Pressure On Plasticizers
Pressure On Plasticizers
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DOI：
10.1021/cen-09325-cover2
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发表时间：
2016-03
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
B. Erickson
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作者：
B. Erickson
在一个没有增塑剂的世界里，所有由聚氯乙烯(PVC)制成的物品都会像下水道一样坚硬。但由于一种名为邻苯二甲酸酯的化合物，聚氯乙烯可以柔软、灵活和耐用，使其在人造皮革、电线绝缘和花园软管等各种应用中具有吸引力。邻苯二甲酸酯为乙烯基产品提供了灵活性，但它们也存在争议。十多年来，人们对它们可能扰乱荷尔蒙并导致生殖和发育影响的担忧--无论是否合理--一直在不断涌现。因此，增塑剂行业处于不断变化的状态，争先恐后地适应监管机构和市场不断变化的需求。而且这是一个很大的市场。根据市场研究公司IHS化学的数据，去年全球增塑剂市场约为800万吨。IHS说，邻苯二甲酸盐约占总量的70%。塑化剂..。
In a world without plasticizers, all objects made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) would be as hard and rigid as sewer pipes. But thanks to a class of compounds called phthalates, PVC can be soft, flexible, and durable, making it attractive for use in endless applications—artificial leather, electrical wire insulation, and garden hoses, to name a few. Phthalates provide flexibility to vinyl products, but they are also controversial. Concerns—justified or not—have been bubbling up for more than a decade over their potential to disrupt hormones and cause reproductive and developmental effects. As a result, the plasticizer industry is in a state of flux, scrambling to adapt to ever-changing demands from regulators and the marketplace. And it’s a big marketplace. The global plasticizer market was about 8 million metric tons last year, according to IHS Chemical, a market research firm. Phthalates make up about 70% of that volume, IHS says. The plasticizers ...