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HALON 1.04 [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Climate Change
Universal entry(ies)
CCl4
formula, see observation
56-23-5
CAS number
OBS

A heavy liquid ... with a sweetish, distinctive odor. It is a member of the large group of chlorinated hydrocarbons ... It is widely used as a solvent for heavy oils, crude rubber, and greases, as a cleaning agent for metal surfaces, as a fumigant, and in the manufacture of fluorocarbon refrigerants. Though noncombustible, it should not be used to extinguish fires, since one of its decomposition products is phosgene.

OBS

Chemical formula: CCl4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Changements climatiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CCl4
formula, see observation
56-23-5
CAS number
DEF

Chlorométhane entièrement halogéné, utilisé comme produit extincteur, qu'on soupçonne d'appauvrir la couche d'ozone stratosphérique et que l'on considère comme un gaz à effet de serre mineur et potentiel.

OBS

Le potentiel de réchauffement planétaire du CCl4 est de 0,34 - 0,35.

OBS

formule chimique : CCl4

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Cambio climático
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CCl4
formula, see observation
56-23-5
CAS number
OBS

Líquido incoloro, de olor dulzón. Miscible con alcohol, etér, cloroformo, benceno, disolvente de nafta y aceites fijos y volátiles; insoluble en agua. No combustible. Muy tóxico por ingestión, inhalación y absorción dérmica. Narcótico.

OBS

Fórmula química: CCl4

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