Product ID:1-HEXADECANOL
MSDS Date:02/09/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N063279
MSDS Number: BYWSG

Emergency Phone: 314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-982-5000

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

1-HEXADECANOL; (CETYL ALCOHOL)

CAS: 36653-82-4

RTECS: MM0225000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 6400 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INFORMATION ON HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS
FROM EXPOSURE TO THIS SUBSTANCE IS LIMITED. INHALATION/ INGESTION:
NO INFORMATION FOUND BUT COMPOUND SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A POTENTIAL
HEALTH HAZARD. SKIN CONTACT: M AY CAUSE IRRITATION. MAY BE ABSORBED
THROUGH THE SKIN. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC: NO
INFORMATION FOUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED. SKIN:
REMOVE ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT &
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN IF IRRITDEVELOPS/PERSISTS.
EYES: WASH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, LIFTING
LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS W/MOST ORG SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSS AT
ELEVATED TEMPS OR BY CNTCT W/IGNIT SOURCE. FINE DUST DISPERSED IN
AIR IN SUFFICIENT CONCS & IN PRESENCE OF IGNIT (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. VENT AREA OF
LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERS MAY REQ PROT FROM INHAL OF DUST. SPILLS:
CLEAN UP SPILLS IN MANNER THAT DOES NOT DISPERSE DUST INTO AIR. USE
NON-SPKG TOOLS. PICK UP SPILL FOR RECOVERY/DISP & PLACE IN CLSD
CNTNR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN
AND CLOTHING. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. CONTACT LENSES SHOULD
NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED, DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE
WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES THE CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE
IS RECOM TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOUNTAIN &
DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: SOURCE IS POTNTL DUST EXPLO HAZ.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:651F,344C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>129F,>54C
Spec Gravity:0.811
Solubility in Water:PRACTICALLY INSOL
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS; FAINT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY MAY BE
BURNED IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR DISPOSED IN AN APPROVED WASTE
FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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