Plasticizers – Benefits, Trends, Health, and Environmental
Plasticizers are colorless and odorless esters, mainly phthalates, that increase the elasticity of a material (e.g., polyvinylchloride (PVC)). Plasticizers soften the PVC to make it flexible and bendable. This opens up a huge range of possibilities for new applications.
Diverging trends of plasticizers (phthalates and non
Background European chemicals management aims to protect human health and the environment from legacy and emerging contaminants. The plasticizer market changed in response to the restriction of low molecular weight (LMW) phthalate plasticizers such as Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) due to their hazardous properties. We investigated patterns and trends of 19 regulated and emerging
Phthalate and novel plasticizer concentrations in food items
High molecular weight phthalates like di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalate (DiNP) are commonly used as plasticizers in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials such as food
Health, Eco Concerns Give Non-Phthalate Plasticizers a Push
Pevalen is a polyolester plasticizer that has four chains attached to a penta core—structurally more similar to citrates than phthalates, which have two chains attached to a central phthalate core, according to Perstorp’s Anders Magnusson, technical market development manager.
Nonphthalate Plasticizers in House Dust from Multiple
Among the 45 nonphthalate plasticizers, ATBC, DEHA, diisobutyl adipate (DiBA), DINCH, GMO, MO, TCTM, and TOTM exhibited a detection frequency of 100% in house dust from the five studied locations, while 16 other chemicals (e.g., DEGDB, DEHA, di (2-ethylhexyl) maleate (DEHM), DPGDB, glycerol monostearate (GMS), and TBC) were detected in more than
- Are plasticizers phthalate or non phthalates?
- Plasticizers are usually grouped into phthalates and non-phthalates. Phthalates still represent the majority in the European plasticizer market, at around 60% . However, since the end of the 1990s there has been a steady shift within the phthalate plasticizers from LMW phthalates toward HMW phthalates .
- What is the structure of phthalate plasticizers?
- The structure of phthalate plasticizers is that of a phthalate ester, which is simply a phthalate with, an ester group (see structure below figure 1) (1). (Figure 1.) Phthalate plasticizers are colorless liquids like vegetable oil with a faint odor, and they are insoluble in water.
- Are phthalate plasticizers dangerous?
- Phthalate plasticizers have been found to be a health concern when found in direct contact with bodily fluids. Studies performed on laboratory animals have shown that there is direct evidence that certain phthalate plasticizers have a carcinogenic effect in vivo.
- Which phthalate is the dominant plasticizer in house dust?
- HMW phthalates increased from 19% of the ∑plasticizer concentration to 46% between the mid-2000s and the late 2010s in house dust, and from 50% to 63% in SPM samples. Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) replaced DEHP as the dominant plasticizer in both compartments.
- Are phthalates and alternative plasticizers present in indoor environments?
- Consequently, plasticizers are widely present in the gas, airborne particle, and dust phases within indoor environments. Numerous field studies have been conducted to determine the indoor concentrations of phthalates and alternative plasticizers quantitatively.
- Are phthalate esters a good plasticizer?
- Being inexpensive, nontoxic (in an acute sense), colorless, noncorrosive, biodegradable, and with easily tuned physical properties, phthalate esters are nearly ideal plasticizers.