Maleic anhydride dossier
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Uses descriptor
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Short ESTitle |
Short description of process or activity |
Area of use |
ERC |
PROC |
PC |
SU |
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Manufacture of Substance |
Manufacture of the substance. Includes recycling/recovery, material transfers, storage, maintenance, loading in dedicated facilities (including marine vessel/barge, road/rail car and bulk container), sampling and associated laboratory activities. |
Industrial |
1 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 8b, 15 |
n.a. |
3, 8 |
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Polymer Production (Use as a monomer) |
Manufacture of polymers from monomers in continuous and batch processes, include sparging, discharging, and reactor maintenance, immediate polymer product formation (i.e. compounding, pelletisation, product off-gassing), sampling and associated laboratory activities. This row also includes manufacture of unsaturated polyester resins. |
Industrial |
1, 6c |
1, 2, 3, 4, 8b, 15 |
19, 32 |
3, 11, 12 |
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Use as Intermediate for the manufacture of chemicals |
Use as a chemical building block in the synthesis of bulk large scale and fine chemicals, eg. food/feed additives, agrochemicals and resins. Includes recycling/recovery, material transfers, storage, maintenance, loading, sampling and associated laboratory activities. |
Industrial |
1, 6a |
1, 2, 3, 8b, 15 |
19, 21 |
3 |
Due to the hazard potential of molten MAN, it was agreed to support only industrial uses of MAN. Downstream Uses do not need to be considered as the life cycle of MAN ends with the intermediate-use or use as monomer in the production of polymers. The corresponding polymers do not contain any relevant amounts of MAN, that would need to be considered.
Classification and labelling
Please check here information about the Classification and Labelling for Maleic anhydride.
Substance sameness
The Substance Sameness (SIP) has been set to a minimum of
Maleic anhydride: > 98,0 %
Impuritities:
Maleic acid: < 0,9 %
no other impurity that influences the classification and labelling of Maleic anhydride.
