Product ID:MOLECULAR SIEVE TYPE 4A
MSDS Date:12/01/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-911-9269
MSDS Number: BFWCD

UNION CARBIDE CORP,MOLECULAR SIEVES DEPT

39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
DANBURY, CT 06817-0001
US

Emergency Phone: 1-800-822-4357

Info Phone: CONTACT LOCAL SUPPLIER

Cage: 85926

UNION CARBIDE CORP METALS DIVISION SECTION J-1

DANBURY, CT 06817 US

Telephone: 203-794-2000

Cage: 85926

SODIUM OXIDE

CAS: 12401-86-4

RTECS: WC4800000

Fraction By Weight: <30%

OSHA PEL N/E

ACGIH TLV: N/E

SILICON OXIDE

CAS: 7631-86-9

RTECS: NV7330000

Fraction By Weight: <50%

OSHA PEL 20 MPPCF

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM/TOT DUST/

ALPHA-ALUMINA (ALUMINUM OXIDE) (EPA LISTS ONLY FIBROUS

CAS: 1344-28-1

RTECS: BD1200000

Fraction By Weight: <40%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED INHAL MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE-POSS IRRIT-REDNESS OF THE CONJUNCTIVA.
SKIN-POSS IRRIT,LOCAL REDNESS. INHAL-POSS IRRIT OF NOSE &
THROAT,COUGH,CHEST DISCOMFORT. NO ADVERSE EFFECTS KNOWN FM
INGEST/SKIN ABSORPTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:BREATHING OF DUST MAY AGGRAVATE
ASTHMA & INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC PULMONARY DISEASE.

First Aid:EYE-FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN. SKIN-WASH W/ SOAP & WATER.
INHAL-GET TO FRESH AIR. IF INGESTED IN LGE QTY-DRINK 2 GLASSES
WATER & INDUCE VOMIT IF PATIENT CONSCIOUS. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN-THIS
DESICCANT GENERATE S HEAT AS IT ABSORBS MOIS. USED PRODUCTCAN
CONTAIN MATL OF A HAZ NATURE. IDENTIFY MATL & TREAT ACCORDINGLY.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USED MATL MAY CONTAIN PRODUCTS OF HAZ NATURE.
USER MUST IDENTIFY PROPERTIES OF RETAINED MATL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN EXPOSED TO WATER MOLECULAR SIEVES
GET QUITE HOT-CAN HEAT WATER TO BOILING PT. FLOODING WILL REDUCE
TEMP TO SAFE LIMIT.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP SPILL AREA. COLLECT & PLACE SPILLED MATL
IN A WASTE DISPOSAL CONTNR. AVOID RAISING DUST.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQ VENT. KEEP CONTNR CLOSED.
AVOID BREATHING DUST & PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT. OPEN CONTNR SLOWLY
TO AVOID DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES.
Other Precautions:PH RANGE IF IN AQUEOUS SLURRY.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE EXCESS DUST USE RESPIR SELECTED PER OSHA
29CFR1910.134 & APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AS APPROPRIATE TO MINIMIZE DUST.
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE TO DUST.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.1-2.0
Solubility in Water:NONE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS MESH BEADS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SUDDEN CONTACT W/HIGH CONC OF CHEM W/HIGH HEATS OF ABSORPTION LIKE
OLEFINS,HCL, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL DEPEND ON MATLS RETAINED ON
SIEVE.

Waste Disposal Methods:IAW FED,STATE & LOCAL REGS.

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