Dimethyl sulfide (production)

The activity generating the emissions is dimethyl sulfide production. The reference product is dimethyl sulfide. Dimethyl sulfide is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000075-18-3. It is called methylsulfanylmethane under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2H6S. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as a colorless liquid with a sulfur 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: air care products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), polishes and waxes, washing & cleaning products and cosmetics and personal care 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/6988/documentation.