Alkanes, C18-24-branched and linear
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
EPA-registered importers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Blaser Swisslube
Shell Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyConsumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (5%)Processing—repackaging
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
Chemical Identity
CAS1437280-85-7
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID60894321
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID608943212026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1437280-85-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1437280-85-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv