Phthalic anhydride (production - o-xylene oxidation)

The activity generating the emissions is phthalic anhydride production, o-xylene oxidation. The Reference Product is phthalic anhydride. Phthalic anhydride is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000085-44-9. It is called 2-benzofuran-1,3-dione under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C8H4O3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with amild distinctive 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: adhesives and sealants, coating products and fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay. 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 transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/395/documentation