Decanoic acid, mixed esters with heptanoic acid, octanoic acid and trimethylolpropane
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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 340399 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 340399, which covers 6 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Austria
- Poland
- Hong Kong
- Denmark
- Argentina
- Norway
- Czech Republic
- Brazil
- Turkey
- South Africa
- United Arab Emirates
- Australia
- Portugal
- Malaysia
- Israel
- Chile
- Egypt
- Slovakia
- Finland
- Singapore
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Philippines
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
- Estonia
- Vietnam
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 4 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv