O-nitrotoluene (nitrotoluenes production toluene nitration)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'o-nitrotoluene' is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 88-72-2. It is called '1-methyl-2-nitrobenzene' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C7H7NO2. It is a clear yellow liquid that crystallizes at lower temperatures to solid a- or ß-forms depending on conditions with a weak aromatic 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. 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. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.