Product ID:POTASSIUM-T-BUTOXIDE
MSDS Date:10/14/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N055552
MSDS Number: BWBKL

CALLERY CHEMICAL CO

PITTSBURGH, PA 15230
US

Emergency Phone: 412-538-3510

Info Phone: 412-538-3510

Cage: 00269

CALLERY CHEMICAL CO

PITTSBURGH, PA 15230 US

Telephone: 412-538-3510

Cage: 00269

BUTYL ALCOHOL, TERT-, POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE;

CAS: 865-47-4

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

MARGARINE IN SM AMTS UP TO 2 OR 3 OZ. NEVER

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CAUSTIC WASTEWATER TO CHEMICAL DRAIN.

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KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARK & FLAME.

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VENTILATION. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.

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IT IS BETTER TO PHYSICALLY REMOVE KTB

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PURGE. FOR SM EQUIP OR WHEN SM RESIDUAL AMTS OF KTB

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& USE A LARGE QTY OF WATER. WEAR RECOMMENDED

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ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE BUILDUP BY USING COMMON BONDING

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BLANKET ON VESSELS CONTAINING POWDER OR SOLUTIONS.

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AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

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OR TIGHTLY TAPED SHIRT SLEEVES & PANTS

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GETTING TO EXPOSED SKIN. EYE WASH & SAFETY SPRAY

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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:KTB, ITS DUST & HYDROLYSIS PRODUCT
(POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE) ARE CAUSTIC TO THE SKIN & WILL CAUSE BURNS TO
THE EYES, SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE NOSE & THROAT;
SYMPTOMS:IRRITATION AND BURNS. IF SKIN & AIR ARE DRY, POWDER ON
SKIN MAY NOT CAUSE IRRITATION OR BURNS. WORKER WILL NOTICE A
SLIPPERY FEELING (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ON WASHING. HOWEVER, IF MOISTURE IS
PRESENT, POWDER CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS. INHALATION OF POWDER WILL
CAUSE SNEEZING, IRRITATION & BURNS. EYES MAY REDDEN FROM DUST IN
AIR. IF POWDER GETS IN EYES, BURNS WILL OCCUR. TARGET ORGANS:
SKIN, EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE OXYGEN/ARTF
RESP). EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
HOLDING EYES OPEN. SKIN: IMMED SHAKE/BRUSH ANY MATL FROM SKIN,
REMOVE ANY CONTAMD CLTHG THEN FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN. WASH CLTHG & THORO CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. INGEST:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE DEMULCENT SUCH AS MILK, OLIVE OIL OR (ING
2)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER, DRY SODA ASH OR DRY
SODIUM CHLORIDE. DO NOT USE WATER OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . PROTECT AGAINST CAUSTIC DUST, SMOKE AND
WATERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KTB REACTS VIGOROUSLY W/WATER & ACID
LIBERATING ALCOHOL VAPS WHICH CAN BE IGNITED. HYGROSCOPIC MATL; IN
MOIST AIR, KTB WILL HYDROLYZE RELEASING FLAMM (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:ELIM IGNIT SOURCES. VENT AREA. WEAR RECOM PROT
GEAR. BE PREPARED TO FIGHT FIRE. DO NOT FLUSH SPILL INTO DRAIN.
SCOOP SOLIDS INTO DRY METAL CNTNR & COVER LOOSELY. TAKE IMMMED TO
CHEM DISP AREA, THEN FL USH AREA W/LG AMT OF WATER, DIRECTING (ING
3)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE UNDER DRY NITROGEN OR DRY ARGON
GAS WHEN PRACTICAL. STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY FROM ANY
POSS CNTCT W/WATER & INCOMPAT MATLS. (ING 4)
Other Precautions:FIRE & EXPOS TO KTB ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS IN HNDLG
CONTAMD EQUIP. KTB IS FLAMM AS ARE THE VAPS GENERATED WHEN KTB
REACTS W/WATER, MOIST AIR, ETC. CLEANOUT OF LG EQUIP USING WATER IS
EXTREMELY DANGEROU S & SHOULD BE AVOID IF POSSIBLE. (ING 6)

Respiratory Protection:WHERE CAUSTIC DUST IS PRESENT, WORKER SHOULD
WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HALF MASK FILTER-TYPE RESPIRATOR
W/GOGGLES, FULL FACEPIECE PARTICULATE FILTER RESPIRATOR OR
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED-AIR RESPI RATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQ LOC VENT TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM DUST & ADEQ
VENT TO KEEP ALCOHOL VAPS BELOW LEL. PREVENT (ING 9)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 11)
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR LONG-SLEEVED FIRE-RESISTANT LAB UNIFORM
OR COVERALLS & CAP. BOOTS & APRON MAY ALSO BE WORN. CLOSE FITTING
(ING 12)
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLTHG. WEAR
RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE GEAR. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 527F,275C W/SOME DECOMPOSITION. SOL IN H*2O: REACTS EXOTHERMALLY,
RELEASING FLAMM BUTY ALCOHOL VAPS. APPEAR/ODOR: REACTS W/MOISTURE
IN AIR. EXPLO HAZ: BUTYL ALCOHOL VAPS. IGNITION MAY OCCUR WHEN K TB
REACTS W/OTHER MATLS. MATLS TO AVOID: DIMETHYLCARBONATE,
DIETHYLSULFATE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALOGENS.

HCC:F8
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPDAT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:464F,240C
Spec Gravity:0.779
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO OFF-WHITE PWDR W/NO ODOR. ALCOHOL ODOR MAY
BE NOTICED IF KTB (SUPDAT)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
WATER, ACIDS, ALCOHOLS, KETONES, ETHYLACETATE, N-BUTYLACETATE,
N-PROPYLFORMATE, HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOIST AIR, HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYGROSCOPIC MATERIAL; IN MOIST AIR,
KTB WILL HYDROLYZE RELEASING FLAMMABLE BUTYL ALCOHOL VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE LOCAL REGS. IN
WELL-VENT AREA FREE OF FLAMM & IGNIT SOURCES, FLOOD SM AMTS (ONE LB
OR LESS) W/WATER IN METAL CNTNR. BE PREPARED TO FIGHT FIRE. WATER
SOLN WILL BE CA USTIC. FLUSH TO CHEM DRAIN/NEUTRALIZE BEFORE DISP.

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