Ethoxylated alcohol (AE3) (production - petrochemical)

The activity generating the emissions is ethoxylated alcohol (AE3) production, petrochemical. The Reference Product is ethoxylated alcohol (AE3). Ethoxylated alcohol (AE3) is an organic substance with a CAS no. : produced within the reaction of a primary alcohol and ethylene oxide. It therefore comprises an ether and a hydroxy functional group. AE3 stands for alcohol, ethoxylated followed by a number indicating the average number of ethylene oxide molecules added. It is called under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: CH3(OC2H4)OH. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. 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: surfactants. 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 transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/3457/documentation