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4,4'-bis(2-methoxystyryl)-1,1'-biphenyl
EC / List no.: 254-935-6
CAS no.: 40470-68-6
Mol. formula: C30H26O2
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 to < 10 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing and at industrial sites.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing and at industrial sites.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
leather treatment products,
paper chemicals and dyes and
textile treatment products and dyes.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use.
Article service life
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:
stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material),
fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys),
leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture) and
paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper).
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
leather treatment products,
paper chemicals and dyes and
textile treatment products and dyes.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
textile, leather or fur and
pulp, paper and paper products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use.
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
textile treatment products and dyes,
leather treatment products and
paper chemicals and dyes.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
textile treatment products and dyes and
polymers.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
textile, leather or fur and
plastic products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
in the production of articles and
as processing aid.
Manufacture
ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.
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