Diethylenetriaminepenta(methylenephosphonic acid)

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 15827-60-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$598M
Top SourceChina 89%

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

Customs basis: HS 293149 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293149, which covers 52 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Aquapharm Pchem
Baker Hughes
Italmatch Usa
Lamberti Usa
Show all 6
Nalco- An Ecolab
EPA-registered importers (4)
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Delta Carbona
Italmatch Usa
Penn Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • Anti-scaling agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (60%)Processing—repackaging
  • Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (50%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Anti-scaling agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—repackaging
  • Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (40%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS15827-60-8
PubChem CID85128
DTXSIDDTXSID0027775
FormulaC9H28N3O15P5
Mol. Weight573.2 g/mol
SMILESC(CN(CP(=O)(O)O)CP(=O)(O)O)N(CCN(CP(=O)(O)O)CP(=O)(O)O)CP(=O)(O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00277752026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

851282026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/85128/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/85128.json

15827-60-82026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 15827-60-82026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv