Chlorine - gaseous (potassium hydroxide production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'chlorine gaseous' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007782-50-5. It is called 'molecular chlorine' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: Cl2. It is gas under normal conditions of temperature and pressure as a greenish-yellow gas with an irritating pungent odor. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level is used in the following products: laboratory chemicals water treatment chemicals biocides (e.g. disinfectants pest control products) and washing & cleaning products. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.