2-ethylhexanal (production - 2-ethyl-2-hexenal partial hydrogenation)

The activity generating the emissions is 2-ethylhexanal production, 2-ethyl-2-hexenal partial hydrogenation. The Reference Product is 2-ethylhexanal. 2-ethylhexanal is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 123-05-7. It is called 2-ethylhexanal under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C8H16O. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is a white liquid with a mild 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 is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites, the substance is used: as a precursor to 2-ethylhexanol and, through condensation with aromatic amines, yields compounds used as vulcanizing agents and rubber antioxidants. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/276605/documentation