Product ID:POTASSIUM HYROXIDE, PELLETS (VARIOUS GRADES)
MSDS Date:10/01/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N041551
MSDS Number: BSSTK

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP

CN 1829
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960-1829
US

Emergency Phone: 201-455-3700

Info Phone: 201-455-5630; 800-631-8050

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GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 US

Telephone: 973-515-1840

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EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR W/FULL

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VENT MAY BE ADEQ. VENT FACILITIES SHOULD BE

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VENT PROBLEM IS RAPIDLY INTRODUCED. CO*2, COUPLED

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BEST EMER ACTION. IN THIS SITUATION, VENT FACILITY

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SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT & ABUNDANT RUNNING

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WORKERS MUST BE TRAINED & DRILLED IN CONSTANT

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IRON, COPPER, TIN, ALUMINUM, ZINC. INSPECT ALL

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ALL CHEM IS REMOVED (INDICATED BY

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CALL MD. CONTINUE WASHING FOR ONE-TWO HOURS & REMOVE

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FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT OR IF VICTIM IS CYANOTIC

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DO NOT INDUCE

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MAY BE FOLLOWED W/DILUTE VINEGAR OR FRUIT JUICE TO

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DFCLTIES). WET TRACE RESIDUES W/WATER & NEUT

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(SODIUM BICARBONATE MAY ALSO BE USED TO PARTIALLY

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OF SEWER. ANY RELS TO ENVIRON MAY BE SUBJECT TO FED

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SINCE DISP MAY BE SUBJECT TO FED/STATE/LOC

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THEIR OPERATION IN TERM OF APPLIC FED/STATE/LOC LAWS

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BEFORE DISCHARGING/DISPOSING OF WASTE MATL. RQ IS

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COOLING. AVOID HNDLNG CNDTNS THAT MAY LEAD TO

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PROT CLTHG. DO NOT WEAR CONT LENSES IF HNDLNG LIQ OR

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MATL SHOULD HAVE RETENTION BASINS FOR PH ADJUSTMENT

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POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3, C

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3, C

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

CONT RAPIDLY CAUSES

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EVEN DILUTE SOLUTIONS MAY PRODUCE SIMILAR EFFECTS,

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL:INHAL OF MIST/DUST CAN
INJURE ENTIRE RESP TRACT W/PAINFUL & CORR ACTION ON TISS. IRRITANCY
ESTIMATED TO BECOME NOTICEABLE AT 2 MG/M3 IN AIR. CONC OF 200 MG/M3
ARE IMMED DANGEROUS-PULM EDE MA MAY OCCUR. INGEST:SEV & RAPID CORR
BURNS OF MOUTH, GULLET & GI TRACT WILL RSLT, IF SWALLOWED. EFTS
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:INCL SEV PAIN, DFCLTY IN BRTHG, VOM,
DIARR, COLLAPSE. SOME EFTS MAY BE DELAYED. ESTIMATED AVERAGE FATAL
DOSE (LD50 TERMINOLOGY):5 G. (HUMAN,ADULT). SKIN:SEV & RAPID CORR
FROM CONT. EXTENT OF DAM DEPENDS ON DURATION OF CONT. EVEN DILUTE
SOLNS EXERT DESTRUCTIVE EFT, FOLLOWING PRLNGD CONT. MIST OF SOLN
(ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/LGE AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS,
HOLDING EYELIDS APART TO FACILITATE IRRIGATION. UTMOST SPEED IS
ESSNTL. CALL MD. IF NONE AVAIL, IRRIGATE 30 MINS BEFORE MOVING TO
MED FACILIT Y. HAVE OPHTHAMOLOGIST MAKE AN EVALUATION OF EYE
INJURY. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH UNDER SFTY SHOWER. IF WEARING GOGGS, FLUSH
HEAD & FACE THORO BEFORE REMOVING GOGGS. NEXT, WASH VICTIM'S HANDS
UNTIL (ING 4)

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:FLOOD W/WATER, TAKING CARE NOT TO SPLASH/SCATTER
MATL & KEEPING IT AWAY FROM COMMON METALS. AVOID CARBON (SUPP DATA)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. MATL CAN MELT IN FIRE & MOLTEN MATL CAN REACT VIOLENTLY W/SMALL
AMTS OF WATER (SPATTERING OR (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL REACT W/METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, TIN
& ZINC (& ALLOYS OF THESE METALS) TO LIBERATE HYDROGEN, A
FIRE/EXPLOS HAZ. SOME MATL MAY VAPORIZE IN FIRE. (SUP DAT)

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN-UP PERS NEED PROT AGAINST INHAL &/OR
SKIN/EYE CONT HAZARDS. DRY PROD CAN BE PROMPTLY SHOVELED UP FOR
RECOVERY/DISP. (CAUTION! AVOID DUSTING & SKIN/EYE CONT. ALSO, DELAY
IN CLEAN-UP MAY ALLOW ABS ORP OF MOISTURE FROM ATM, INCR
CLEAN-UP(ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent:SEE SPILL RELEASE INFORMATION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLSD CONTRS IN DRY,
WELL-VENTD AREA SEPARATE FROM ACIDS/PEROXIDES/METALS/EASILY
IGNITABLE MATLS/OTHER INCOMPATS. USE W/ADEQ VENT. (ING 23)
Other Precautions:PROT AGAINST MOISTURE/WATER/PHYSICAL DAM. DO NOT GET
IN EYES/ON SKIN/ON CLTHG. AVOID BRTHG DUST/MIST. KEEP CONTR CLSD
WHEN NOT IN USE. WHEN MAKING SOLNS, ADD SLOWLY TO SURF TO AVOID
SPLATTERING, USING SUFFICIENT AGITATION & (ING 15)

Respiratory Protection:IN ABSENCE OF DUST/MIST, NONE GENERALLY REQD.
FOR CONC ABOVE TLV, NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP PROT SHOULD BE USED:
(1)FOR DUST/MIST UP TO 5X TLV, USE HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESP
W/HALF FACEPIECE; (2)F OR HIGHER CONC, USE HIGH- (ING 18)
Ventilation:IF MIST/DUST IS GENERATED, PROVIDE LOC EXHST VENT TO MEET
TLV REQUIREMENTS. IN ABSENCE OF MIST/DUST, NATURAL (ING 19)
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKER (ING 18)
Other Protective Equipment:FULL PROT CLTHG (BOOTS/APRON/ETC), HARD HAT,
EYE WASH & QUICK DRENCH SHOWERS. ARRANGE FOR NEUTRALIZATION (ING
22)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING SHOULD BE REMOVED PROMPTLY & WASHED BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXT MEDIA:DIOXIDE - REACTS EXOTHERMICALLY. FIRE FIGHT PROC:MISTING), &
W/CERTAIN COMMON METALS TO LIBERATE FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. EXPLO
HAZ:CONT W/WATER/MOISTURE MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGNITE CO
MBUST MATL. MATLS TO AVOID:UNSATURATED ORGANICS, NITROCARBONS &
CHLOROCARBONS. STRONG EXOTHERMIC RXN W/WATER/MOISTURE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2408F,1320C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:680F,360C
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:2.044 (H*2O=1)
pH:13.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NEGLIG AT AMBIENT CNDTNS
Solubility in Water:50.5 @ 10C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PELLETS, HYGROSCOPIC; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMMON METALS & THEIR ALLOYS; ACIDS & THEIR ANHYDRIDES; EASILY
OXIDIZABLE CMPDS, INCL EXPLOSIVES, ALDEHYDES & (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO AIR. REACTS W/CARBON
DIOXIDE FROM AIR TO FORM POTASSIUM CARBONATE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE. REMAINS CHEMICALLY UNCHANGED
EVEN AT ITS BOILING TEMPERATURE.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE PELLETS MAY BE HNDLD
BY FIRST REDUCING TO AQ SOLN BY ADDING TO WATER W/CARE,
NEUTRALIZING AS PER SPILL/RELS PROC SECTION & FLUSHED TO SEWER
W/LOTS OF WATER (REGS PERMITTING) OR DISPOSED OF THRU LICENSED
CONTRACTOR. (ING 12)

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