Identification and assessment of alternatives to selected phthalates

Table 3.12 Alternatives to DEHP proposed by contacted producers, by application and with indication of market experience
Substances Market experience *1
ASE Mixture of glycerine acetates BOA DEHT DGD Mix of DGD, DEGD, TGD ATBC COMGHA
Product names Mesamoll Unimoll AGF Adimoll BO Eastman 168 Benzoflex 9-88 Benzoflex 2088 Citroflex A-4 Soft-N-Safe
CAS No. 91082-17-6 mixture 58394-64-2 6422-86-2 27138-31-4 Mix of 120-55-8, 27138-31-4, 120-56-9 77-90-7 Mix of 330198-91-9 and 33599-07-4
Producers Lanxess Lanxess Lanxess Eastman Genovique Genovique Vertellus Danisco
Application/ Market experience 1,2,3,4 *1                
Polymer applications:                
Calendering of film, sheet and coated products 2     2 4 4 3 3
Calendering of flooring, roofing, wall covering 4     2 3 3   3
Extrusion of hose and profile 2     2 3 3 3 3
Extrusion of wire and cable 2     2 3 3   3
Extrusion of miscellaneous products from compounds 2 ?   2 2 2 2 3
Injection moulding of footwear and miscellaneous ?     2 2 2   3
Spread coating of flooring 2     2 2 2   2
Spread coating of coated fabric, wall covering, coil coating, etc. 2     2 2 2   3
Car undercoating 2       3 3    
PVC medical articles       2     2  
Toy and childcare articles       2     1  
Non polymer applications: 0              
Adhesives/sealant, rubber 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 4
Lacquers and paint 2     2 2 2   4
Printing ink 2     2 2 2 2 3
Production of ceramics                

*1: Market experience categories interpretation: 1) Main alternative on market. 2) Significant market experience. 3) Examples of full scale experience. 4) Pilot/lab scale experience.

 



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