Dimethyl sulfate (production)

The activity generating the emissions is dimethyl sulfate production. The Reference Product is dimethyl sulfate. Dimethyl sulfate is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000077-78-1. It is called dimethyl sulfate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2H6O4S. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as a colorless, oily liquid with a weak onion-like odor. It is soluble in methanol, dichloromethane and acetone. Diemethyl sulfate is highly toxic (carcinogenic, mutagenic, poisonous, corrosive, environmentally hazardous). 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. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: chemicals. 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/9084/documentation