Phosphorus oxychloride (market for phosphorus oxychloride)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Phosphorus oxychloride is a transparent fluid with an unpleasant smell. When hydrolyzed by water it forms hydrogen sulfide, orthophosphoric acid, and hydrochloric acid. It is soluble in benzene and carbon disulfide . Moreover, it belongs to the basic chemicals and is used as an intermediary building block in a wide range of industrial processes, where it serves for example as plasticizer for PVC and other plastics, flame retardant, fuel additive, lubricant oil additive, pesticide, functional fluid and others more (OECD, 2004). Reference: OECD. 2004. PHOSPHORYL TRICHLORIDE CAS N°: 10025-87-3, SIDS Initial Assessment Report For SIAM 19. Online from http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/10025873.pdf, last accessed 22/06/2017. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.