Chlormequat chloride (production)

The activity generating the emissions is chlormequat chloride production. The Reference Product is chlormequat chloride. Chloromequat chloride is an organic substance with the CAS no.: 000999-81-5. It is called 2-Chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium chloride under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C5H13Cl2N. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as white crystals with an amine (fish-like) 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. Chloromequat chloride is a plant frowth regulator which can be applied on many ornamentals grown in greenhouses, shadehouses and nurseries (e.g. begonias, vincas and hibiscus). In addition, it can be used for cotton, grapes, wheat, mango, tabacco and different vegetables. Outdoor use is limited to containerized ornamentals. There are 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 transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/26823/documentation