Dichloromethane (production)

The activity generating the emissions is dichloromethane production. The reference product is dichloromethane. Dichloromethane is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000075-09-2. It is called dichloromethane under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: CH2Cl2. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and it appears as colorless liquid with a sweet, chloroform-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. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: adhesives and sealants, plant protection products, washing & cleaning products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products) and coating products. 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/9192/documentation.