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Sulfur trioxide

CAS 7446-11-9

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

12210-38-7 · 856577-62-3

Sulfur trioxide chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sulfur trioxide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Nisso sulfan · Sulfur oxide (SO3) · Trioxo-lambda~6~-sulfane · Q242715 · Sulfuric anhydride · Sulfuric trioxide

Show all 18 names

Schwefeltrioxid · Sulfan · Sulfite radical anion · Sulfur trioxide, contains stabilizer, >=99% · stabilized Sulfur trioxide · Sulfuric oxide · Sulphuric (acid) anhydride · Trioxyde de soufre · sulfur trioxide (sara iii) · sulfur trioxide (sara 302) · sulphur trioxide · trioxido de azufre

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Sulfur trioxide yet.

Recorded functional uses: Binder · Degradant/impurity

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sulfur trioxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 54 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Degradant/impurity.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 54 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Degradant/impurity.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sulfur trioxide. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sulfur trioxide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-02-05

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • SulphitesContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sulfur trioxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

54

Named organisations

5

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsRaw materialsHome maintenanceLaboratory suppliesFood and drug

Typical roles

BinderDegradant/impurity
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