Trisubstituted tin organic compounds
Required limit value:
Should not be present in products.
CAS RN:
Tributyltin Tributyltin Tributyltin Tributyltin Tributyltin Tributyltin
Properties:
Bactericides. Tributyltin compounds are different chemical substances that are toxic and dangerous for the environment. Bioaccumulative and persistent.
Use in textile and leather:
Antibacterial agent to counteract noxious odours in clothes and shoes. Preservative, fungicide and antifouling agent.
Comments:
The alternative to antibacterial agents during use is satisfactory washing.
chloride:1461-22-9 fluoride: 1983-10-4 methacrylate: 2155-70-6 benzoate: 4342-36-3 linoleate: 24124-25-2 naphthenate: 85409-17-2
If use of biocidal agents is essential, folpet, chlorocresol, propiconazole, azoxystrobin and fludioxonil are approved for PT9 according to the Biocidal Product Regulation (EU 528/2012). Legal background:
Legal Limit: 0.1% by weight. All tri-substituted organostannic compounds such as tributyltin (TBT) are restricted in articles in annex XVII of the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), entry 20. The seven TBT compounds listed above are also included in the Rotterdam convention. Tributyltin oxide (TBTO) 56-35-9 and Dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC), 683-18-1 are listed on the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorization of the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (REACH).
Test method:
EN ISO 22744 (textiles) Test equipment: GC-MS. EN ISO17353 (water and sediment). LOQ: 0.2 mg/kg
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