MSDS NAME:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN DISPERSION
NIIN:00N015199
MSDS Number: BKNPT
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-441-7515
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637
Preparer's Name:W.H. MARTIN
CAGE:B0589
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:RAKETSTRAAT, 100, RUE DE LA FUSEE
City:BRUSSEL
Country:BE
Phone:32-(0)15-401.505
CAGE:B0589
Company:E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515;800-441-9442
CAGE:18873
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INGEST:MILDLY ALKALINE. MAY
CAUSE VOMIT IF INGESTED IN APPRECIABLE AMT. SKIN:AVOID CNTCT. PH OF
10 IS MILDLY ALKALINE; MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYE:IRRITANT, AVOID CNTCT.
INHAL:WHEN THERMALLY DECOMPOSED BY HEATING ABOVE 280C, OR BY
SMOKING TOBACCO/CIGARETTES CONTAMD W/POLYMER, MAY CAUSE POLYMER
FUME (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:FEVER. SYMPS ARE FLU-LIKE, W/CHILLS &
FEVER WHICH MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL SEVERAL HRS AFTER EXPOS & PASS OFF
WITHIN 36-48 HRS, EVEN IN ABSENCE OF TREATMENT. DU PONT RECOMMENDS
TREATING POLYMER DU ST AS NUISANCE PARTICULATE & HAS ESTABLISHED
AEL OF 10 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST, SAME AS TLV FOR OTHER NUISANCE
PARTICULATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MD IF SYMPS PERSIST.
INGEST:DRINK ADDITIONAL WATER & CALL MD. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & PLENTY
OF WATER IMMED. IF MOLTEN POLYMER CNTCTS,COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD WATER.
DO NOT ATTEMP T TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. GET MD FORTHERMAL BURN.
EYES:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD IF SYMPS
PERSIST.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DOES NOT BURN W/O EXTERNAL FLAME. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP TO PROT FROM HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE FUMES WHICH REACT W/WATER (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE,
CO AND LOW MOLECULAR WT FLUOROCARBONS.
Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD. NOT TOXIC
BUT WILL PRODUCE MILKY APPEARANCE. DO NOT DISCHARGE TO STREAMS,
LAKES OR OTHER WATERWAYS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION. KEEP CONTAINERS
CLOSED. AVOID FREEZING TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 60-80F
RECOMMENDED.
Other Precautions:BEFORE USING, READ TEFLON "SAFETY IN HANDLING AND
USE", BULLETIN E-35824-1, & "DISPERSIONS PROPERTIES AND PROCESSING
TECHNIQUES", BULLETIN X-50G (E-55514-2).
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 280C IF VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN
HF CONCENTRATION BELOW PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS & FUMES
LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES WHEN HNDLG DISPERSION.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES/TOBACCO
W/POLYMER. WEAR LONG SLEEVE SHIRT WHEN HNDLG HOT POLYMER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O:SOLIDS ARE INSOL BUT DISPERS MAY BE DILUTED. FIRE FIGHT
PROC:TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID. WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HNDLG
REFUSE FROM FIRE INVOLVING TEFLON. HAZ DECOMP
PROD:PERFLUOROOLEFINS. OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOS LIM FOR HF IS 3PPM.
PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME
FEVER.
HCC:B3
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3 (POLYM)
pH:10
Solubility in Water:SEE SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:MILKY LIQUID, SLIGHT AMMONIA ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:64
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEFLON WILL BURN IN ATMOSPHERE OF 95%
OXYGEN WHEN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ABOVE 280C TEFLON PTFE DISPERSION
RESINS CAN EVOLVE TOXIC GASEOUS MATLS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE &
(SEE SUPP DATA)
Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL PREFERRED. DISPOSAL METHODS MUST
CONFORM TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. WITH INCINERATION,
ACIDIC GASEOUS PRODUCT MUST BE REMOVED BY ALKALINE SCRUBBING.
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