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LUPEROX 231
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND USE
MANUFACTURER: ARKEMA CANADA INC.
700 THIRD LINE
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
L6J 5A3
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: (905) 827-9841 (ARKEMA)
(613) 996-6666 (CANUTEC)
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: LUPEROX 231
PRODUCT CODE: LU952
PRODUCT USE: POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: B3 - COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
C - OXIDIZING MATERIAL.
F 鈥? DANGEROUSLY REACTIVE
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
% W/W CAS # TLV
1,1-BIS(T-BUTYLPEROXY)-3,3,5- 60-100 6731-36-8 NE
TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXANE
LD50: >12,918 MG/KG (ORAL-RAT) *
LD50: >8,000 MG/KG (DERMAL-RABBIT) *
LC50: >400 MG/L (4-HR 鈥? INHALATION-RAT) *
3,3,-5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXANONE 5-10 873-94-9 NE
LD50: NE
TERT-BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE 0.1-1.0 75-91-2 NE
LD50: NE
PEROXIDE,(1-METHYLETHYLIDENE)BIS(1,1- 0.1-1.0 4262-61-7 NE
DIMETHYLETHYL)
LD50: NE
* TESTED AT 75% IN DIBUTYL PHTHALATE. PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN DIBUTYL PHTHALATE.
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENT INFORMATION (WHMIS NOT CONTROLLED):
NA
PHYSICAL DATA
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
ODOUR AND APPEARANCE: COLOURLESS LIQUID, SLIGHT CAMPHOR ODOUR.
ODOUR THRESHOLD: NE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY (G/ML): 0.904 @ 25/25掳C
VAPOUR PRESSURE: NE
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1): NE
VOLATILITY/VOL(%): 100
SOLUBILITY IN H20: INSOLUBLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NE
BOILING POINT: NE
FREEZING POINT: -40掳C
PH: NA
LOG KOW: NE
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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SHIPPING INFORMATION
UN 3101, 5.2, 1, II, ORGANIC PEROXIDE TYPE B, LIQUID. [1,1-DI-(TERT-BUTYLPEROXY)-3,3,5-
TRIMETHYLCHYCLOHEXANE >90-100%].
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
FLAMMABILITY: COMBUSTIBLE
CONDITIONS: WILL BURN ABOVE FLASHPOINT.
MEANS OF EXTINCTION: WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
FLASHPOINT: 46掳C (114掳F) (SETA CC)
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (% V): NE
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%V): NE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: 66掳C (5 LB CARTON, SELF ACCELERATING DECOMPOSITION
TEMPERATURE).
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON
EXPLOSION DATA: CONTAMINATION, TEMPERATURE 鈥? CAN DECOMPOSE WITH
FORCE IF CONFINED DURING EXPOSURE TO FIRE. IF
LARGE AMOUNT IS INVOLVED, EVACUATE AREA AND FIGHT
FIRE FROM SAFE DISTANCE. COOL SURROUNDING
MATERIAL WITH WATER.
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: NO
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NO
REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY: UNSTABLE
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG ACIDS, ALKALIS, OXIDIZERS.
CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY: EXCESSIVE / HIGH HEAT AND CONTAMINATION WITH OTHER
CHEMICALS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE FLAMMABLE AND MAY SELF
PRODUCTS: IGNITE.
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY
SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION.
SKIN ABSORPTION: NE
EYE: MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION.
INGESTION: NE
INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
ACUTE OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: NE
CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: NE
SENSITIZATION: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
CARCINOGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
TERATOGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
MUTAGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES AND USE IMPERVIOUS
GLOVES. WHERE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE IS LIKELY,
WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQUIPPED
WITH AN ORGANIC VAPOUR CARTRIDGE.
SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURES: SOAK UP WITH AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WET
MATERIAL AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER.
DISPOSE OF IMMEDIATELY.
WASTE DISPOSAL: HAZARDOUS WASTE. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO
ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT. CONSULT FEDERAL OR
LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR APPROVED DISPOSAL
METHODS.
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAMES.
WASH BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO
PRODUCTS OR REST ROOMS.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: KEEP IN A CLOSED, LABELED CONTAINER IN A
VENTILATED AREA. STORE BELOW 32掳C (90掳F).
FIRST AID MEASURES
EYE FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS OR PERSISTS.
SKIN WASH SKIN WITH WATER AND SOAP. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
OCCURS OR PERSISTS.
INGESTION DO NOT GIVE LIQUIDS IF PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS OR VERY DROWSY. INDUCE
VOMITING AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONEL. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
INHALATION REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, APPLY
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
PREPARATION DATE
PREPARED BY: PRODUCT SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT.
PHONE NUMBER OF PREPARER: 905-827-9841
DATE PREPARED (MM/DD/YY): 10/21/93
DATE REVISED (MM/DD/YY): 09/13/07
MINIMUM CONTACT WITH THIS AND ALL CHEMICALS IS RECOMMENDED AS A GOOD GENERAL POLICY TO
FOLLOW.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE
DEPENDABLE AND IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. HOWEVER, SINCE DATA, SAFETY
STANDARDS, AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE CONDITIONS OF
HANDLING AND USE, OR MISUSE ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, ARKEMA CANADA MAKES NO WARRANTY
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO COMPLETENESS OR CONTINUING ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR RELIANCE THEREON. USER
SHOULD SATISFY HIMSELF THAT HE HAS ALL CURRENT DATA RELEVANT TO HIS PARTICULAR USE.
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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