Diethylene glycol (ethylene glycols production - thermal hydrolysis of ethylene oxide)

The activity generating the emissions is ethylene glycols production, thermal hydrolysis of ethylene oxide. The reference product is diethylene glycol. Diethylene glycol is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000111-46-6. It is called 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C4H10O3. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with no distinct 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: coating products, inks and toners, non-metal-surface treatment products, polishes and waxes, heat transfer fluids, hydraulic fluids, adhesives and sealants, washing & cleaning products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), polymers, anti-freeze products, leather treatment products and textile treatment products and dyes. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/1045/documentation.