Product ID:NIPOL CARBOXY ELASTOMERS, 1072
MSDS Date:12/02/1991
FSC:9320
NIIN:00N046401
MSDS Number: BTXTP

ZEON CHEMICALS INC

1701 GOLF RD
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL 60008
US

Emergency Phone: 800-735-3388

Info Phone: 708-437-9770

Cage: 0J3F9

ZEON CHEMICALS L.P.

LOUISVILLE, KY 40211 US

Telephone: 800-735-3388/502-775-2000

Cage: 0J3F9

HELD AT PROCESS TEMPS FOR SHORT TIME W/OUT

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THAT EXPOS TO EITHER ELEVATED TEMP/EXCESSIVE TIME

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EXTENDED TIME PERIODS W/CMPD IN IT/DECOMP WILL

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CONTAMS, MAY BE COMBUST & SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY

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PROCESSING OPERATIONS AT YOUR WORKPLACE/YOUR

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POLYMER BREAKDOWN EMITTING SMOKE & FUMES SHOULD

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HANGUP/STAGNATION DURING PROCESSING MAY CAUSE

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AVOID EXPOS, PROVIDE EMPLOYEES W/SUITABLE NIOSH/MSHA

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ROUTINE INHAL. VENT MUST BE ADEQ TO MAINTAIN AMBIENT

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ACRYLONITRILE (SARA III)

CAS: 107-13-1

RTECS: AT5250000

Fraction By Weight: <20% PPM

OSHA PEL 2 PPM,10 PPM, C, S

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM, S

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

1,3-BUTADIENE; (BUTADIENE) (SARA III)

CAS: 106-99-0

RTECS: EI9275000

Fraction By Weight: <5% PPM

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

PHENOL, P-(TERT-BUTYL)-; (P-T-BUTYL PHENOL)

CAS: 98-54-4

RTECS: SJ8925000

Fraction By Weight: <0.1%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ACRYLONITRILE/BUTADIENE/METHACRYLIC ACID POLYMER

CAS: 9010-18-5

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS. COMBUST PRODS FROM

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MUST BE CONSIDERED TOXIC.

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CARCIN. CFR VOL 29, 1910.1045,

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IARC CANCER REVIEW, IARC MONOGRAPHS,

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ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN.

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DEPIGMENTATION OF SKIN(VITALIGO) ASSOC

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OR COMBUST PRODS WILL CAUSE IRRIT OF RESP TRACT,

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SHOULD BE REGARDED AS POTNTLY HAZ & MEASURES TAKEN

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PHASE OF FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS.

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ON VARIABLES SUCH AS SPECIFIC FORMULATION &

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WELL VENTED CNDTNS & AVOID CONTINUED/PRLNG BRTHG OF

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AREAS. CLEAN UP FOLLOWING NORM PROCESSING SHOULD BE

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:OVEREXP IS NOT EXPECTED AT AMBIENT
TEMPS. NO ADVERSE HLTH EFTS ARE EXPECTED DURING NORMAL PROCESSING
WHEN POTNTL EXPOS ARE ELIM BY GOOD INDUS HYGIENE PRACT & WELL
VENTILATED CNDTNS. AT PROCESSING TEMP S, COMBINED INGS MAY EMIT
FUMES & VAPS THAT CAUSE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT, EYES &/OR SKIN.
TYPICALLY, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ACRYLONITRILE:IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPP, VOL
7, PG 79, 1987:GRP 2A. NTP 6TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1991:ANTIC TO
BE (ING 7)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:THESE EFTS ARE REVERSIBLE UPON REMOVAL
FROM EXPOS & NO LASTING EFTS ARE EXPECTED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, POTNTL
FOR IRRIT WILL DEPEND ON EFTIVENESS OF EXHST VENT PROVIDED TO
PROCESS AREA. PROD CON TAINS TRACE AMT OF P-T-BUTYL PHENOL AS
COMPONENT OF ANTIOXIDANT PACKAGE. ALTHOUGH RARE, THERE ARE RPTS OF
(ING 10)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN FOR PRODUCT AS
DELIVERED.

First Aid:IF IRRIT OCCURS/PERSISTS FROM ANY RTE OF EXPOS, REMOVE
AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL FROM AREA. CALL MD. PROVIDE PROT BEFORE
ALLOWING REENTRY. INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYE:FLUSH W/RUNNING WATER
FOR AT LST 1 5 MINS WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. CONSULT MD IF IRRIT
PERSISTS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP & WATER.
INHAL:REMOVE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT MD IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:WATER, ABC DRY CHEM/PROTEIN TYPE AIR FOAMS ARE REC
MEDIA. ELASTOMERS WOULD BE CONSIDERED "ORDINARY COMBUSTS". (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
PERS NOT HAVING SUITABLE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP PROT MUST LEAVE
AREA TO PVNT SIGNIFICANT EXPOS TO (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOST ORG SUBSTANCES WHEN IN FORM OF FINE
DUST/PWDR PRESENT DUST EXPLO HAZ. SPECIAL PRECS MUST BE TAKEN IF
THESE ELASTOMERS ARE GROUND/OTHERWISE FORMED (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP, SHOVEL/VACUUM CRUMBS/CHUNKS INTO CNTNRS
FOR REUSE/DISP. PLACE RESIDUAL IN CLSD, DUST TIGHT CNTNR TO AWAIT
REUSE/DISP. IN ENCLSD/POORLY VENTED AREAS, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
SCBA DURING CLEANUP I MMED AFTER FIRE AS WELL AS DURING ATTACK (ING
13)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
DIRECT LIGHT TO MAINTAIN QUALITY. COMPOUNDING INGS PURCHASED TO ADD
TO ELASTOMER PRODS MAY REQ SPECIAL HNDLG.
Other Precautions:IT IS USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW REC PRECS OF
INDIVIDUAL ADDITIVE SUPPLIERS. DURING NORM PROCESSING, VIRTUALLY
ALL ELASTOMERS WILL EMIT FUMES & VAPS WHEN HEATED TO PROCESSING
TEMPS. CONC & COMPOS ITION OF THESE VAPS WILL DEPEND (ING 14)

Respiratory Protection:AS SUPPLIED, RESP PROT IS NOT TYPICALLY REQD
DURING NORMAL USE & HNDLG OPERATIONS. NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP PROT
MAY BE NEEDED IF PROD IS GROUND INTO FINE PWDR/DUST. ABNORMAL
CNDTNS SUCH AS EQUIP MALFUN CTION, IMPROPER EQUIP/PROCS, OR (ING
23)
Ventilation:EFTIVE GEN &, IF NEC, LOC EXHST VENT MUST ALWAYS BE
PROVIDED TO DRAW FUMES/VAPS AWAY FROM WORKERS TO PVNT (ING 25)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROT CLTHG SHOULD BE WORN DURING CLEANUP
OPERATIONS TO PVNT SKIN CONT. DO NOT USE PROCESSING EQUIP TO HEAT
FOOD.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER PROCESSING COMPOUND,
ESPECIALLY BEFORE EATING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
% VOLAT:<1%(WATER VAP)(WT). EXTING MEDIA:CARBON DIOXIDE IS GENRLY NOT
REC FOR USE ON CLASS A FIRES AS LACK OF COOLING CAPACITY MAY RSLT
IN REIGNIT. FIRE FIGHT PROC:TOX COMBUST GASES FROM ANY SOURCE. E
XPLO HAZ:INTO FINE PWDR. HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS IS FORMED UPON
COMBUST. THIS REPRESENTS HAZ TO FIREFIGHTERS.

Spec Gravity:1 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TAN TO BROWN SLAB W/MILD CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS/REDUCING AGENTS WHICH ARE GENRLY NOT COMPAT W/MANY ORG
CMPDS, ARE NOT COMPAT W/THESE ELASTOMERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OVERHEATING.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FUMES PRDCD WHEN HEATED TO DECOMP
TEMPS MAY CONTAIN:OXIDES OF CARBON, HYDROGEN CYANIDE & SM AMTS OF
AROMATIC & (ING 5)

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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