Product ID:IMPCO HI-TEMP CATALYST
MSDS Date:03/20/1990
FSC:8010
NIIN:00F019505
MSDS Number: BLQJL

Emergency Phone: (401) 521-2490

Info Phone: (401) 521-2490

Preparer: MICHAEL BALLOU

Cage: 24221

Telephone: 401-521-2490

Cage: 24221

DICUMYL PEROXIDE

CAS: 80-43-3

RTECS: SD8150000

Fraction By Weight: 98%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
OR OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. EYES:
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP &
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK LARGE
QUANTITIES OF LIQUID TO DILUTE. NEVER GIVE LIQUIDS OR INDUCE
VOMITING IF UNCONSCIOUS. INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:260F
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, OR CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL CONTAINERS W/WATER IF EXPOSED TO FIRE.
DIRECT HOSE STREAMS FROM A PROTECTED LOCATION. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL IN CONTAINERS MAY DECOMPOSE
VIOLENTLY WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT. BURNS W/FLARE EFFECT.

Spill Release Procedures:IF SOLID, SALVAGE IN CLEAN, STEEL DRUMS.
ABSORB ANY LIQUID IN CLEAN SAND & PLACE IN CLEAN, STEEL DRUMS FOR
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAY DECOMPOSE VIOLENTLY WHEN
OVERHEATED.KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES. STORE <95F, OUT OF DIRECT
SUNLIGHT. MELT ONLY IN WATER BATH AT 140F MAXIMUM TEMP.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN
EXCESSIVE FUMES FROM PRODUCT DECOMPOSITION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:100F
Vapor Pres:15.4
Spec Gravity:1.014
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN BU AC
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:PALE YELLOW-WHITE GRANULAR SOLID: ACRID; FRUITY
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS/ACIDIC MATERIALS SUCH AS FRIEDEL-CRAFTS OR
OXIDATION/CATALYSTS/STRONG & REDUCING AGENTS/COPPER
ALLOYS/LEAD/IRON
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, DIRECT SUNLIGHT, TEMPS >131F, &
CONTAMINATION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PHENOLS, CO, CO2, SMOKE, ACETOPHENONE,
CUML ALCOHOL, A-METHYL STYRENE, METHANE, & ETHANE.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE A 5% CONCENTRATION IN #2 FUEL OIL IN
AN RCRA APPROVED INCINERATOR.

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