| Common Name: | CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS |
| Manufacturer: | LABCHEM |
| SDS Revision Date: | 7/14/2020 |
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| Item Number(s): | 9FK93 |
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PERFORMANCE THROUGH CHEMISTRY
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS
SAFETY DATA SHEET
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGISTER / VOL. 77, NO. 58 / MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 /
RULES AND REGULATIONS
ISSUE DATE: 10/24/2007
REVISION DATE: 07/14/2020
SUPERSEDES: 04/04/2017
VERSION: 1.2
| SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION |  |
1.1. IDENTIFICATION:
PRODUCT FORM: SUBSTANCE
SUBSTANCE NAME: CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS
CAS-NO.: 77-92-9
PRODUCT CODE: LC13140
1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
USE OF THE SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE: FOR LABORATORY AND MANUFACTURING USE ONLY.
RECOMMENDED USE: LABORATORY CHEMICALS
RESTRICTIONS ON USE: NOT FOR FOOD, DRUG OR HOUSEHOLD USE
1.3. SUPPLIER:
LABCHEM, INC.
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USA
T: 412-826-5230
F: 724-473-0647
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1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
EMERGENCY NUMBER:
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300 OR +1-703-741-5970
| SECTION 2: HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION | |
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
GHS US CLASSIFICATION:
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION CATEGORY 2A:
H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
FULL TEXT OF H STATEMENTS: SEE SECTION 16
2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
GHS US LABELING:
HAZARD PICTOGRAMS (GHS US): EXCLAMATION MARK
SIGNAL WORD (GHS US): WARNING
HAZARD STATEMENTS (GHS US):
H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS (GHS US):
P264: WASH EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
P280: WEAR EYE PROTECTION.
P305+P351+P338:
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
P337+P313:
IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
2.3. OTHER HAZARDS WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN CLASSIFICATION:
OTHER HAZARDS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLASSIFICATION: NONE.
2.4. UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY (GHS US): NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
3.1. SUBSTANCES:
SUBSTANCE TYPE: MONO-CONSTITUENT
NAME PRODUCT IDENTIFIER % GHS US CLASSIFICATION
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS (CAS-NO.) 77-92-9 100 EYE IRRIT. 2A, H319
(MAIN CONSTITUENT)
FULL TEXT OF HAZARD CLASSES AND H-STATEMENTS: SEE SECTION 16
3.2. MIXTURES: NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 4: FIRST-AID MEASURES | |
4.1. DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES:
FIRST-AID MEASURES GENERAL:
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF YOU FEEL UNWELL,
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER INHALATION:
ALLOW AFFECTED PERSON TO BREATHE FRESH AIR. ALLOW THE VICTIM TO REST.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER SKIN CONTACT:
REMOVE AFFECTED CLOTHING AND WASH ALL EXPOSED SKIN AREA WITH MILD SOAP AND
WATER, FOLLOWED BY WARM WATER RINSE.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER EYE CONTACT:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER INGESTION:
RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION.
4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS (ACUTE AND DELAYED):
POTENTIAL ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS:
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER SKIN CONTACT: SLIGHT IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER EYE CONTACT: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INGESTION: NAUSEA.
CHRONIC SYMPTOMS: AFFECTION/DISCOLORATION OF THE TEETH.
4.3. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT, IF NECESSARY: NONE.
| SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
5.1. SUITABLE (AND UNSUITABLE) EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
FOAM. DRY POWDER. CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER SPRAY. SAND.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DO NOT USE A HEAVY WATER STREAM.
5.2. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
FIRE HAZARD: NOT FLAMMABLE.
EXPLOSION HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE.
REACTIVITY IN CASE OF FIRE: NONE.
5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG FOR COOLING EXPOSED CONTAINERS. EXERCISE CAUTION
WHEN FIGHTING ANY CHEMICAL FIRE. PREVENT FIRE-FIGHTING WATER FROM ENTERING
ENVIRONMENT.
PROTECTION DURING FIREFIGHTING:
DO NOT ENTER FIRE AREA WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
| SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
6.1.1. FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL:
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: EVACUATE UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL.
6.1.2. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS:
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EQUIP CLEANUP CREW WITH PROPER PROTECTION.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: VENTILATE AREA.
6.2. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT ENTRY TO SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATERS. NOTIFY AUTHORITIES IF LIQUID
ENTERS SEWERS OR PUBLIC WATERS.
6.3. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
ON LAND, SWEEP OR SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS. MINIMIZE GENERATION OF
DUST. STORE AWAY FROM OTHER MATERIALS.
6.4. REFERENCE TO OTHER SECTIONS:
SEE HEADING 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION.
| SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
WASH HANDS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING OR SMOKING AND WHEN LEAVING WORK. PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION IN
PROCESS AREA TO PREVENT FORMATION OF VAPOR.
HYGIENE MEASURES: WASH EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
7.2. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP ONLY IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED PLACE AWAY
FROM: INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS: STRONG BASES. STRONG OXIDIZERS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: SOURCES OF IGNITION. DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
| SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
8.1. CONTROL PARAMETERS:
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS (77-92-9): NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
8.2. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOUNTAINS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY
OF ANY POTENTIAL EXPOSURE.
8.3. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES/PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: GLOVES. SAFETY GLASSES.
HAND PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION NOT REQUIRED IN NORMAL CONDITIONS
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SYMBOL(S):
GLOVES
SAFETY GLASSES
OTHER INFORMATION: DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE DURING USE.
| SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
9.1. INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
APPEARANCE: WHITE POWDER OR LUMPS.
COLOR: WHITE
ODOR: ODORLESS
ODOR THRESHOLD: NO DATA AVAILABLE
PH: 1.7 10% SOLUTION
MELTING POINT: 153 DEG. C
FREEZING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT: 175 DEG. C
FLASH POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
RELATIVE EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE=1): NO DATA AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NON FLAMMABLE.
VAPOR PRESSURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
RELATIVE VAPOR DENSITY AT 20 DEG. C: NO DATA AVAILABLE
RELATIVE DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY / DENSITY: 1.665 G/CM3
MOLECULAR MASS: 192.12 G/MOL
SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE IN WATER. SOLUBLE IN ETHANOL. SOLUBLE IN ETHER.
WATER: 59.2%
LOG POW: NO DATA AVAILABLE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: 175 DEG. C
VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY, DYNAMIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
EXPLOSION LIMITS: NO DATA AVAILABLE
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NONE.
9.2. OTHER INFORMATION: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
10.1. REACTIVITY: NONE.
10.2. CHEMICAL STABILITY: NOT ESTABLISHED.
10.3. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NOT ESTABLISHED.
10.4. CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
DIRECT SUNLIGHT. EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES.
10.5. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG ACIDS. STRONG BASES.
10.6. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
FUME. CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON DIOXIDE.
| SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
ACUTE TOXICITY (ORAL): NOT CLASSIFIED
ACUTE TOXICITY (DERMAL): NOT CLASSIFIED
ACUTE TOXICITY (INHALATION): NOT CLASSIFIED
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS (77-92-9):
LD50 ORAL RAT: 5400 MG/KG
ATE US (ORAL): 5400 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
PH: 1.7 10% SOLUTION
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/IRRITATION: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION.
PH: 1.7 10% SOLUTION
RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED
STOT-SINGLE EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED
STOT-REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT CLASSIFIED
VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION. SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. INGESTION.
POTENTIAL ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS:
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER SKIN CONTACT: SLIGHT IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER EYE CONTACT: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INGESTION: NAUSEA.
CHRONIC SYMPTOMS: AFFECTION/DISCOLORATION OF THE TEETH.
| SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
12.1. TOXICITY:
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS (77-92-9):
LC50 FISH 1: 440 MG/L
EC50 DAPHNIA 1: 1534 MG/L
12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY:
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS (77-92-9):
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NOT ESTABLISHED.
12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL:
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS (77-92-9):
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NOT ESTABLISHED.
12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
12.5. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS:
OTHER INFORMATION: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
| SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
13.1. DISPOSAL METHODS:
WASTE DISPOSAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
DISPOSE IN A SAFE MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
ECOLOGY - WASTE MATERIALS: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
| SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT):
IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOT: NOT REGULATED
| SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
15.1. US FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS (77-92-9):
LISTED ON THE UNITED STATES TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT) INVENTORY
SARA SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CLASSES:
HEALTH HAZARD - SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE OR EYE IRRITATION
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED, OR EXCLUDED FROM LISTING, ON THE
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
(TSCA) INVENTORY
15.2. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
CANADA: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EU-REGULATIONS: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
NATIONAL REGULATIONS: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
15.3. US STATE REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 - THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES
KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR
REPRODUCTIVE HARM
| SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION | |
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGISTER / VOL. 77, NO. 58 / MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 /
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
REVISION DATE: 07/14/2020
OTHER INFORMATION: NONE.
FULL TEXT OF H-PHRASES: SEE SECTION 16
H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
NFPA HEALTH HAZARD 1 - MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, CAN
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IRRITATION.
NFPA FIRE HAZARD 0 - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN UNDER TYPICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS, INCLUDING INTRINSICALLY NONCOMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS SUCH AS CONCRETE, STONE, AND SAND.
NFPA REACTIVITY 0 - MATERIAL THAT IN THEMSELVES ARE NORMALLY STABLE,
EVEN UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
HAZARD RATING:
HEALTH 1 SLIGHT HAZARD - IRRITATION OR MINOR REVERSIBLE INJURY
POSSIBLE
FLAMMABILITY 0 MINIMAL HAZARD - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN
PHYSICAL 0 MINIMAL HAZARD - MATERIALS THAT ARE NORMALLY STABLE,
EVEN UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS, AND WILL NOT REACT WITH
WATER, POLYMERIZE, DECOMPOSE, CONDENSE, OR
SELF-REACT. NON-EXPLOSIVES.
PERSONAL PROTECTION B
B - SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES
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