Dimethyldichlorosilane (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for dimethyldichlorosilane. The reference product is dimethyldichlorosilane. Dimethyldichlorosilane is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000075-78-5. It is called dichloro(dimethyl)silane under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2H6Cl2Si. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as a colorless, fuming liquid with a pungent odor. It is soluble in benzene and ether, but decomposes in water and ethanol. 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. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: chemicals, mainly to produce silicones. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/16804/documentation.