MEXEL 432 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)

Product MEXEL 432/0

MSDS Record Number: 432/0 01 version 1 Date: 25/06/1997

1 - PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

Material Name: Mexel 432/0

Material Use: Preparation, additive for water treatment.
Manufacturer: MEXEL S.A.
Address: 133 rue du General MESNY B.P. N 1 - 59481
Haubourdin France.
Telephone: 33(0) 1 46 33 34 64
Fax: 33(0) 1 55 42 95 01
Emergency Telephone CAP(ANTI-POISONS CENTER OF PARIS) 33 (0) 1 40
No.: 37 04 04

2 - COMPOSITION

Mixture of aliphatic amine surfactants in aqueous emulsion.

Hazardous Sentence of
% by weight Symbol
ingredients risks
Aliphatic amines (fix)10 C. Xn 35.22

3 - HAZARDOUS IDENTIFICATION

PRINCIPAL DANGERS
Physical and No particular risk of inflammation or explosion.
chemical dangers:
Specific risks: Product is alkaline.
R 35: cause serious burns.
R 22: Harmful in case of ingestion.
PRODUCT CORROSIVE + HARMFUL.
CLASSIFICATION:

4 - FIRST AID MEASURES

Skin : Remove excess product.

Wash the contaminated zone with 2% acetic acid
solution, then wash with soap and water until
soap lathers.
Rinse with large quantities of water.
Do not use solvents.
Eyes: Hold the eyelid open and flush with large
quantities of water.
Wash with 0.5% acetic acid solution, and then
rinse with water for at least 15 minutes.
Consult an opthamologist.
Ingestion: Do not induce vomiting and get medical attention.

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Other information: Remove contaminated clothing immediately.
CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.

5 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA

The product is not flammable or combustible as such. Nevertheless, after

complete evaporation of water, the active matter is combustible.

Flash point (Method 100 C (NFT 60-103)

used):
Extinguishing media: Foam, carbon dioxide, dry chemical.
Hazardous combustion Possible formation of carbon dioxide, oxides
products: of nitrogen, and dangerous organic compounds.
Special procedure: Wear protective clothing and self-contained
breathing apparatus.
Other information: Soak any flammable material in the vicinity of
the fire with water.

6 - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES

Individual Spills may make surfaces slippery.

precautions: Wear protective clothing, gloves, face and eye
protections such as a face shield.
Precautions for Do not flush to sewers.
environmental Protect the sewers from possible discharges.
protections: Dam up and absorb onto inert supports (sand,
attapulgite, sepiolite, diatomite, silica gel,
or universal absorbent).
Methods of cleaning: Collect the residues with a shovel.
Gather the residues in a closed, labeled
container.
Wash contaminated surfaces with large
quantities of water.
Dispose of wastes in an approved incinerator
or waste treatment/disposal site.

7 - SPECIAL PRECAUTION IN HANDLING AND STORAGE HANDLING

Technical Measures: Be aware of location of safety showers, eyewash

stations, and other sources of water.
Wear protective clothing, gloves, face and eye
protection such as a face shield.
Other precautions: Avoid any contact with the skin and the eyes.
Do not ingest.
Utilization Avoid any discharge on the ground.
councils: Maintain the ground clean.
Avoid contact with strong oxidisers, strong
acids and halogen-organic compounds.

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STORAGE

Storage conditions:

Recommended: Store the barrels hermetically closed far of bad

weather, in a well-ventilated place with an
electrical installation in conformity, and without
intense heat source. Maintain clean the surfaces of
storage ground.
Store at temperature lower than 60 C.
Use storage surfaces with an impermeable ground
forming a basin of retention.
Incompatible Hazardous reactions with strong oxidisers, strong
matters: acids and halogen-organic compounds.

PACKING MATERIALS

Recommended: Carbon steel, 304 or 316 stainless steel, HDPE

(high-density polyethylene) for a period not
exceeding 18 months.
Not advised: LDPE (low-density polyethylene), polypropylene
except for short duration. Copper, zinc, aluminum
and their alloys.

8 - PREVENTATIVE MEASURES

Personal Protective Equipment:

Protection of the Impermeable gloves.

hands:
Protection of the eyes: Safety glasses plus goggles or a face shield.
Protection of the skin Suitable protective clothing.
and body:
Measurements of Immediately remove clothing that becomes
hygiene: contaminated with the product.
Wash contaminated clothing thoroughly.
Wash immediately all affected parts of the
body. (See heading N 4)
Envisage safety showers and eyewash fountains
in the workshops where the product is
handled.

9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Physical State at 20 Slightly milky and thixotropic homogeneous

dec C: liquid.
Appearance: Pale yellow to off-white.
Odor: Alcoholic amine odor.
pH: 11
Freezing point deg C: 2 approximately.
Boiling point dec C: 100.
Density at 20 deg C: 985/kg/m3 approximately in aqueous dilution

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 with 50% in weight.
Density at 25 deg C: 984/kg/m3 approximately in aqueous dilution
with 50% in weight.
Viscosity at 20 deg C: Approximately 14 seconds (cup AFNOR * 4)
(diluted to 50%).
Viscosity at 25 deg C: Approximately 13 1/2 seconds (cup AFNOR * 4)
(diluted to 50%).
Active matter %: 20.
Water content %: 80.
Solubility in water: Dispersible.
Solubility (others): Soluble in certain organic solvents (glycol,
various alcohol).

10 - REACTIVITY DATA

Stability: Product is stable at normal temperatures (< 60 C).

Freezing does not damage the product. After freezing
at -25 C, product returns to its normal state after
re-melting.
Materials to Strong oxidizing agents (peroxides, perchlorates,
avoid: nitrates, etc.) strong acid and halogen-organic
compounds.
Hazardous Possible formation of carbon monoxide, oxides of
decomposition nitrogen and dangerous organic compounds.
products: The complete combustion of the active ingredients in
excess air, after evaporation of water, generates
CO2, H20, and N2.
Incomplete combustion generates CO and C (soot).

11 - TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

Acute Toxicity
Ingestion: HARMFUL.

LOCAL EFFECTS
Contact with skin: Corrosive.
Contact with eyes: Corrosive.
Contact with mucous Corrosive.
membranes:

12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Environmental Do not discharge into environment or public

Hazards: water.

13 - CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO ELIMINATION

PRODUCT OR RESIDUES

Relevant methods of Incinerate the residues in an approved site.

elimination:

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CONTAMINATED PACKAGING

Local provisions: Conform to applicable regulations and laws.