Some phthalates and their applications
| Acronym |
Full name |
Examples of applications
(past or present) |
EU ban |
| DEHP |
Di-Ethyl-Hexyl-Phthalate |
Perfumes, flexible PVC products (shower curtains, garden hoses, diapers, food
containers, plastic film for food packaging, bloodbags, catheters, gloves, and other
medical equipments such as tubes for fluids, etc.) |
Banned in all toys and childcare articles, and in cosmetics |
| BBP |
Butyl-Benzyl-Phthalate |
Perfumes, hair sprays, adhesives and glues, automotive products, vinyl floor
coverings |
| DBP |
Dibutyl-Phthalate |
Plastics such as PVC, adhesives, printing inks, sealants, grouting agents used in
construction, additive to perfumes, deodorants, hair sprays, nail polish, and
insecticides |
| DINP |
Di-Isononyl Phthalate |
Mostly in PVC as a plasticizer; Remaining in rubbers, inks, adhesives and sealants,
paints and lacquers. |
Banned in toys and childcare products that children could put into
their mouths |
| DIDP |
Di-Isodecyl-Phthalate |
Mostly in PVC as a plasticizer; Remaining in rubbers, anti-corrosion paints,
anti-fouling paints, sealing compounds, and textile inks. |
| DNOP |
Di-n-Octyl-Phthalate |
Medical tubing and blood storage bags, wire and cables, carpetback coating, floor
tile, and adhesives, cosmetics and pesticides. |
| DIBP |
Di-isobutyl phthalate |
Nitro cellulose plastic, nail polish, explosive material, lacquer Similar
application and properties as DBP: used as a substitute, e.g. in PVC, paints,
printing inks and adhesives |
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Source: GreenFacts
Related publication: Other Figures & Tables on this publication: Table 1: Urinary concentrations of mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl)phthalate (MEHHP), mono-isobutyl phthalate (MIBP), and mono-benzyl phthalate (MBeP) to assess daily intakes of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), mono-butyl phthalate (MmBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DNBP), di-isobutyl phthalate (DIBP), and benzylbutyl phthalate (BBP). Some phthalates and their applications |
