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Ethene, homopolymer, oxidized, potassium salt

CAS 68441-73-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ethene, homopolymer, oxidized, potassium salt in plain language

What it is

Also known as potassium salt Oxidized hydrocarbon wax · Oxidized polyethylene potassium salt

Show all 3 names

polyethylene emulsion

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Ethene, homopolymer, oxidized, potassium salt yet.

Recorded functional uses: Anti-adhesive/cohesive · Binder · Scratch / scrub / mar resistance agents > waxes > polyeththylene waxes

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ethene, homopolymer, oxidized, potassium salt appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 42 composition records across product categories including Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Home maintenance, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-adhesive/cohesive, waxes > polyethylene waxes, scratch / scrub / mar resistance agents > waxes > polyeththylene waxes.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 42 composition records across product categories including Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Home maintenance, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-adhesive/cohesive, waxes > polyethylene waxes, scratch / scrub / mar resistance agents > waxes > polyeththylene waxes.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ethene, homopolymer, oxidized, potassium salt yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

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

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 Ethene, homopolymer, oxidized, potassium salt in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

42

Named organisations

2

Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machineryHome maintenanceCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

Anti-adhesive/cohesiveBinderScratch / scrub / mar resistance agents > waxes > polyeththylene waxesWaxes > polyethylene waxes
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