Product ID:HEXADECANE
MSDS Date:12/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N016336
MSDS Number: BQTCL

Emergency Phone: 616-726-3171, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 616-726-3171

Cage: 2H215

Telephone: 800-368-0050/800-707-4555

Cage: 2H215

HEXADECANE

CAS: 544-76-3

RTECS: ML9200000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HEXADECANE IS MILD EYE AND MUCOUS
MEMBRANE IRRITANT, PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANT, AND CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM DEPRESSANT. ACUTE EXPOSURE CAUSES IRRITATION, NARCOSIS, AND
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IRRITATION. SY STEMIC TOXICITY INFORMATION
IS INADEQUATE/UNKNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE MILD IRRITATION
TO RESPIRATORY TRACT AND NARCOSIS AT HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS.
EYE: LIQUID AND HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATION CAN BE IRRITATING. SKIN:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED S KIN CONTACT CAN CAUSE IRRITATION.
INGESTION: CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT DISCOMFORT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRECLUDE FROM EXPOSURE THOSE
INDIVIDUALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DERMATITIS.

First Aid:INHAL: IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, ADMIN
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESCUE BRTHG. IF THERE IS NOT PULSE ADMIN CPR. CONT
PHYS IMMED. EYE: RINSE W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS.
GET EMER MED ASSIST. SKIN: FLUSH THORO FOR AT LST 15 MINS. WASH
AFFECTED SKIN W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH
CLTHG BEFORE RE-USE, & DISCARD CONTAMD SHOES. GET EMER MED ASSIST.
INGEST: (SUPDAT)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:275F,135C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROT
EQUIP . HEAT WILL BUILD PRESS & MAY RUPTURE CLOSED STORAGE CNTNRS.
KEEP FIRE-EXPOS CNTNRS COOL W/WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE, OTHER THAN COMBUSTIBILITY.

Spill Release Procedures:PROT FROM IGNIT. WEAR PROT CLTHG AND USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESP EQUIP. ABSORB SPILLED MATL IN AN ABSORB
RECOM FOR SOLV SPILLS & REMOVE TO SAFE LOCATION FOR DISP BY APPRVD
METHS. IF RELS TO ENVIRON, COMPLY W/ALL REGULATORY NOTIFICATION
REQS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HEXADECANE SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:PROPER STORAGE OF HEXADECANE MUST BE DETERMINED BASED
ON OTHER MATLERIALS STORED & THEIR HAZARDS AND POTENTIAL CHEMICAL
INCOMPAT. IN GENERAL, HEXADECANE SHOULD BE STORED IN AN ACCEPTABLY
PROTECTED AND SECURE GENERAL STORAGE ROOM.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
FOLLOW NIOSH/MSHA EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DETERMINE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT (NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING,
AIR-SUPPLIED, OR SELF-C ONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS).
Ventilation:ADEQ VENT IS REQD TO PROT PERS FROM EXPOS TO CHEM VAPS & TO
MIN FIRE HAZS. CHOICE OF VENT EQUIP, EITHER LOC/GEN,(SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:NITRILE RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG W/FULL LGTH FCSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:NITRILE RUBB/NEOPENE PROT CLTHG IS RECOM.
EMER EYE WASH FOUNTAINS & SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE AVAIL IN
VICINITY (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 0.773 @ 20C (H*2O=1). FIRST AID PROC: CALL LOC POIS CNTRL
CNTR FOR ASSIST. CONTACT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER INDUCE
VOMITING OR GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO A VICTIM UNCON OR HAVING
CONVULS IONS. VENT: WILL DEPEND ON CNDTNS OF USE, QTY OF MAT, AND
OTHER OPER PARAMETERS. OTHER PROT EQUIP: OF ANY POTNTL EXPOS.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:549F,287C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:64.4F,18C
Vapor Pres:<1 @ 20C
Vapor Density:7.8
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH MINERAL OIL-LIKE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, OPEN CONTAINERS,
AND POOR VENTILATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION CAN GENERATE
CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER TOXIC VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:ALTHOUGH HEXADECANE IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS AN EPA
HAZARDOUS WASTE, IT SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
ACCEPTABLE MANNER. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS ( ).

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