Product ID:PHTHALIC ANHYDRITE, PAN
MSDS Date:05/01/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N055325
MSDS Number: BWDGJ

GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP

1145 CATALYN ST
SCHENECTADY, NY 12303-1836
US

Emergency Phone: 518-377-8855

Info Phone: 518-377-8855

Cage: 5Z768

GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION

SCHENECTADY, NY 12303-1836 US

Telephone: 518-377-8854

Cage: 5Z768

PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 85-44-9

RTECS: TI3150000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

WHICH CAN CORRODE METALS, LIBERATING HYDROGEN.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

STOR TANKS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GIVE VICTIM LOTS OF SOAPY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. GET MED ASSIST =

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FURTHER TREATMENT, OBSERVATION & SUPPORT AFTER FIRST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

/(SOLIDIFIED MELT) W/NONSPARKING TOOLS & PLACE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GENERATING PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE DUST. NEUT TRACE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& WATER.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LIKE STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALKALINE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AREA. DIKING OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO MATCH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PREPLACEMENT MEDICAL EXAM FOR WORKERS; PRECLUDE

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BECOME SENSITIZED. PVNT SKIN CONTACT & BRTHG DUST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

100 LFM(LINEAR FEET PER MIN). VENT SYSTEM & ELEC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HNDLD, RUBBER BOOTS & APRON, IMPERVIOUS CLTHG &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONTACT WITH PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OF HANDLING AND USE. CONTACT LENSES POSE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LENSES CONCENTRATE THEM.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 4020 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:PRIMARY IRRIT. PRIMARY IRRIT TO
MUC MEMBS & UPPER RESP TRACT, RSLTG IN COUGH & SNEEZE W/BURNING
SENSAT IN NOSE & THROAT(>4 PPM). EXCESS EXPOS MAY CAUSE INFLAMM OF
RESP TRACT, NASAL BLEEDING & UL CERATION, LOSS OF SMELL,
HOARSENESS, BRONCH & BLOOD CHGS. CHRONIC EXPOS BY INHAL/SKIN CONT
CAN RSLT IN(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ALLERGIC SENSIT. SKIN/EYE CONT
W/SOLID/VAPS CAN BE IRRIT. CONT W/MOLTEN PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE WILL
PRDCE SEV THERM BURNS AGGRAVATED BY CHEM EFTS. PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
IN PRESENCE OF MOIST TISS HY DROLYZES TO PHTHALIC ACID, WHICH
CAUSESIRRIT EFTS. TARGET ORGANS: SKIN, UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRONIC:
ASTHMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS.
GET MD HELP. SKIN: WASH AREAS OF CONT THORO W/SOAP & WATER.
PROMPTLY REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. IF BURN OCCURS, REMOVE MATL FROM
SKIN; TREAT FOR T HERM BURN & POSS SHOCK. INHAL: REMOVE VICTIM TO
FRESH AIR. GET MED HELP IMMED. SPRAY/GARGLE W/WATER TO HELP RELIEVE
NASAL/THROAT IRRIT. ADMIN O*2 TO VICTIM IF BRTHG IS DFCLT/IF
VIOLENT COUGHING(ING 4)

Flash Point:304F,151C
Lower Limits:1.7%
Upper Limits:10.4%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE/DRY CHEMICAL CAN BE USED ON SOLID/
MOLTEN PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE. WATER SPRAY IS EFFECTIVE ON FLAKE(SUPP
DATA
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:BOTH VAPS & DUST OF THIS COMBUST MATL MAY
BURN IN AIR. A SEV DUST EXPLO CAN OCCUR AT/ABOVE 0.015 OZ/FT3 OF
AIR- DISPERSED PARTICULATE. THE IGNIT TEMP(SUPP DATA

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SAFETY PERS IF LGE PTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
SPILLS OCCUR. ELIM IGNIT SOURCES; PROVIDE VENT THAT WILL NOT STIR
UP DUST. EXCLUDE ALL UNNEC PERS FROM AREA. CLEANUP PERS NEED PROT
AGAINST LIQ CONT & DUST/ VAP INHAL. CNTN SPILL; SCOOP UP SOLID (ING
7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE SOLID PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE IN CLSD
CNTNRS IN COOL, DRY, FIRE-RESIST AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT,
SOURCES OF IGNIT & INCOMPAT MATLS (ING 10)
Other Precautions:ELEC GROUND HANDLING EQUIP TO PVNT STATIC SPARKS THAT
CAN BE GENERATED WHEN TRANSFERRING THIS MATL. BLANKET MOLTEN
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE STORAGE W/INERT GAS. STORED LIQ SHOULD BE KEPT
BELOW 300F(148.9C). INSTALL VENT TO AN OUTSIDE(ING 11)

Respiratory Protection:FOR EMER & NONROUTINE USE ABOVE TLV, USE A
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD FULL-FACEPEICE RESP W/DUST FILTER & ORGANIC
VAP-ACID GAS CANISTER COMBINATION. FOR HIGHER CONCS, USE NIOSH/MSHA
SCBA/AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATO R.
Ventilation:USE GENL VENT PLUS LOC EXHAUST VENT TO CONTROL DUST, FUMES
OR VAPORS. LOCAL EXHST SHOULD HAVE A VELOCITY OF (ING 14)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE/VINYL GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR SUIT PROT CLTHG TO PVNT CONT W/PHTHALIC
ANHYDRIDE. PROVIDE EYEWASH STATION & CHEM SAFETY SHOWER IN
AREAS(ING 17)
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:1 ATM...CA 543F(295C); SUBLIMES @ 543F(284C). EXT MEDIA: OR DUST.
MOLTEN MATL SOLIDIFIES & HYDROLYZES ON CONT W/WATER, WHICH
GENERATES STEAM. STEAM/INERT GAS IS EFTIVE ON FIRES IN TANKS. EXPLO
HAZ: FOR THE DUST CLOUD IS 1202F(650C). INERT AIR W/CO*2 TO BELOW
14% O*2 WILL PVNT DUST EXPLOS. CNDTN TO AVOID: ACID(ING 2)

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:268F,131C
Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA
Vapor Density:5.1
Spec Gravity:1.527 4/4C
Solubility in Water:0.62
Appearance and Odor:A WHITE, CRYSTALLINE, SOLID OR CLEAR MOLTEN LIQUID
W/ AN IRRITATING CHOKING ODO

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
THIS IS A COMBUST MATL WHOSE VAPS WILL BURN. PYROPHORIC PHTHALIC ACID
SALTS CAN BE FORMED FROM IT IN PRESENCE OF IRON.
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE AWAY FROM SOURCES
OF IGNIT & OPEN FIRE. IT REACTS W/MOISTURE IN AIR TO FORM PHTHALIC
(SUPP DATA)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:BURN SCRAP MATL IN AN APPRVD INCIN EQUIP
W/AFTERBURNER. PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE MAY BE DISSOLVED IN FLAMMABLE
SOLV TO IMPROVE BURNING. FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
EPA (RCRA) HAZARDOUS WASTE NO.: U190.

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