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Draft Ecological Screening Assessment Report Long-Chain (C9–C20) Perfluorocarboxylic Acids, their Salts and their Precursors
- Synopsis
- Introduction
- Substance Identity
- Physical and Chemical Properties
- Sources
- Uses
- Releases to the Environment
- Environmental Fate
- Persistence and Bioaccumulation Potential
- Potential to Cause Ecological Harm
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix I: List of long-chain (C9-C20) PFCAS, their Salts and their Precursors
- Appendix II: Long-chain PFCA Precursor Identification
Physical and Chemical Properties
Information relating to the physical properties of long-chain (C9-C20) PFCAs is limited. Table 2 shows the available physical and chemical data, where available, for C9-C15 long-chain PFCAs. It has been suggested that the carbon-carbon conformation changes as the chain length increases, with longer chains becoming helical (Wang and Ober 1999), resulting in smaller cross-sectional diameter molecules where the chain may fold back on itself or not be completely linear. If so, then this would cause a change in the physical and chemical properties of the longer chain acids relative to the linear PFCAs (i.e., < C8).
Table 2. Available Physical/chemical Properties of C9-C15 PFCAs
Property | Value | Type | Reference |
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C9 PFCA | |||
Molecular mass (g/mol) | 464.08 | – | - |
Melting point (°C) | 77 | Experimental | Fontell and Lindman 1983 |
71 | Blancou et al. 1976 | ||
71-72 | Herbst et al. 1985 | ||
65 (CCl4) | Beneficemalouet et al. 1991 | ||
59.3-61.1 | Kunieda and Shinoda 1976 | ||
69-71 | Ishikawaet al. 1983 | ||
Boiling point (°C) | 203.4 | Calculated | Kaiser et al. 2005 |
Vapour pressure (Pa)at 25°C | 1.3 – 99.97 kPa (99.6 - 203°C) | Calculated | Kaiser et al. 2005 |
0.10 | Experimental | Arp et al. 2006 | |
Water solubility | <0.2 percent weight at 60°C | Experimental | Fontell and Lindman 19831 |
1.3 g/L (critical micelle concentration) | Experimental | Kunieda and Shinoda 19761 | |
pKa (dimensionless) | <0.8 | Calculated | Goss 2008 |
log Koc (dimensionless) | 2.3 – 2.48 | Experimental | Higgins and Luthy 2006 |
C10 PFCA | |||
Molecular mass (g/mol) | 514.08 | – | - |
Melting point (°C) | 87.4-88.2 (CCl4) | Experimental | Bernett and Zisman 1959 |
87.4-88.2 (toluene) | Experimental | Bernett and Zisman 1959 | |
83.5-85.5(CCl4, ethanol) | Mukerjee and Handa 1981 | ||
76.5(CCl4) | Ikawa et al. 1988 | ||
87.4-88.2 | Hare et al. 1954 | ||
Boiling point (°C) | 218 | Kauck and Diesslin 1951 | |
219.4 | Calculated | Kaiser et al.2005 | |
203.4 | Calculated | Kaiser et al. 2005 | |
218 | Experimental | Sigma Aldrich 2004 | |
Vapour pressure (Pa) at 25°C | 3.1 to 99.97 kPa (129.6 to 218.9°C) | Calculated | Kaiser et al.2005 |
-0.64 | Experimental | Arp et al. 2006 | |
0.10 | Experimental | Arp et al. 2006 | |
Water solubility (g/L) | 5.14 | Experimental | Kauck and Diesslin 1951 |
0.40 (critical micelle concentration) | Bernett and Zisman 19591 | ||
0.46 (critical micelle concentration at 30°C) | Klevens and Raison 19541 | ||
pKa (dimensionless) | 2.57512 | Calculated | Moroi et al.2001 |
log Koc (dimesionless) | 2.65 – 2.87 | Experimental | Higgins and Luthy 2006 |
C11 PFCA | |||
Molecular mass (g/mol) | 564.1 | – | - |
Melting point (°C) | 112-114 | Experimental | Huang et al. 1987 |
97.9-100.3 | Kunieda and Shinoda 1976 | ||
Boiling point (°C) | 238.4 at 101.325 kPa | Calculated | Kaiser et al. 2005 |
Vapour pressure (Pa) at 25°C | 0.6 to 99.97 kPa (112 to 237.7°C) | Calculated | Kaiser et al. 2005 |
-0.98 | Experimental | Arp et al. 2006 | |
log Koc (dimesionless) | 3.19 – 3.41 | Experimental | Higgins and Luthy 2006 |
C12 PFCA | |||
Molecular mass (g/mol) | 614.1 | – | - |
Melting point (°C) | 112.6 – 114.7 (CCl4 , toluene) | Experimental | Bernett and Zisman 1959 |
112.6-114.7 | Hare et al. 1954 | ||
112-114 | Huang et al. 1987 | ||
Boiling point (°C) | Not available | ||
Vapour pressure (Pa) at 25°C | 0.9 to 99.96 kPa (127.6 to 247.7°C) | Calculated | Kaiser et al. 2005 |
C13 PFCA | |||
Molecular mass (g/mol) | 664.0989 | – | - |
Melting point (°C) | 117.5-122 | Experimental | Kunieda and Shinoda 1976 |
C14 PFCA | |||
Molecular mass (g/mol) | 714.12 | – | - |
Melting point (°C) | 130.4 (hexane) | Experimental | Lehmler et al.2001 |
130 | Kunieda and Shinoda 1976 | ||
C15 PFCA | |||
Molecular mass (g/mol) | 764.1129 | - |
Abbreviations: Koc, sediment organic carbon coefficient; pKa, acid dissociation constant.
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