Product ID:ACRYSOL ASE-108 THICKENING AGENT, 65519
MSDS Date:01/06/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N026498
MSDS Number: BNKYS

ROHM AND HAAS CO

INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19105
US

Emergency Phone: 215-592-3000;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 215-592-3000

Cage: 77902

ROHM AND HAAS CO

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-2399 US

Telephone: 215-592-2521/215-592-3000

Cage: 77902

ACRYLIC COPOLYMER

Fraction By Weight: 17-19%

RESIDUAL MONOMERS

Fraction By Weight: 0.1% MAX

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 81-83%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) > 5.0 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: VAPOR OR MIST CAN CAUSE
HEADACHE, NAUSEA, AND IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT AND LUNGS. SKIN:
IRRITATING TO SKIN UPON REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT. EYE:
SLIGHTLY IRRITATING TO EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: MOVE SUBJECT TO FRESH AIR. EYE: FLUSH EYES WITH A
LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEE PHYSICIAN IF IRRIT
PERSISITS. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED SKIN AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER.
INGEST: IF SWA LLOWED DILUTE BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK.
SEE A PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL CAN SPLATTER ABOVE 100C/212F.
POLYMER FILM CAN BURN.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP SPECTATORS AWAY. FLOOR MAY BE SLIPPERY;
USE CARE TO AVOID FALLING. DIKE & CNTN SPILL W/INERT MATL. TRANSFER
LIQ TO CNTNRS FOR RECOVERY/DISP & SOLID DIKING MATL TO SEPERATE
CNTNRS FOR DISP. KEEP S PILLS & CLEANINING RUNOFFS OUT OF
(SUPPDATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE TEMP: 1C-49C. KEEP FROM
FREEZING--PRODUCT MAY COAGULATE.
Other Precautions:MONOMER VAPS CAN BE EVOLVED WHEN PROD IS HEATED
DURING PROCESSING OPERATIONS. SUCH A CASE, USE LOC EXHST VENT W/A
MINIMUM CAPTURE VELOCITY OF 100FT/MIN AT THE POINT OF MONOMER
EVOLUTION. REFER TO "IND USTRIAL VENT: A MANUAL OF (SUPP DATA)

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED IF GOOD VENTILATION IS MAINTAINED.
WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR SUITABLE FOR CONCENTRATIONS OF
AIR CONTAMINANTS ENCOUNTERED.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AT POINT OF
CONTAMINANT RELEASE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 2.4-3.4. SPILL PROC: MUNICIPAL SEWERS AND OPEN BODIES OF WATER.
OTHER PREC: "RECOMMENDED PRACTICE" PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS.

HCC:C3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:0C/32F H*2O
Vapor Pres:17 @ 20C
Vapor Density:< 1, H*2O
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:< 1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:DILUTABLE
Appearance and Odor:MILKY WHITE LIQUID; MILD ACRYLIC ODOR;
Percent Volatiles by Volume:81-83

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NOT APPLICABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES OVER 177C/350F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE SOLIDS AND CONTAMINATED DIKING
MATERIAL AT A PERMITTED FACILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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