Product ID:DOWEX DR-2030 CATALYST, 23084
MSDS Date:05/13/1993
FSC:8010
NIIN:00N051039
MSDS Number: BVDZK

DOW CHEMICAL

2200 W SALZBURG
MIDLAND, MI 48674
US

Emergency Phone: 517-636-4400

Info Phone: 517-636-4400

Cage: DO842

DOW CHEMICAL CO

MIDLAND, MI 48674 US

Telephone: 800-258-2436

Cage: 96717

SULFONATES. UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SULFONATED COPOLYMER OF STYRENE & DIVINYLBENZENE IN THE

CAS: 69011-20-7

Fraction By Weight: 80-100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

CONSULT SOURCES KNOWLEDGEABLE IN HANDLING SUCH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT. MAY CAUSE MOD
CORNEAL INJURY. EFTS ARE LIKELY TO HEAL. SKIN:PRLNGD/RPTED EXPOS
NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SKIN IRRIT. MAY CAUSE MORE SEV
RESPONSE IF SKIN IS ABRADED (SCRA TCHED/CUT). INGEST:SINGLE DOSE
ORAL TOXIS BELIEVED TO BE LOW. NO HAZ ANTIC FROM INGEST INCIDENTAL
TO (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:INDUS EXPOSURE. INHAL:VAPORS ARE
UNLIKELY DUE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. SKIN ABSORP IS UNLIKELY DUE TO
PHYSICAL PROPERITIES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:IRRIGATE W/FLOWING WATER IMMED & CONTINUOUSLY FOR 15
MINUTES. CONSULT MED PERS. SKIN:WASH OFF IN FLOWING WATER OR
SHOWER. INGEST:NO ADVERSE EFTS ANTIC BY THIS RTE OF EXPOS
INCIDENTAL TO PROPER IN DUS HANDLING. CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
INHAL:NO ADVERSE EFFTS ANTIC BY THIS RTE OF EXPOSURE. REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE O*2/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION) .

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PROD IS NOT COMBUST UNTIL MOISTURE IS
REMOVED, THEN RESIN STARTS TO BURN IN FLAME @ 230C. AUTOIGNIT
OCCURS ABOVE 500C. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY, ISOLATE (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP. CAUTION:MAY BE SLIPPERY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRACTICE REASONABLE CARE & CAUTION.
NOTE:DRIED ION-EXCHANGE RESINS SWELL CONSIDERABLY WHEN CONTACTED
WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER.
Other Precautions:CLSD SYS SHOULD BE OF SUFFICIENT VOLUME TO PVNT
EXCESSIVE PRESS BUILD-UP. METAL EQUIP SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE W/FEED,
REGENERANT, RESIN FORM, & EFFLUENT OF THAT PROCESS.

Respiratory Protection:NO RESP PROT SHOULD BE NEEDED. NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR MOST CONDITIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:DENSITY 38 LB/FT 3. EXPLO HAZ:HAZ AREA & DENY UNNEC ENTRY.
HIGHLY TOX FUMES ARE RELEASED IN FIRE SITUATIONS. FIRE WATER RUN
OFF MAY BE TOX. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS, STORM DRAINS, SURF WATERS & SO
IL. MATLS TO AVOID:IN A SLIGHTLY DEGRADED RESIN UP TO EXPLOS
REACTION. BEFORE USING STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, (ING 3)

Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:STRAW TO AMBER BEADS, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WARNING:OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS NITRIC ACID ATTACK ORG ION EXCHANGE
RESINS UNDER CERTAIN CNDTNS & COULD RSLT (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL HANDLING & STORAGE
CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ALKYLBENZENES, VINYLBENZENES,
NAPHTHALENE, BENZALDEHYDES, PHENOL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, SULFUR
OXIDES, ORG (ING 4)

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY RESIN IN LICENSED LANDFILL/BURN IN APPRVD
INCIN ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, & FED REGS. FOR RESIN CONTAMD
W/HAZ MATL, DISPOSE OF MIXTURE AS HAZ MATL ACCORDING TO LOCAL,
STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATION S.

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