Resorcinol (production - hydroperoxidation of meta-diisopropylbenzene)

The activity generating the emissions is resorcinol production, hydroperoxidation of meta-diisopropylbenzene. The reference product is resorcinol. Resorcinol is an organic substance with a CAS no.: 000108-46-3. It is called benzene-1,3-diol under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C6H6O2. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure as white flakes. It is modelled as a pure substance. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: cosmetics and personal care products. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: chemicals, rubber products, plastic products, fabricated metal products and machinery and vehicles. 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/27375/documentation.