Ethyl propionate (production - ethanol esterification with propanoic acid - via reactive distillation)

The activity generating the emissions is ethyl propionate production, ethanol esterification with propanoic acid, via reactive distillation. The Reference Product is ethyl propionate. Ethyl propionate is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 105-37-3 It is called ethyl propinoate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C5H10O2 It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure butter- or rum-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 as solvent for resins and paints. Because of its characteristic fruity aroma also used in flavors and fragrances. 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/276610/documentation