Product ID:AZ 422 MIF DEVELOPER
MSDS Date:09/29/1988
FSC:6750
NIIN:00N014838
MSDS Number: BKMBM

HOECHST CELANESE CORP

ROUTE 202-206 N
SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876
US

Emergency Phone: 201-231-4944

Info Phone: 201-231-2566

Cage: 0RIR4

HOECHST CELANESE CORP

1026 CHARLOTTE, NC 28201-1026 US

Telephone: 800-253-2637

Cage: 0RIR4

TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 75-59-2

RTECS: PA0875000

Fraction By Weight: 2%

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ALKALINE SOLUTION. MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRITATION OR CAUSTIC BURNS TO EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SOLUTIONS
OF PH GREATER THAN 10 ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE CORNEAL DAMAGE. D.O.T.
FOUR HOUR RABBIT SKIN TEST OF HI GHEST COMMERCIAL CONCENTRATION OF
PRODUCT WAS NEGATIVE FOR CORROSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:CALL MD IF IRRIT OF RESP PASSAGES OCCURS. EYE:FLUSH
THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MD IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN:IMMEDIATELY REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH AFFECTED AREA.
CALL MD IF IRRITATION OCCURS. INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER OR
MILK TO DILUTE STOMACH CONTENTS. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MD
IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE:COMPATIBLE WITH EXTINGUISHING AGENTS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IF HEATED TO DRYNESS, MAY DECOMPOSE TO
TRIMETHYLAMINE AND METHANOL.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, CONTAIN SPILL, COLLECT ONTO INERT ABSORBENT.
PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINER. RINSE RESIDUAL W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE MIST IS PRESENT, PROVIDE LOCAL VENTILATION
OR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR CERTIFIED FOR MIST.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:CLOTHING SUITABLE TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:32.0F,0.0C
Spec Gravity:1
pH: 13.1
Evaporation Rate & Reference: SAME AS WATER.
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, SLIGHT AMINE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 98

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PRODUCT IS EXPECTED, BY TEST/ANALOGY, TO
SLOWLY ATTACK ALUMINUM/PERHAPS OTHER NONFERROUS METALS, RELEASING
HYDROGEN GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IF HEATED TO DRYNESS, MAY DECOMPOSE TO
TRIMETHYLAMINE AND METHANOL.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF OR INCINERATE I/A/W REGULATIONS.
PRODUCT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER CERCLA DUE TO
HIGH PH UNLESS NEUTRALIZED PRIOR TO DISPOSAL. DISPOSE I/A/W
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGUL ATIONS .

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