Siloxanes - Consumption, Toxicity and Alternatives

Table 2.3 Content of the 20 most used siloxanes in imported and produced products as recorded in the Danish Product Register.

CAS No. Name Import averagetonnes Production averagetonnes No of prod. Main application areas according to the Product Register(import)
68937-55-3 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME, ETHOXYLATED, PROPOXYLATED 312 38 133 Softeners (emollients)
Adhesives (binding agents)
Raw materials for synthesis
63148-53-8 SILOXANES AND SILICONES 301 3 658 Plastic construction materials
63148-62-9 POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXAN) 147 136 2385 Sealants
Anti-setoff agents
Paint, lacquers and varnishes
Anti-foaming agents
70131-67-8 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, HYDROXY-TERMINATED 75 6 174 Sealants
Padding materials 
Paint, lacquers and varnishes 
68083-19-2 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, VINYL GROUP-TERMINATED 36 0 14 Putty
63148-57-2 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, ME HYDROGEN 52 0 67 Textile impregnation agents
Filling materials
156012-96-3 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)PROPYL ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME, ETHERS WITH POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL MONO-ME ETHER 44 0 5 Confidential
541-02-6 CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, DECAMETHYL- 37 0 70 Confidential
Car wax
9006-65-9 SILICONE OIL (DIMETHICONE) 21 195 458 Paint, lacquers and varnishes
Resins for 1- and 2-comp.
hardening adhesives 
Anti-setoff agents
556-67-2 CYCLOTETRASILOXANE, OCTAMETHYL 35 0 160 Confidential
Polishing agent
68037-77-4 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, ET ME, ME 2-PHENYLPROPYL 24 1 58 Anti-foaming agents, foam-
reducing agents
Paint, lacquers and varnishes 
Surface-active agents
67762-90-7 POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE), REACTION PRODUCTS WITH SILICA 23 109 861 Primer
Paint, lacquers and varnishes
Plastic construction materials
Other binding agents 
128192-17-6 SILOXANES AND SILICONES DI-ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL GROUP-TERMINATED, ETHOXYLATED PROPOXYLATED 19 0 31 Binding agents 
68554-65-4 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, POLYMERS WITH ME SILSESQUIOXANES AND POLYETHYLENE- POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL BU ETHER 12 0 147 Confidential
Padding materials
Paint, lacquers and varnishes 
130328-16-4 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, POLYMERS WITH PH SILSESQUIOXANES, ME- AND METHOXY-TERMINATED, REACTION PRODUCTS WIHT ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE 9 0 8 Confidential
109961-41-3 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, POLYMERS WITH PH SILSESQUIOXANES, HYDROXY-TERMINATED 9 0 3 Confidential
68937-54-2 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME, ETHOXYLATED 7 5 179 Confidential
67762-85-0 SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME, ETHERS WITH POLYETHYLENE-POLYPOLENE GLYCOL ME ETHER 8 16 721 Anti-foaming agents
Pigments
Confidential
Paint, lacquers and varnishes
134180-76-0 OXIRANE, METHYL-, POLYMER WITH OXIRANE, MONO(3-(1,3,3,3-TETRAMETHYL-1-((TRIMETHYLSILYL)OXY)DISILOXANYL)PROPYL) ETHER 6 0 12 No information on main use
Lacquers
69430-24-6 CYCLIC DIMETHYLSILOXANES 5 0 217 Car wax
Padding materials
Anti-foaming agents

Notes: Volumes refer to the total content of siloxanes in products imported to or produced in Denmark. DI-ME = Dimethyl ; ET=Ethyl ; ME= Methyl, PH=Phenyl.
No. Products = Number of registered products

 



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