Dop ihagaze kuri disoctyl phthalate, izwi kandi nka Dioctyl Phthalate. It is an organic ester compound and a commonly used plasticizer. Its main functions can be summarized as follows:

Plastizer: Dop ni plastistar rusange, ikoreshwa cyane mugutunganya chloride (pvc) resin, ishobora kuzamura ibintu byoroshye, itunganya nubushyuhe buke bwibikoresho bya PVC.
Gusaba: Usibye PVC, dop irashobora kandi gukoreshwa mugutunganya polymers nka acetate resin, ags resin na reberi, gutanga ibikoresho bikenewe byoroshye na plastike.