Product ID:11-0057 FLUID, FYRITE, CO2
MSDS Date:11/08/1990
FSC:6630
NIIN:00-653-8508
MSDS Number: BRXRV

BACHARACH INC

625 ALPHA DR
PITTSBURGH, PA 15238
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 412-963-2223 OR FAX 412-963-2091

Cage: 05083

ITT SEMICONDUCTORS/DIV OF ITT CORP

168 LAWRANCE, MA 01841-3002 US

Telephone: 412-963-2130

Cage: 15238

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: 26%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/CUM (CEILING)

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/CUM (CEILING)

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 71%

ALCOHOLS, C7-9-ISO-, C8-RICH *93-3*

CAS: 68526-83-0

Fraction By Weight: 3%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS
W/PERMANENT BLINDNESS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS, SEVERITY
DEPENDS ON DURATION OF CONTACT. INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE &
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. SEVERE OVEREXPOSURE S MAY CAUSE PULMONARY
EDEMA. INGESTION:GI CORROSION, COLLAPSE, SHOCK. CHRONIC DERMATITIS
MAY FOLLOW REPEATED CONTACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING & DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISITING SKIN & RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS. SKIN:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/WATER WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR 20 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
GIVE ARTIFICIA L RESPIRATION IF NEEDED. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. DON'T GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON OR
HAVING CONVULSIONS. GIVE 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTN IN ALL CASES

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ISOOCTYL ALCOHOL HAS A FLASH POINT OF
183F & IS INSOLUBLE IN WATER. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT IS PRESENT (<5%)
SO ONLY A SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD EXISTS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. DILUTE
SPILL W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE W/DILUTE ACETIC ACID. ABSORB & PLACE IN
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL OR FLUSH TO SEWER W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE ACETIC ACID

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE, SEPARATE
FROM ACID & OXIDIZER STORAGE. AVOID CRUSHING CONTAINERS. AVOID
CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES/CLOTHING. CORROSIVE TO TISSUES
Other Precautions:WHEN FLUID IS USED IN INSTRUMENT (FYRITE), DON'T VENT
IN INVERTED POSITION OR BEFORE THE FLUID HAS DRAINED FORM THE TOP
WELL OF THE FYRITE. HOLD THE FYRITE AWAY FROM THE FACE WHEN VENTING
INSTRUMENT. DON'T INHALE VAPORS.

Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE ADEQUATE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR OTHER IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:AN AVAILABLE SOURCE OF RUNNING WATER FOR EYE
& SKIN FLUSHING IS RECOMMENDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
CON'T: ACID ANHYDRIDES, METALS, CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS. ALWAYS CHANGE
FYRITE FLUID IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF SINK W/RUNNING WATER
AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE CORROSIVE EFFECT OF FYRITE FLUID.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<0C
pH:13-14
Appearance and Odor:RED LIQUID W/SLIGHT UNPLEASANT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:75%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS, ALDEHYDES, MONOMERS & POLYMERIZABLE
ESTERS, ALKALYENE OXIDES, HALOGENS. SEE SUPP.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:REACTION W/METALS CAN LIBERATE
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. CO, CO2 & POTASSIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE CODE: D002.

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