Maleic anhydride (production by catalytic oxidation of benzene)

The activity generating the emissions is maleic anhydride production by catalytic oxidation of benzene. The reference product is maleic anhydride. Maleic anhydride is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000108-31-6. It is called furan-2,5-dione under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C4H2O3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and has a light white colour. 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, fertilisers, washing & cleaning products and water treatment chemicals. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: polymers and laboratory chemicals. This substance is used for the synthesis of other substances (use as intermediate). 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/465/documentation.