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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
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SECTION I - MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURER IDENTIFICATION
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Date Prepared: March 1, 1990
Common Name (used on label)
(Trade Names & Synonyms): Potassium Sorbate (Powder or Granular Form)
CAS No.: 590-00-1
Chemical Name: 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt
Chemical Family: Aliphatic carboxykic acid
Formula: C6H7O2K
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SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION
PRINCIPLE HAZARDOUS COMPONENT(S) (CHEMICAL & COMMON NAME(S)) %
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (UNITS)
NONE APPLICABLE
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SECTION III - PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS (FIRE & EXPLOSION DATA)
BOILING POINT: -
130~135oC
MELTING POINT:
25
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H20=1) d 1.363
20
VAPOR PRESSURE (mm Hg): NOT AVAILABLE
PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME (%): NOT AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): NOT AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE
58.2% (20oC)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
REACTIVITY IN WATER: NOT REACTIVE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER; ODORLESS OR SLIGHT CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
HIGHER 210oC
FLASH POINT:
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR
% BY VOLUME:
LOWER: 120 mg/1
UPPER: -
EXTINGISHER MEDIA: WATER, CO2
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING
PROCEDURES: NO SPECIAL PROCEDURES ARE REQUIRED
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION
HAZARDOUS: NOTHING
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SECTION IV - PHYSICAL DATA
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: -
INCOMPATIBILITY
(MATERIALS TO AVOID): MOISTURE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS: NOTHING
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: -
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SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARDS
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: LD50: 2500 mg/Kg (orl - rat)
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE: CAN CAUSE EYE IRRITATION AND SLIGHT SKIN IRRITATION
CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE: NOT AVAILABLE
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: -
CHEMICAL LISTED AS CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN: -
NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM: I.A.R.C. MONOGRAPHS: OSHA:
NO NO NO
OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT: UNKNOWN
ACGIH THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: UNKNOWN
OTHER EXPOSURE LIMIT USED: UNKNOWN
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER.
INGESTION: CALL A PHYSICIAN.
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SECTION VI - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
(SPECIFY TYPE): MASK
VENTILATION:
LOCAL EXHAUST: REQUIRED
MECHANICAL(GENERAL): -
SPECIAL: -
OTHER: -
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: RUBBER GLOVES
EYE PROTECTION: EYE GLASSES
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
OR EQUIPMENT: NOTHING
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SECTION VII - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AND SPILL/LEAK PROCEDURES
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING
AND STORAGE:
NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY IN ITS HANDLING. STORED IN A DRY PLACE AND SHOULD NOT BE
EXPOSED TO LIGHT OR HEAT.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
PAPER, CLOTH AND OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIALS SOAKED WITH SORBATES MAY IGNITE SPONTANEOUSLY SO
THAT THESE SUBSTANCES SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM CELLULOSIC MATERIALS.
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS
RELEASED OR SPILLED:
CLEAN UP BY VACUUM-CLEANER AND WASH BY WATER.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS:
ACTIVE SLUDGE METHOD OR BURNING OUT
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