| MSDS | : | CAUSTIC POTASH-LOW SODIUM 45% | | CAS | : | 1310-58-3
7732-18-5 | | NAME | : | potassium hydroxide. (koh, caustic potash). ld50 rat oral
water
hndlg/stor prec:wash thoro after hndlg/cont,burns may not
ing 3:tin, aluminum, zinc & their alloys, violent rxn w/
ing 4:reducing sugars, foods & beverages in enclosed space
ing 5: procedure (ansi z117.1-1977). empty & clean
other prec:boiling & spattering & poss immed violent
ing 7: aldehydes, & many other org chems. follow all mixing
ing 8:co generated.use w/ adeq vent.hygiene pract:cannot be
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===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:CAUSTIC POTASH-LOW SODIUM 45%
NIIN:01-255-3490
MSDS Number: BQQJC
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP
Address:OCCIDENTAL TOWER
Box:809050
City:DALLAS
State:TX
ZIP:75380
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-752-5151
Emergency Phone Num:716-278-7021
CAGE:0AH54
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:5005 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY
Box:City:DALLAS
State:TX
ZIP:75244-6198
Country:US
Phone:800-752-5151/972-404-3800
CAGE:0AH54
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE. (KOH, CAUSTIC POTASH). LD50 RAT ORAL
365 MG/KG.
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
Fraction by Wt: 45%
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3 C
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 C
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 55%
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:HNDLG/STOR PREC:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG/CONT,BURNS MAY NOT
BE IMMED VISIBLE/PAINFUL.KEEP CNTNR CLSD.CORR TO (SEE ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:ING 3:TIN, ALUMINUM, ZINC & THEIR ALLOYS, VIOLENT RXN W/
THEM IN POWDER FORM. CARBON MONOXIDE CAN FORM ON CONT W/(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:ING 4:REDUCING SUGARS, FOODS & BEVERAGES IN ENCLOSED SPACE
& CAN BE FATAL. FOLLOW APPROPROPRIATE TANK ENTRY (INGRED 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:ING 5: PROCEDURE (ANSI Z117.1-1977). EMPTY & CLEAN
CONTAINER BEFORE ADDING PRODUCT, MAY EXPLODE W/ UNKNOWN RESIDUE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:OTHER PREC:BOILING & SPATTERING & POSS IMMED VIOLENT
ERUPTION OF HIGHLY CAUSTIC SOLN.POSS EXPLO RXN W/ ACID,(SEE ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:ING 7: ALDEHYDES, & MANY OTHER ORG CHEMS. FOLLOW ALL MIXING
PRECAUT. ADD PROD VERY GRADUALLY. VENT:REQD IF (SEE ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:ING 8:CO GENERATED.USE W/ ADEQ VENT.HYGIENE PRACT:CANNOT BE
DECONTAMINATED.WASH & DRY CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:N/K
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:N/K
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE TO ALL BODY TISSUE. LOCAL
EXPOSURE CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE AREAS OF SUPERFICIAL SKIN DESTRUCTIO
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:SEVERE BURNS,BLINDNESS.SKIN:IRRITANT
DERMAT,SEVERE BURNS.LATENT PERIOD BETWEEN EXPOSURE & IRRIT MAY
EXIST & VARY W/ CONC.INGESTION:POSS SEVERE BURNS AND PERFORATION OF
MUCOUS MEMBRANES IN MOUTH,T HROAT,ESOPHAGUS &
STOMACH.INHALATION:MIST/SPRAY MAY DAMAGE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
AND LUNGS W/ POSS CHEM PNEUMONITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes:IMMED FLUSH W/ LRG AMTS OF H*2O FOR 15 MIN.HOLD LIDS
OPEN.CALL MD IMMED.SKIN:WASH AREA W/ PLENTY OF H*2O FOR 15
MIN.REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES.CALL MD IMMED.INGEST:NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH I F UNCON.DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.GIVE LRG QTIES OF
H*2O OR MILK.IF VOMIT OCCURS,KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR.CALL MD
IMMED.INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE O*2 IF BRTHG DFCLT.GIVE ARTF
RESP IF BRTHG STOPPED.GET MED ATTN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NOT COMBUSTIBLE.WATER SPRAY,FOAM,CARBON DIOXIDE OR
DRY CHEMICALS MAY BE USED IN AREAS WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS STORED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . AVOID DIRECT CONTACT OF PRODUCT W/
WATER, CAN CAUSE VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DIRECT CONTACT WITH WATER OR ACIDS CAN
CAUSE A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK.CONTAIN & CLEAN-UP SPILL
IMMED.REMOVE SPILL W/ VACUUM TRUCK.NEUT TRACES W/ DILUTE
HCL,H*2SO*4,HNO*3,H*3PO*4,OR ACETIC ACID.FLUSH AREA W/ H*2O.COVER
W/ SODIUM BICARBONATE.PLACE CLEAN-UP MATLS & AFFECTED SOILS IN
APPRVD CONTR.LABEL(SEE SUP)
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE INORGANIC ACIDS LIKE
HYDROCHLORIC,SULFURIC,NITRIC,PHOSPHORIC & ACETIC.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES,ON SKIN OR
CLTHG.AVOID BRTHG DUST,MIST OR SPRAY.DO NOT INGEST.USE ADEQ VENT &
RESP PROT WHERE DUST,MIST OR SPRAY POSS.(SEE ING 3)
Other Precautions:ALWAYS WEAR PROT CLTHG.WHEN MIXING,ADD KOH TO
80-100F,26.67-37.78 H*2O.NEVER ADD H*2O TO KOH.STIR CONSTANTLY TO
ASSURE ALL KOH DISSOLVES AS ADDED.IF KOH SETTLES IN BOTTOM OF
VESSEL,MAY GENERATE EXCESS HEAT,RESULTING IN DANGEROUS (SEE ING 7)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHERE MIST,DUST OR SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED.
Ventilation:SPEC VENT NOT REQD UNDER NORMAL USE.USE LOCAL EXHST VENT IF
MIST/SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED.SPEC VENT MAY BE (SEE INGRED 8)
Protective Gloves:NATRL OR BUTYL RUB,NEOPRENE,NITRILE,PVC.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES & FULL FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG & CHEM RESIST
SFTY SHOES FOR MIN CONT.EMER SHOWER & EYEBATHS IN ALL PROD HNDLG
AREAS.
Work Hygienic Practices:IMMED WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG/CONT.DECONTAMINATE
PROT EQUIP (GLOVES,CLTHG) W/ SOAP & H*2O.DISCARD SHOES THAT (SEE
ING 9)
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:1.45 AT 15.6C,-9F,WATER=1.PH:12,0.01
MOLES/LITER.FP:-29C,-20F.SPILL PROC:PROPERLY & STORE FOR
TREATMENT/DISP.REPORT SPILLS AS REQD TO APPROP REG
AUTHORITY.CAUTION:CAUSTIC POTASH MAY REACT VI OLENTLY W/ ACIDS &
WATER.WEAR APPROP PROT EQUIP.WASTE DISP METH:HYDROXIDE FROM CNTNRS
BEFORE DISP BY APPRVD CONTRACTOR.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:271F,133C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:N/K
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Spec Gravity:SEE SUPP DATA
pH:SUP DA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/K
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID WITH NO ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM,TIN,ZINC & THEIR ALLOYS,STRONG ACIDS,LEATHER, ORGANIC HALOGEN
& ORGANIC NITRO COMPOUNDS,WOOL,WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:N/K
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE IAW FED,STATE AND LOCAL REGS
.CLEAN-UP MATERIAL MAY BE CONSIDERED HAZ WASTE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC
REGS.SHIP RETURNABLE CNTNRS AS REC BY SUPPLIER.RETURN SHIPMENTS
SHOULD COMPLY W/ FED, STATE & DOT REGS.REMOVE ALL POTASSIUM (SEE
SUPP)
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