Product ID:LAURIC ACID
MSDS Date:12/14/1994
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLFJK

Emergency Phone: 716-334-4222

Info Phone: 800-727-4368

Preparer: MICHAEL RASZEJA

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Telephone: 800-727-4368

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LAURIC ACID

CAS: 143-07-7

RTECS: OE9800000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: 10 GRAMS /KG (ALBINO RATS)
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MILD IRRITANT TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.
Effects of Overexposure:MILD IRRITANT TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.

First Aid:INGESTION - IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO
GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. INDUCE VOMITING AND CALL PHYSICIAN.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SKIN CONTACT
- FLUSH WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER. EYE CONTACT - FLUSHTHOROUGHLY
WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS
OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION - REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. IF ILLNESS OR DISCOMFORT DEVELOP, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. IF VICTIM HAS STOPPED BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY BY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:=160.C, 320.F
Lower Limits:NOT ESTABLIS
Upper Limits:NOT ESTABLIS
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY: CARBON DIOXIDE; FOAM; DRY CHEMICAL
(ABC).
Fire Fighting Procedures:MELTED LAURIC ACID SHOULD BE HANDLED LIKE A
GREASE FIRE WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT IT CAN FLOAT ON WATER AND SPREAD.
IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT CAN PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH
OXIDIZING MATERIALS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
FIRE HAZARDS AND STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP
CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR
CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
CLOSED. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAIMINATED CLOTHING. FOR LABORATORY USE
ONLY. NOT FOR DR UG, FOOD OR HOUSE HOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY USE - WEAR
NIOSH-APPROVED DUST MASK IF NEEDED OR WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST NONE NEEDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL) IF DUSTY.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EYE WASH STATION, FIRE
EXTINGUISHER, GOGGLES, PROPER GLOVES, VENTILATION HOOD.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CAUTION: MILD IRRITANT TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.

HCC:V5
Boiling Pt:=190.C, 374.F
B.P. Text:@10 MM
Melt/Freeze Pt:=42.8C, 109.F
Vapor Pres:50 MM @ 210DEGC
Spec Gravity:0.89@75DEG/25DEGC
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, WAXY SOLID. FATTY ACID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND STRONG ALKALIES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION WILL PRODUCE CARBON
DIOXIDE, SMOKE AND PROBABLY EMITS CARBON MONOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:N/P. HMIS: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:INHALATION - UNKNOWN. INGESTION - LD50: 10
GRAMS /KG (ALBINO RATS). EYE CONTACT - CAUSES CORNEAL OPACITY AND
MODERATE CONJUNCTIVITIS IN ALL RABBITS, AND IRITIS IN FIVE OF SIX
RABBITS. SKIN CONTACT - PRODUCES VERY SLIGHT ERYTHEMA IN FIVE OF
SIX INTACT SITES AT THREE OF SIX ABRADED SITES, NO IRRITATION IN
ONE INTACT AND ONE ABRADED SITE, AND BLANCHING IN ONE ABRADED SITE
AT THE 24-HOUR READING. NO EDEMA WAS PRESENT AT ANY INTACT OR
ABRADED SITS AT THIS READING. PRIMARY IRRITATION INDEX WAS
CALCULATED TO BE 1.12.

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