| Common Name: | CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS, ACS REAGENT GRADE |
| Manufacturer: | RICCA CHEMICAL |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/6/2021 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 45C873 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY(R*)
SAFETY DATA SHEET
CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (HCS)
| SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION |  |
1.1. PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
TRADE NAME OR DESIGNATION: CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS, ACS REAGENT GRADE
PRODUCT NUMBER: RDCC0600
OTHER IDENTIFYING PRODUCT NUMBERS:
RDCC0600-2.5A5, RDCC0600-25F4, RDCC0600-500B1
1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: GENERAL LABORATORY REAGENT
1.3. DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET:
COMPANY: RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY
ADDRESS:
448 WEST FORK DRIVE
ARLINGTON, TX 76012
USA
TELEPHONE: 888-467-4222
1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (24 HOURS)
CHEMTREC (USA): 800-424-9300
CHEMTREC (INTERNATIONAL): 1+ 703-527-3887
| SECTION 2: HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION | |
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE HAZARD AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS LISTED BELOW,
SEE SECTION 16.
HAZARD CLASS CATEGORY HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY
STATEMENTS STATEMENTS
SKIN CORROSION / CATEGORY 2 H315 P264, P280, P302+P352,
IRRITATION P321, P332+P313, P362
EYE DAMAGE / CATEGORY 1 H318 P280, P305+P351+P338, P310
IRRITATION
2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS:
PICTOGRAMS: CORROSION
SIGNAL WORD: DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
HAZARD NUMBER HAZARD STATEMENT
H315 CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
H318 CAUSES SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
PRECAUTIONARY NUMBER PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT
P264 WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.
P280 WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION.
P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER.
P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO.
CONTINUE RINSING.
P310 IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN.
P321 SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH
WATER).
P332+P313 IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
P362 TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE
REUSE.
2.4. HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED OR COVERED BY GHS:
DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 3: COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
3.1. COMPONENTS OF SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
CHEMICAL NAME FORMULA MOLECULAR WEIGHT CAS NUMBER WEIGHT%
CITRIC ACID C6H8O7 192.12 G/MOL 77-92-9 100.00
| SECTION 4: FIRST-AID MEASURES | |
4.1. GENERAL FIRST AID INFORMATION:
EYE CONTACT:
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES,
IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. HIGHLY IRRITATING. MAY BE
ABRASIVE.
INHALATION:
NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE FIRST AID. IF NECESSARY, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
SKIN CONTACT:
IF ON SKIN:
WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, AND
PAIN.
INGESTION:
DILUTE IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER OR MILK. INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED:
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE. CAUSES IRRITATION TO
THE EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER.
CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR
INHALED.
EYE CONTACT: HIGHLY IRRITATING. MAY BE ABRASIVE.
SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, AND PAIN.
4.3. MEDICAL ATTENTION OR SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH
AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER). IRRIGATE IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. DILUTE
IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER OR MILK. INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
| SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
5.1. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, WATER SPRAY
5.2. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.
5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND BREATHING EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THE
SURROUNDING FIRE.
| SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION.
6.2. CLEANUP AND CONTAINMENT METHODS AND MATERIALS:
PICK UP IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT GENERATE DUST. POWDER MAY BE MOISTENED
WITH WATER TO AID IN THE CLEAN-UP.
| SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS:
AS WITH ALL CHEMICALS, WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID CONTACT
WITH EYES AND SKIN. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED
CONTAINERS IN A COOL, DRY AREA.
| SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
8.1 CONTROL PARAMETERS:
CHEMICAL NAME LIMIT TYPE COUNTRY EXPOSURE LIMIT INFORMATION SOURCE
DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
8.2. EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
NO SPECIFIC CONTROLS ARE NEEDED. NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.
SKIN PROTECTION:
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
EYE PROTECTION:
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
8.3. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION. NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS
ADEQUATE. CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
| SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
9.1. BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
APPEARANCE: COLORLESS/WHITE SOLID
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
ODOR: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
ODOR THRESHOLD: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
PH: 2.2 (0.1 N)
MELTING/FREEZING POINT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
INITIAL BOILING POINT/RANGE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
FLASH POINT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
EVAPORATION RATE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
FLAMMABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
FLAMMABILITY/EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
VAPOR PRESSURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
VAPOR DENSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
RELATIVE DENSITY: 1.67
SOLUBILITY: 576 G/L AT 20 DEG. C
PARTITION COEFFICIENT: -1.72 AT 20 DEG. C
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
VISCOSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
10.1. REACTIVITY AND CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE.
10.2. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
10.3. CONDITIONS TO AVOID AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
METAL NITRATES (POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE REACTION), ALKALI CARBONATES AND
BICARBONATES, POTASSIUM TARTRATE. WILL CORRODE COPPER, ZINC, ALUMINUM AND
THEIR ALLOYS.
10.4. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
ACUTE TOXICITY - DERMAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
ACUTE TOXICITY - OTHER INFORMATION:
LD50, ORAL, RAT (CITRIC ACID):
3 GM/KG, DETAILS OF TOXIC EFFECTS NOT REPORTED OTHER THAN LETHAL DOSE
VALUE.
SKIN IRRITATION, RABBIT: 500 MG/24H, MILD
EYE IRRITATION, RABBIT: 750 UG/24H, SEVERE.
SKIN CORROSION AND IRRITATION:
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION.
IF ON SKIN:
WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF
CONTACT WITH WATER).
IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS:
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE
REUSE.
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE AND IRRITATION:
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE. WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION.
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER
OR PHYSICIAN.
RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM SINGLE EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE.
ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
12.1. ECOTOXICITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.5. OTHER ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
13.1. WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 14: TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
14.1. TRANSPORTATION BY LAND-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT, UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO DOT REGULATIONS.
14.2. TRANSPORTATION BY AIR - INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
(IATA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS.
14.3 TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG, CANADA):
NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO TDG REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
15.1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) HAZARDS:
NOT LISTED.
15.2. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 302 EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NOT LISTED.
15.3. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 311/312 HAZARDOUS
CHEMICALS: NOT LISTED.
15.4. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 313 TOXIC RELEASE
INVENTORY (TRI): NOT LISTED.
15.5. MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW SUBSTANCE LIST: NOT LISTED.
15.6. PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NOT LISTED.
15.7. NEW JERSEY WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW COMPONENTS: NOT LISTED.
15.8. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NOT LISTED.
15.9. CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST / NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST
(DSL/NDSL):
CITRIC ACID (CAS # 77-92-9): PRESENT (DSL)
15.10. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) LIST:
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS SOLUTION ARE LISTED AS ACTIVE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY
OR ARE MIXTURES (HYDRATES) OF ACTIVE ITEMS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
CITRIC ACID (CAS # 77-92-9): PRESENT
15.11. EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(EINECS), EUROPEAN:
LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (ELINCS), AND NO LONGER POLYMERS
(NLP):
CITRIC ACID (CAS # 77-92-9): 201-069-1
| SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION | |
16.1. FULL TEXT OF HAZARD STATEMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE.
WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WEAR PROTECTIVE
GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION.
IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER.
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER
OR PHYSICIAN. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER).
IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS:
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE
REUSE.
16.2. MISCELLANEOUS HAZARD CLASSES:
CANADIAN CARCINOGENICITY HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE.
PHYSICAL HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (PHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE.
HEALTH HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE.
BIOHAZARDOUS INFECTIOUS MATERIALS HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE.
16.3. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) RATING:
HEALTH 2
FLAMMABILITY 1
REACTIVITY 0
SPECIAL HAZARD
16.4. DOCUMENT REVISION:
LAST REVISION DATE: 2021-10-06
DISCLAIMER:
WHEN HANDLED PROPERLY BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED HEREIN
DOES NOT PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH OR SAFETY HAZARD. ALTERATION OF ITS
CHARACTERISTICS BY CONCENTRATION, EVAPORATION, ADDITION OF OTHER
SUBSTANCES, OR OTHER MEANS MAY PRESENT HAZARDS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED
HEREIN AND WHICH MUST BE EVALUATED BY THE USER. THE INFORMATION FURNISHED
HEREIN IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AND REPRESENTS THE BEST DATA CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE TO US. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND RICCA
CHEMICAL COMPANY ASSUMES NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER
RESULTING FROM ITS USE.