------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for BIPHENYL Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: BIPHENYL FORMULA: C6H5C6H5 FORMULA WT: 154.21 CAS NO.: 00092-52-4 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: DU8050000 COMMON SYNONYMS: DIPHENYL PRODUCT CODES: 4874,C278 EFFECTIVE: 09/02/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT CONTACT - 2 MODERATE HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS WARNING CAUSES IRRITATION HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH HAZARD - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. BIPHENYL 90-100 92-52-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 255 C ( 491 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 0.005 MELTING POINT: 70 C ( 158 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 5.3 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.04 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for BIPHENYL Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE SCALES WITH PLEASANT ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: 113 C ( 235 F) NFPA 704M RATING: 2-1-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 5.8 % LOWER - 0.6 % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR ORDINARY FOAM. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 1.5 MG/M3 ( 0.2 PPM) SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL): 4 MG/M3 ( 0.6 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 1 MG/M3 ( 0.2 PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 3280 LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 56 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. DUST MAY ULCERATE MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. INGESTION MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. TARGET ORGANS LIVER, KIDNEYS, SKIN, EYES MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, ABSORPTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for BIPHENYL Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. DO NOT STORE NEAR OXIDIZING MATERIALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for BIPHENYL Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)