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Annex VI Entry 23a 06/08/2020

METHYLENE BIS-BENZOTRIAZOLYL TETRAMETHYLBUTYLPHENOL (NANO)

Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano)

Key data

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Entry number
23a

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Record details

INCI glossary name

METHYLENE BIS-BENZOTRIAZOLYL TETRAMETHYLBUTYLPHENOL (NANO)

Chemical name

Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano)

Chemical / IUPAC name

2,2′-Methylene-bis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4- (1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol)/Bisoctrizole Methylene Bis- Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano)

Maximum concentration

10 %(*) (*) In case of combined use of Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.’.

Other restrictions

Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation.
Only nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed:
— Purity ≥ 98,5 %, with 2,2′-methylene-bis- (6(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(isooctyl)phenol) isomer fraction not exceeding 1,5 %;
— Solubility < 5 ng/L in water at 25 °C; — Partition coefficient (Log Pow): 12,7 at 25 °C;
— Uncoated;
— Median particle size D50 (50 % of the number below this diameter): ≥ 120 nm of mass distribution and/or ≥ 60 nm of number size distribution.

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EU) 2018/885

SCCS opinions

Opinion on 2,2'-Methylene-bis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol),Opinion on 2,2’-Methylene-bis-(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol) nano form (S79) Revision of 23 July 2013,Opinion on 2,2’-Methylene-bis-(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol) (nano form)

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