Ethylene glycol (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for ethylene glycol. The reference product is ethylene glycol. Ethylene glycol is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000107-21-1. It is called ethane-1,2-diol under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2H6O2. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and it has no 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: anti-freeze products, coating products, washing & cleaning products, adhesives and sealants, non-metal-surface treatment products, heat transfer fluids, hydraulic fluids, inks and toners, leather treatment products, polishes and waxes, polymers and textile treatment products and dyes. 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 market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/27826/documentation.