction agents.
This substance has
an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
This substance is used in the following areas:
mining,
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
printing and recorded media reproduction.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals and
plastic products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
of substances in closed systems with minimal release,
for thermoplastic manufacture and
in the production of articles.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance,
formulation of mixtures,
formulation in materials,
in processing aids at industrial sites,
in the production of articles,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
as processing aid,
for thermoplastic manufacture,
as processing aid and
of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
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about INFOCARD - Last updated: 06/09/2023