24 Madison Road, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004, USA
Tel: 800-771-JEEN (5336), Tel: 973-439-1401, Fax: 973-439-1402,
email: info@jeen.com , Website: www.jeen.com
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION I - MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURER IDENTIFICATION
Manufacturer's Name: Jeen International Corp. Chemtrec Emergency Telephone # 800-424-9300
24 Madison Road Chemtrec Int鈥檒 Tel.# 703-527-3887(Collect Calls Accepted)
Fairfield, NJ 07004 Date Prepared: January 7, 1992
Telephone No.: (973) 439-1401
Common Name (used on label) (Trade Names & Synonyms): Sorbic Acid
CAS No.: 110-44-1
Chemical Name: trans, trans - Sorbic Acid
Chemical Family: Aliphatic carboxylic acid
Formula: C6H8O2
SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION
PRINCIPLE HAZARDOUS COMPONENT(S) (CHEMICAL & COMMON NAME(S)) %
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (UNITS): NONE APPLICABLE
SECTION III - PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS (FIRE & EXPLOSION DATA)
246OF (10 mm/Hg)
BOILING POINT:
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H20=1): 1.204
< 0.01 mm/Hg (20oC)
VAPOR PRESSURE (mm Hg):
PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME (%): NOT AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): NOT AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE
0.15 g/100 g (20oC)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
REACTIVITY IN WATER: NOT REACTIVE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: WHITE POWDER; DUST FREE
260oF (O.C.)
FLASH POINT:
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR % BY VOLUME: 20 mg/l
LOWER: -
UPPER: -
EXTINGISHER MEDIA: WATER, CO2
440oC
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE:
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NO SPECIAL PROCEDURES ARE REQUIRED
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDOUS: NOTHING
SECTION IV - PHYSICAL DATA
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: -
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): ALUMINUM POWDER, IRON, OXIDIZERS, ZINC
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NOTHING
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: POLYMERISE IN SOLUTION OR ABOVE THE MELTING POINT OF
135oC BY HEAT, LIGHT, AIR OR OTHER FREE RADICAL
POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS.
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SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARDS
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: LD50: 2820 mg/Kg (irp - mus)
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 MNOGRAPHS: 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.
SECTION VI - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
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
SECTION VII - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AND SPILL/LEAK PROCEDURES
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLINGAND 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 MATERIALS 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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