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Product Flow Data set: Tributyl phosphate (en)
Data set information
Name Tributyl phosphate
Synonyms TBP
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD 1.1: Materials production / Organic chemicals
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CAS Number 126-73-8
Sum Formula C12H27O4P
General comment Tributyl phosphate, commonly known as TBP, is an organophosphorus compound. This colourless, odorless liquid is used as an extractant and a plasticizer. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with n-butanol. It is used in the extraction of uranium and plutonium salts from reactor effluents, as a solvent for nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate, and as a heat-exchange medium. It is also used in processing transuranium elements and removing them from wastewaters of the nuclear industry.
Quantitative reference
Reference Flow Property
LCI method
Type of flow Product flow
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Time stamp (last saved) 2024-05-13T14:40:36.127095+08:00
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UUID ed60d109-7ca7-424b-a634-1bf3ae4a8017
Data set version 01.00.005
Flow Property Mean value Minimum value Maximum value Uncertainty distribution type Relative StdDev in % Data derivation type / status General comment
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 %