SDS

SAFETY DATA SHEET
Date Prepared : 03/15/2016
SDS No. : RB pH Plus
Robelle pH Plus
MSHA (PEL/TWA): 10 mg/m3 (total dust)
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
EYES AND FACE: Wear safety glasses with side shields.
RESPIRATORY: In dusty atmospheres use a NIOSH-approved dust respirator.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Wear protective clothing.
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE: Solid
ODOR: Odorless
APPEARANCE: White granular.
pH: 11.4 (1% solution.)
FLASHPOINT AND METHOD: Not combustible.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: 0 to 0
VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A
VAPOR DENSITY: N/A
BOILING POINT: Decomposes
MELTING POINT: 851°C
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: 400°C
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 212.5 g/L at 20 deg C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.52
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 105.99
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur.
STABILITY: Stable. Decomposes by reaction with strong acids.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: Exposure to air or moisture over prolonged periods.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: Heated to decomposition, it emits fumes of sodium oxide.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: Aluminum, powdered aluminum, acids.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ACUTE TOXICITY
DERMAL LD
50
: > 2000 mg/kg - Rabbit
ORAL LD
50
: 2800 mg/kg - Rat
INHALATION LC
50
: 2.3 mg/l (2hr) (rat)
RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITISATION: Non-sensitizer.
CARCINOGENICITY
NOTES: None of the components in this product are listed by IARC, NTP, OSHA or ACGIH as carcinogen.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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