1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) (EC 203-458-1; CAS 107-06-2)
ECHA has launched a consultation on 6 applications for authorisation covering 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) (EC 203-458-1; CAS 107-06-2) used as a swelling agent during the sulphonation reaction of polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymer beads in the manufacturing of strong acid cation exchange resins; used as a solvent for the synthesis of Polyepichlorohydrin used as a precursor in the production of Glycidyl Azide Polymer.
More information about the uses that authorisation is applied for, including the description of the function of the substance, exposure scenarios, possible alternatives identified by the applicants, together with socio-economic information, is available on ECHA website.
Submit your comments using the form on ECHA website until 13 January 2021 (23:59 Helsinki time).
ECHA has launched a consultation on 6 applications for authorisation covering 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) (EC 203-458-1; CAS 107-06-2) used as a swelling agent during the sulphonation reaction of polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymer beads in the manufacturing of strong acid cation exchange resins; used as a solvent for the synthesis of Polyepichlorohydrin used as a precursor in the production of Glycidyl Azide Polymer.
More about the applications for authorisation process
The purpose of public consultations is to gather additional relevant and meaningful information on possible alternatives for the uses applied for. It offers the opportunity for public engagement in the regulatory process. The information submitted will be taken into account in the development of the opinion for the relevant applications for authorisation by ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC). Each public consultation on alternatives lasts eight weeks.
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1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) (EC 203-458-1; CAS 107-06-2) used as a swelling agent during the sulphonation reaction of polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymer beads in the manufacturing of strong acid cation exchange resins; used as a solvent for the synthesis of Polyepichlorohydrin used as a precursor in the production of Glycidyl Azide Polymer.
