| Common Name: | 10 BF / GAS DRY MAX CHEMICAL DESICCANT |
| Manufacturer: | VAN AIR SYSTEMS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 7/5/2017 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 447P83 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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V(R*)
VAN AIR SYSTEMS
SAFETY DATA SHEET
10BF
GAS DRY MAX
CHEMICAL DESICCANT
V(R*)
VAN GAS TECHNOLOGIES
| SECTION 1 - PRODUCT AND COMPANY INFORMATION |  |
DATE: JULY 5, 2017
REV.: F
PRODUCT NAME: 10 BF / GAS DRY MAX CHEMICAL DESICCANT
CHEMICAL FAMILY: INORGANIC ALKALINE METAL CHLORIDE
CATALOG NUMBERS: 33-0232, 33-0393 & 33-0378
PRODUCT USE:
INDUSTRIAL:
DELIQUESCENT DESICCANT TO REDUCE MOISTURE CONTENT OF COMPRESSED NATURAL
GAS, COMPRESSED AIR AND OTHER COMPRESSED GASSES
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION:
VAN AIR SYSTEMS / VAN GAS TECHNOLOGIES
2950 MECHANIC STREET
LAKE CITY, PA 16423-2095
USA
E-MAIL: INFO@VANAIRSYSTEMS.COM
WWW.VANAIRSYSTEMS.COM
WWW.VANGASTECH.COM
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER CALL CHEMTEL:
US, CANADA, PUERTO RICO: 1-800-255-3924 (VAN AIR)
INTERNATIONAL: +01-813-248-0585 (VAN AIR)
CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE NUMBER: 814-774-2631
| SECTION 2 - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION | |
COLOR: WHITE TO GRAY-WHITE
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID TABLETS
ODOR: ODORLESS
CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
GHS CLASSIFICATION [EC REGULATION NO 1272/2008 AND US OSHA REGULATIONS]:
ACUTE TOXICITY, CATEGORY 4
EYE IRRITANT, CATEGORY 2
SKIN IRRITANT, CATEGORY 2
EC CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO 67/548/EEC OR 1999/45/EC [DSD/DPD]:
XN, R22, XI, R36, R38
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID INGESTION.
WASH THOROUGHLY WITH COLD WATER AFTER HANDLING.
SIGNAL WORD: WARNING!
HAZARD PICTOGRAM: EXCLAMATION MARK
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
WILL CAUSE SKIN, SERIOUS EYE AND / OR RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC): NONE KNOWN.
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT AVAILABLE
NTP: NOT AVAILABLE
IARC MONOGRAPHS: NOT AVAILABLE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
SKIN DRYNESS DUE TO DESICCANT ACTION. INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE
VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND PROSTRATION.
| SECTION 3 - COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
(ALKALI CHLORIDE SALT / LITHIUM CHLORIDE / CAS 7447-41-8 / LITHIUM CHLORIDE
ANHYDROUS >/=98%)
REACH REG NO.: NOT AVAILABLE
EC INDEX NO.: NOT AVAILABLE
10BF / GAS DRY MAX DOES NOT CONTAIN HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS.
10BF / GAS DRY MAX DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING
EPA REGULATIONS:
A. "EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES"
B. "CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES"
C. "TOXIC SUBSTANCES"
| SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYES:
FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONSULT A
PHYSICIAN.
SKIN:
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING / SHOES. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. TREAT FOR
DRY SKIN.
INHALATION:
MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
INGESTION:
CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED TO
DO SO. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS AND ALERT, GIVE 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER.
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN:
THIS PRODUCT HAS LOW ORAL, DERMAL, AND INHALATION TOXICITY AND IS A MILD
IRRITANT. TREATMENT IS REMOVAL OF EXPOSURE FOLLOWED BY SYMPTOMATIC AND
SUPPORTIVE CARE.
| SECTION 5 - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: NON-FLAMMABLE
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE.
METHOD USED: NOT APPLICABLE
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS: NOT APPLICABLE.
LEL: NOT APPLICABLE.
UEL: NOT APPLICABLE.
FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS: NON-COMBUSTIBLE.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NOT APPLICABLE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN
| SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
BEFORE CLEANUP BEGINS, REVIEW ENTIRE SDS WITH ATTENTION TO SECTION 2 AND
SECTION 8.
SMALL/LARGE SPILLS: SWEEP, SHOVEL OR VACUUM FOR DISPOSAL.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
TREAT TABLETS AS ORDINARY NON-COMBUSTIBLE SOLID WASTE. DISPOSE OF AT A
QUALIFIED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY ACCORDING TO LOCAL, FEDERAL AND ALL
APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. SOLUTION IS NON-TOXIC AND WILL NOT SUPPORT
PLANT OR MARINE LIFE. DO NOT WASH INTO DRAINS.
| SECTION 7 - HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
TABLETS ARE NON-TOXIC. MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION AND USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. NIOSH RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AS NEEDED FOR NUISANCE DUST.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. DO NOT INGEST. CLEAN CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
STORAGE:
OBSERVE ALL APPLICABLE LAWS WHEN STORING THIS PRODUCT. STORE IN COOL DRY
PLACE. KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED SINCE
MATERIAL IS HYGROSCOPIC. REPAIR DAMAGED CONTAINERS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.
| SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
PROVIDE GOOD LOCAL VENTILATION. FACILITY SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH QUICK
DRENCH EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
EXPOSURE LIMITS: NONE LISTED
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE):
RESPIRATORS:
USE NIOSH, EN 149, MSHA APPROVED OR CEN CLASS P TYPE RESPIRATOR IF
ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO PROTECT AGAINST DUST.
HANDS AND FEET: NITRILE/NEOPRENE/PVC/NATURAL RUBBER GLOVES RECOMMENDED.
NOT TO BE USED AS THE ABSOLUTE BASIS FOR GLOVE SELECTION. ACTUAL IN USE
PERFORMANCE MUST BE EVALUATED DUE TO THE MANY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH
PROPER GLOVE SELECTION.
CHEMICAL / SLIP RESISTANT SAFETY SHOES.
EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES ARE RECOMMENDED.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT:
CLEAN, BODY-COVERING SKIN PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING
| SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
WHITE TO GRAY-WHITE SOLID TABLET, SIZE - 1" X 3/4", ODORLESS.
BULK DENSITY: 60 +/- 3 LBS/CUBIC FOOT
VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): NOT APPLICABLE.
MELTING POINT: LOSES WATER OF HYDRATION @ 241-244 DEG. F
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): NOT APPLICABLE.
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
% BY WT. @ 25 DEG. C (77 DEG. F): 45.4 READILY SOLUBLE.
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE=1): NOT APPLICABLE.
BOILING POINT: >1355 DEG. C
| SECTION 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY (CONDITIONS TO AVOID):
STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. AVOID EXPOSURE TO
ATMOSPHERE; TABLETS WILL ATTRACT WATER.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): ACIDS.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
WILL NOT OCCUR UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
EXTREME HEAT AND CONTACT WITH INCOMPATIBLE CHEMICALS (LITHIUM, BROMINE
TRI-FLUORIDE)
| SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ACUTE TOXICITY: CATEGORY 4
ORAL: LD50, RAT 526 MG/KG
DERMAL: LD50, RABBIT 2000 MG/KG
INHALATION: LC50, RAT 5.57 MG/L
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION:
SKIN IRRITANT CATEGORY 2, SLIGHT IRRITANT (RABBIT)
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/IRRITATION:
EYE IRRITANT CATEGORY 2, MODERATE IRRITANT (RABBIT)
RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: NO CLASSIFICATION
NON-SENSITIZING (GUINEA PIG)
REPEATED DOSE TOXICITY:
DOSE LEVELS PRODUCING ANY EFFECTS IN ANIMALS WERE MANY TIMES HIGHER THAN
DOSE LEVELS EXPECTED FROM EXPOSURE DUE TO USE.
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY:
DID NOT CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR ANY OTHER FETAL EFFECTS IN LABORATORY
ANIMALS.
GENETIC TOXICOLOGY: IN VITRO GENETIC TOXICITY STUDIES WERE NEGATIVE.
CARCINOGENICITY:
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY:
BASED ON THE AVAILABLE DATA THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
CARCINOGENICITY:
BASED ON THE AVAILABLE DATA THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
BASED ON THE AVAILABLE DATA THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
CARCINOGENICITY LISTINGS: NOT LISTED
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (STOT) - SINGLE EXPOSURE:
NO CLASSIFICATION; CRITERIA NOT MET.
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (STOT) - REPEATED EXPOSURE:
NO CLASSIFICATION; CRITERIA NOT MET.
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO CLASSIFICATION; CRITERIA NOT MET.
| SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
FISH ACUTE AND PROLONGED TOXICITY:
LC50, BLUEGILL (LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS): 8,350-10,650 MG/L
AQUATIC INVERTEBRATE ACUTE TOXICITY:
LC50, WATER FLEA (DAPHNIA MAGNA): 759-3,005 MG/L
TOXICITY TO MICRO-ORGANISMS:
EC50; ACTIVATED SLUDGE, RESPIRATION INHIBITION: >1,000 MG/L
CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION: NO PRODUCT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
ECO TOXICITY: NO CLASSIFICATION
RAINBOW TROUT:
96 HR LC50: 158 MG/L
DAPHNIA MAGNA:
48 HR. EC50: 249 MG/L
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR THE MATERIAL
BIO ACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR THE MATERIAL
MOBILITY IN THE SOIL: NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR THE PRODUCT
RESULTS FOR THE PBT AND VPVB ASSESSMENT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NONE
| SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE DISPOSAL:
ALL DISPOSAL PRACTICES MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL,
STATE/PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. REGULATIONS MAY VARY IN
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. WASTE CHARACTERIZATIONS AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE
LAWS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY SOLELY OF THE WASTE GENERATOR. THE INFORMATION
PRESENTED HERE PERTAINS ONLY TO THE PRODUCT AS SHIPPED IN ITS INTENDED
CONDITION AS DESCRIBED IN SDS SECTION 3.
EPA WASTE NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE.
| SECTION 14 - TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D.O.T.)
NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS.
IATA: NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. PER IATA DGR
UN NUMBER: NONE
PACKAGING GROUP: NONE
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO ANNEX II OF MARPOL 73/78 AND THE IBC CODE:
NONE
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG - CANADA):
CLASS: D
DIVISION: 2B (SKIN AND EYE IRRITANT)
GROUP: NOT REGULATED
PIN NUMBER: NOT REGULATED
OTHER:
SECURE PRODUCT WITH SUITABLE HOLD DOWN DEVICES DURING SHIPMENT IN DRY
CONTAINERS (AVOID MOISTURE)
| SECTION 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS/LEGISLATION SPECIFIC FOR THE
SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD:
THIS PRODUCT IS A "NON-HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" AS DEFINED BY THE OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200.
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 TITLE III (EMERGENCY
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986) SECTIONS 311 AND 312:
EU:
GERMAN WASSERGEDAHRDUNGKLASSE (WATER HAZARD CLASS): 1
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORY STATUS:
EINECS (EU): LISTED
TSCA (US): LISTED
ECL (KOREA): LISTED
DSL (CANADA): LISTED
CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT:
THE CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED FOR THIS MIXTURE.
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 TITLE III (EMERGENCY
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986) SECTION 313:
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN CHEMICALS AT
LEVELS WHICH REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER THIS STATUTE.
PENNSYLVANIA (WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT):
PENNSYLVANIA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST AND/OR PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST:
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN CHEMICAL AT
LEVELS WHICH REQUIRE REPORTING UNDER THIS STATUTE.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF
1986):
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NO LISTED SUBSTANCES KNOW TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM, AT LEVELS WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE A WARNING UNDER THE STATUE.
U.S. TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT:
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE EXEMPT FROM
TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS UNDER 40 CFR 720.30.
CEPA- DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL):
ALL SUBSTANCES CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE CANADIAN
DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL) OR ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE LISTED.
| SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION | |
HMIS RATING (ESTIMATED):
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
NFPA RATING (ESTIMATED):
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
LIST OF R-PHRASES:
HARMFUL IS SWALLOWED, R22
IRRITATING TO EYES, R36
IRRITATING TO SKIN, R38
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE RATING: B
LEGEND:
N.A. - NOT APPLICABLE
N.E. - NOT ESTABLISHED
N.D. - NOT DETERMINED.
RECOMMENDED USES AND RESTRICTIONS:
THIS PRODUCT IS DESIGNED TO BE USED AS A DESICCANT MATERIAL FOR COMPRESSED
AIR AND GAS. IF YOUR INTENDED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR STATED USES(S),
CONTACT OUR TECHNICAL SALES DEPARTMENT.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON DATA CONSIDERED TO BE ACCURATE
AS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY IS
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THESE DATA OR THE RESULTS TO
BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE THEREOF. VAN AIR INC. ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR INJURY TO THE VENDEE OR THIRD PERSONS PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY THE
MATERIAL IF REASONABLE SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE NOT ADHERED TO AS STIPULATED
IN THE DATA SHEET. ADDITIONALLY, VAN AIR INC. ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR
INJURY TO VENDEE OR THIRD PERSONS PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY ABNORMAL USE OF THE
MATERIAL EVEN IF REASONABLE SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED. FURTHERMORE,
VENDEE ASSUMES ANY AND ALL RISK IN HIS OR HER USE OF THE MATERIAL. IN NO
EVENT SHALL VAN AIR INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES OF
ANY VENDEE OR THIRD PARTY FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER ARISING, EVEN IF
VAN AIR INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BY ANY AND
ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION.