 |
United
Nations Environment Programme |
New Ozone Depleting Substances that
have been reported by Parties
Decisions XIII/5, X/8 & IX/24
(Updated August
2003)
|
No. |
Substance Name |
Chemical |
ODP |
CAS No. |
Uses |
Mp/°C |
Bp/°C |
Producer |
Amount produced |
Manufacturing countries |
|
1 |
Hexachlorobutadiene (or HCBD) |
C4Cl6 |
0.07 |
87-68-3 |
Solvent applications as well as an intermediate in the production of HFCs. |
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|
2 |
n-propyl bromide (or 1-bromopropane, CH2BrCH2CH3 and nPB) |
1-C3H7Br or CH2BrCH2CH3 |
0.0033-0.111 |
106-94-5 |
Solvent applications, including degreasing, vapour cleaning and cold cleaning of metal parts |
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|
3 |
1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (or R.113a) |
CFC-113a |
0.65 |
354-58-5 |
an agrochemical intermediate and manufacture of synthetic pyrethoids |
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|
4 |
6-bromo-2-methoxynaphtalene (or bromo-methoxy-naphtalene or BMN) |
C10H6BrOCH3 |
511165-9 |
Solvent Applications |
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|
5 |
Halon-1202 (or dibromodifluoromethane, difluorodibromomethane, Freon 12-B2, R12B2 or UN1941) |
CBr2 F2 |
Best Estimate: 1.25 |
75-61-6 |
In fire protection systems for military-type aircraft. By-product which may be generated during production of Halon 1301 and 1211. |
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|
6 |
1-bromo-3-chloropropane |
CH2ClBr or |
Guess - 0.05 |
109-70-6 | Pharmaceutical industry. |
-59 |
142 |
Albemarle PPC SA, Fermion | 10-5,000 tonnes 1990-1992 | France |
|
7 |
Dibromomethane | CH2Br2 | 74-95-3 | Formed during the production of bromochloromethane (BCM) as a by-product in a quantity of about 20 % of BCM. Used in the production of two insecticides. |
-52 |
96 |
Eurobrom BV, Albemarle SA, Cheminova Agro A/S | 100-500 tonnes per company from 1991-1993 | The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark | |
|
8 |
Bromochloroethane | C2H4BrCl | 107-04-0 | Was used for soil fumigation. It is produced as a by-product of 1,2-dichloroethane. 1,1 Bromochloroethane: no information available. |
9 |
131 |
Not known | Not known | Not known | |
|
9 |
Dibromoethane | C2H4Br2 | 106-93-4 | Not known |
-63 |
108 |
Not known | Not known | Not known | |
|
10 |
Bromoethane | C2H5Br | 74-96-4 | Used as starting material in the production of various chemicals. |
-199 |
38 |
Albermarle PPC SA, Atofina, Great Lakes Chem (EU or USA), BASF | 10-500 tonnes per year, 1990-1993 | France, United Kingdom, Germany | |
|
11 |
1,3-Dibromopropane | C3H6Br2 | 109-64-8 | Synthesis of the fungicide pyracarbolid, various pharmaceuticals and polyamines. |
-34 |
167 |
Atofina | 10-50 tonnes in 1993 | France | |
|
12 |
2-Bromopropane | C3H7Br | 75-26-3 | Formed as a by-product (0,1 – 0,2 %) of n-propylbromide. |
-89 |
60 |
Albermarle PPC SA, Atofina, Gt Lakes Chemical (Europe), Reidel-de Hein | 10-500 tonnes per year, 1990-1993 | France, United Kingdom, Germany | |
|
13 |
C4Cl4F6 2,2,3,3-Tetrachloro hexafluorobutane |
CClF2CClF CClFCClF2 |
375-34-8 | As Flon-S-316, a substitute for CFC-113 |
? |
? |
Asahi | Not known | Japan, USA |
