Product ID:LITHUM THIONYL CHLORIDE CELLS
MSDS Date:03/22/1994
FSC:6135
NIIN:25-150-2287
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJXNG

Emergency Phone: (33)49 55 48 50

Info Phone: (33) 49 55 48 43

Cage: F0298

Telephone: (33) 49 55 48 43

Cage: F0298

IRON

NICKEL

CHROMIUM

LITHIUM

THIONYL CHLORIDE

CARBON

FIBER GLASS

PLASTICS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BATTERYIS NOT HAZARDOUS ON PRINCIPLE.
NOPHYSICAL HAZARDS IF CELLS ARE USED FOR INTENDED PURPOSE.
CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES CONTAINED INTO PRODUCT AS
PER DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC: THIONYL CHLO RIDE, CORROSIVE, IRRITANT,
REACTS VIOLANTLY WITH WATER LIBERATING EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GASES,
CAUSES BURNS, IRRITATING TO RESPIRIRATORY SYSTEM. LITHIUM:
CORROSIVE, HIGHLY FLAMMABLE,REACTS VIOLANTLY WIT H WATER LIBERATING
EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GASES, CAUSES BURNS.
Effects of Overexposure:RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IRRITATION, BURNS, FIRE.

First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT OF CELL CONTENTS WITH EYES, FLUSH
IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER FOR 15 MIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER. SKIN
CONTACT- TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHES. WASH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF
WATER. INHALATION- REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE GIVE OXYGEN, SEEK MEDICAL
ADVICE.

Extinguishing Media:USE TYPE D FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DO NOT USE WATER,
CO2, HALON, DRY CHEMICALS, OR FOAM EXTINGUISHERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE PROTECTIVE WORKING BOOTS, RUBBER APRON,
AND SAFTY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.

Spill Release Procedures:RELEASE MEASURES- COVER WITH SODIUM CARBONATE
OR 1TO 1 MIXTURE OF SODA ASH AND SLAKED LIME. PRECIPATE ESCAPING
GASES/ VAPORS BY SPRAYING WATER: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION OR
EXHAUST VENTILATION IN T HE WORKING AREA.

Handling and Storage Precautions:TRANSPORT CELLS IN PLASTIC TRAYS. DO
NOT SOLDER ON THE CELLS. DO NOT CRUSH, PUNCTURE, DISSAMBLE. DO NOT
OVERHEAT, CHARGE, OVERDISCHARGE. LSH CELLS SHOULD BE STOREDIN THEIR
ORIGINAL SHIPPING CARTONS, I N A NON-COMBUSTABLE STRUCTURE WITH
ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN WALLS AND CELL STACKS..
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. KEEP CONTAINER DRY. IN
CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN CASE OF FIRE, USE D TYPE EXTINGUISHERS, NEVER
USE WATER.

Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:Z6

WATER, ALKALIS. LITHIUM REACTS VIOLANTLY WITH WATER. THIONYL CHLORIDE
REACTS WITH WATER, GENERATING HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND SULFUR DIOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT HEAT ABOVE 100C. DO NOT SHORT
CIRCUIT. DO NOT INCINERATE. DO NOT RECHARGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SO2-HCI
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:LITHIUM REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.
THIONYL CHLORIDE REACTS WITH WATER GENERATING HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND
SULFUR DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS. LITHIUM THIONYL CELLS SHOULD NOT BE INCINERATED.
INDEPENDENT RECYCLING FACILITIES MAY BE WILLING TO RECYCLE LITHIUM
THIONYL CHLORIDE CELLS OR BAT TERY PACKS.

Toxicological Information:THIONYL CHLORIDE CONTAINS NO POISONOUS
MATERIAL.

Ecological:LITHIUM THIONYL CHLORIDE CELLS DO NOT PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL
HAZARDS WHEN PROPERLY USED OR DISPOSED OF.

Transport Information:UNITED NATIONS: UN # 3090; CLASSIFICATION :9.

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