Product ID:BUTANE MIX
MSDS Date:10/01/1985
FSC:6830
NIIN:00B020059
MSDS Number: BHCPY

BELCHER COMPANY

9 GREENWAY PLAZA
HOUSTON, TX 77046
US

Emergency Phone: 713-877-1400

Info Phone: 713-877-1400

Preparer: DELNO MALZAHN,CIH

Cage: OOO33

BELCHER COMPANY

HOUSTON, TX 77046 US

Telephone: 713-877-1400

Cage: OOO33

BUTANE

CAS: 106-97-8

RTECS: EJ4200000

Fraction By Weight: 70%

OSHA PEL 800 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 800 PPM; 9192

ISOBUTANE

CAS: 75-28-5

RTECS: TZ4300000

Fraction By Weight: 30%

ACGIH TLV: 800

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN-CONTACT WITH GAS MAY CAUSE
FROSTBITE (LIQUIFIED GAS). MAY CAUSE SLIGHT EYE IRRITATION.
INHALATION CAUSES DROWSINESS,EXCITATION OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO
ANESTHETIC AND ASPHYXIATION PROPERTIES OF THIS GAS.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS,EXCITATION OR
UNCONSCIOUSNESS IF INHALED.

First Aid:EYES-IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH TEPID WATER. SKIN-PROMPTLY
FLUSH WITH TEPID WATER. IF FREEZE BURNS HAVE OCCURED,APPLY
BULKY,DRY,STERILE BANDAGE TO PROTECT AREA. INHALATION-REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ALL OF THE PRECEDING SITUATIONS.

Flash Point:-76F
Lower Limits:1.9
Upper Limits:8.5
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,FOAM,CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PPE. DO NOT COMPLETELY EXTINGUISH
FLAME UNLESS GAS FLOW IS SHUT OFF.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY FLOW ON SURFACES FOR
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCES,REACH AN IGNITION SOURCE AND FLASH BACK.
DANGEROUS FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN MIXED WITH AIR.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE SOURCES OF HEAT OR IGNITION,INCLUDING
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND POWER TOOLS. STOP GAS FLOW. KEEP
PEOPLE AWAY. STAY UPWIND AND WARN PEOPLE OF POSSIBLE EXPLOSION.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATH ING APPARATUS IF CONDITION WARRANTS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:FLAMMABLE GAS.

Respiratory Protection:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR NON-ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS USED TO
MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS AND KEEP AIR CONCENTRATION BELOW 25%LEL
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHERE CONTACT WITH
LIQUID PROPANE IS POSSIBLE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:31F-760MMH
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-217F
Vapor Pres:2 ATMOSPHR
Vapor Density:2.0 AIR=1
Spec Gravity:0.6012
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:GAS,FAINT,DISAGREEABLE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,HEAT,FLAME AND BUILD-UP OF STATIC ELECTRICITY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO AND CO2.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE THROUGH A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL
COMPANY. FOLLOW FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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