A Better Alternative to Phthalates? | NIST
Phthalates are often called plasticizers and can be found not only in personal care products to help them maintain a gel-like consistency but also in garden hoses, inflatable toys and medical tubing. “They are used to provide flexibility in plastics. Think of a rubber ducky and how squishy it is.
Alternatives to Certain Phthalates Partnership | US EPA
The DfE partnership on Alternatives to Certain Phthalates, which includes over 300 stakeholders, representing industry, manufacturing, environmental and public health advocates, other government agencies and academic researchers, recognized that expert panel determinations, such as the CHAP report, will help inform our work on the alternatives
Phthalates in Food Packaging and Food Contact Applications
Data from these studies were published in 2018, 2025, and 2025, and suggest that manufacturers have been replacing phthalates as their primary plasticizer with alternative compounds. For...
Phthalate Risks and Alternatives | Center for Advanced Life
If a phthalate is more branched then it has more isomers available and is also more hydrophobic. In other words, it can more easily be integrated into ground water. HMW ortho-phthalates represent 70% of the plasticizers market, whereas LMW ortho-phthalates comprise about 5% [3].
Health, Eco Concerns Give Non-Phthalate Plasticizers a Push
DOTP and Hexamoll DINCH are two leading non-phthalate alternatives gaining significant ground. DOTP from Eastman has been available for several decades as Eastman 168, and the company claims it is the market-leading non-phthalate plasticizer for PVC, offering performance equal to or better than most non-phthalates.
- Do plasticizers contain phthalates?
- This study addresses the gap by providing a comprehensive overview of the occurrence and key transport parameters of the most reported plasticizers, including 10 phthalates and 14 alternative plasticizers. The plasticizer content in source materials was found to range up to 27.6 wt%.
- Do alternative plasticizers have similar physical properties to phthalates?
- Utilizing empirical formulas, we predicted the values of Kp and Kdust for the remaining phthalates and alternative plasticizers in this study. The alternative plasticizers were assumed to have similar physical properties to phthalates when applying the empirical formulas.
- Do alternative plasticizers metabolize phthalates and DINCH?
- For instance, the human metabolism of phthalates and DINCH is well known. Therefore, exposure to these substances can be well assessed by measuring relevant metabolites in human matrices like blood or urine. Unfortunately, this has not been done for all relevant alternative plasticizers.
- Are alternative plasticizers phthalate or phosphate esters?
- Additionally, some substances are not exclusively being used as plasticizers. For example, phosphate esters have also been widely used as flame retardants (Marklund et al., 2003, Wei et al., 2015). In this work, we consider the term “alternative plasticizer” as a synonym for non-phthalate plasticizers.
- Which phthalate plasticizer is best for vertical surfaces?
- These are TXIB and GTA, substances with relatively low molecular weights and fairly high vapor pressures. Other alternatives are more likely to distribute to vertical or horizontal surfaces. This also includes the common phthalate plasticizers DEHP, DINP, DIDP and DPHP, which favor vertical surfaces (60–80% mass distribution).
- Can phthalates and alternative plasticizers be quantified in indoor dust?
- Numerous field studies have been conducted to determine the indoor concentrations of phthalates and alternative plasticizers quantitatively. Among these studies, research on the quantification of plasticizers in indoor dust is more prevalent than research on gas and airborne particle phases.
