Octabenzone (production)

The activity generating the emissions is octabenzone production. The Reference Product is octabenzone. Octabenzone is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 001843-05-6. It is called (2-hydroxy-4-octoxyphenyl)-phenylmethanone under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C21H26O3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as white to yellow powder. 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: adhesives and sealants, coating products and polymers. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: plastic products and chemicals. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/16212/documentation