Propylene carbonate (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for propylene carbonate. The Reference Product is propylene carbonate. Propylene carbonate is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 108-32-7 It is called 4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C4H6O3 It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with a mild ether-like odor The substance 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 are no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites, the substance is used in paints as a high-boiling solvent and filmforming auxiliary, especially in poly(vinyl fluoride) and poly(vinylidene fluoride) systems. It is also employed as an auxiliary in the pigment and dye industry. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/276267/documentation