| Common Name: | FORANE 404A (FORANE FX70) |
| Manufacturer: | ARKEMA FRANCE |
| SDS Revision Date: | 9/20/2004 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 6E862 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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ARKEMA
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PRODUCT: FORANE 404A (FORANE FX70)
SDS NO.: 01741
VERSION: 7
DATE: 2004-09-20
CANCEL AND REPLACE: 2003-09-05
| 01 - IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND THE |  |
COMPANY/UNDERTAKING
NAME OF THE PREPARATION: FORANE 404A (FORANE FX70)
RECOMMENDED USES: REFRIGERANT
SDS NO: 01741
SUPPLIER:
ARKEMA
D. FLUORES ET OXYGENES
COURS MICHELET - LA DEFENSE 10
92091 PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX
FRANCE
TELEPHONE: 01 49 00 80 80
TELECOPIE: 01 49 00 83 96
| EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 44 1865 407 333
| 02 - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
CHEMICAL NATURE OF THE PREPARATION:
MIXTURE BASED ON:
FORANE 125:
CAS: 354-33-6
EINECS: 206-557-8
FORANE 143A:
CAS: 420-46-2
EINECS: 206-996-5
F+
R_12
FORANE 134A:
CAS: 811-97-2
EINECS: 212-377-0
| 03 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
MOST IMPORTANT HAZARDS:
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS:
AT HIGH TEMPERATURE:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION GIVING TOXIC AND CORROSIVE PRODUCTS
| SPECIFIC HAZARDS/EC: PREPARATION NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS
| 04 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR
OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED
IN CASE OF PERSISTENT PROBLEMS: CONSULT A DOCTOR
SKIN CONTACT:
FROSTBITE: TREAT AS THERMAL BURNS
EYE CONTACT:
WASH IMMEDIATELY, ABUNDANTLY AND THOROUGHLY WITH WATER
IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONSULT AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT
INFORMATION FOR DOCTORS:
DO NOT ADMINISTER CATECHOLAMINES
(BECAUSE OF THE CARDIAC EFFECT CAUSED BY THE PRODUCT)
| 05 - FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
SPECIFIC HAZARDS:
AT HIGH TEMPERATURE:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION GIVING TOXIC AND CORROSIVE PRODUCTS:
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
CARBON OXIDES
ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PREPARATION GIVES FLAMMABLE MIXTURES WITH
AIR.
(FORANE 143A)
SPECIFIC METHODS:
COOL CONTAINERS/TANKS WITH WATER SPRAY
ENSURE A SYSTEM FOR THE RAPID EMPTYING OF CONTAINERS
IN CASE OF FIRE NEARBY, REMOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS
PROHIBIT ALL SOURCES OF SPARKS AND IGNITION - DO NOT SMOKE
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE SUIT
| 06 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PROTECTION:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES AND INHALATION OF VAPOURS
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
IN ENCLOSED AREAS:
VENTILATE OR WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (RISK OF ANOXIA)
DO NOT SMOKE
| 07 - HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/PRECAUTIONS:
STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS APPLICABLE TO PRODUCTS:
LIQUEFIED GAS UNDER PRESSURE
ENSURE APPROPRIATE EXHAUST AND VENTILATION AT MACHINERY
PROVIDE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS NEARBY
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
PROHIBIT IGNITION SOURCES AND CONTACT WITH HOT SURFACES - DO NOT SMOKE
STORAGE:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED PLACE
STORE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION
KEEP AWAY FROM NAKED FLAMES, HOT SURFACES AND SOURCES OF IGNITION
PROTECT FULL CONTAINERS FROM SOURCES OF HEAT TO AVOID OVERPRESSURIZATION
PACKAGING MATERIALS:
RECOMMENDED: ORDINARY STEEL
TO BE AVOIDED:
ALLOYS CONTAINING MORE THAN 2% OF MAGNESIUM
PLASTIC MATERIALS
| 08 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS:
ENSURE SUFFICIENT AIR EXCHANGE AND/OR EXHAUST IN WORK AREAS
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
EXPOSURE LIMITS:
NO LIMIT VALUE F-USA
FORANE 125, FORANE 143A, FORANE 134A:
VALUE RECOMMENDED BY THE "COMITE VALEUR LIMITE D'EXPOSITION" OF ARKEMA:
VME = 1000 PPM
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT
HAND PROTECTION: GLOVES
EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES
SPECIFIC HYGIENE MEASURES:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES AND INHALATION OF VAPOURS
DO NOT SMOKE
| 09 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE (20 DEG. C): GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GAS
COLOUR: COLOURLESS
ODOUR: SLIGHTLY ETHER-LIKE
pH: NOT APPLICABLE
BOILING POINT/RANGE: > -45.8 DEG. C
FLASH POINT: NO FLASH POINT (IN THE TEST CONDITIONS)
EXPLOSIVE LIMITS:
FORANE 143A:
LOWER: 7.1% IN VOLUME
HIGHER: 16% IN VOLUME
VAPOUR PRESSURE:
(25 DEG. C): 1.27 MPA (12.7 BAR)
(50 DEG. C): 2.33 MPA (23.3 BAR)
(70 DEG. C): 3.53 MPA (35.3 BAR)
VAPOUR DENSITY:
AT THE BOILING POINT: 5.39 KG/M3
DENSITY:
LIQUEFIED GAS:
(25 DEG. C): 1041 KG/M3
OTHER DATA:
FORANE 134A: DOES NOT DISSOCIATE IN WATER
HENRY'S CONSTANT:
FORANE 125: 3.09 E5 PA. M3/MOL.
FORANE 134A: 5.06 KPA. M3/MOL.
FORANE 143A: 0.78 E5 PA. M3/MOL.
CRITICAL TEMPERATURE: TC = 72 DEG. C
CRITICAL PRESSURE: PC = 3.74 MPA (37.4 BAR)
| 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION
AVOID CONTACT WITH FLAMES AND RED HOT METALLIC SURFACES
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
AT HIGH TEMPERATURE:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION GIVING TOXIC AND CORROSIVE PRODUCTS:
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HYDROFLUORIC ACID)
CARBON OXIDES
FURTHER INFORMATION:
THE PRODUCT IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS
| 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ACUTE TOXICITY:
INHALATION:
FORANE 125 - FORANE 143A - FORANE 134A:
EXPERIMENTAL EFFECTS ON ANIMALS:
PRACTICALLY NOT HARMFUL BY INHALATION
LC50/INHALATION/4H/RAT: >500000 PPM
AS WITH OTHER VOLATILE ALIPHATIC HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS, THROUGH VAPOUR
ACCUMULATION AND/OR INHALATION OF LARGE QUANTITIES, THE PRODUCT CAN CAUSE:
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND CARDIAC DISORDERS AGGRAVATED BY STRESS AND LACK
OF OXYGEN: RISK OF MORTALITY
LOCAL EFFECTS:
SKIN-CONTACT:
EJECTION OF LIQUEFIED GAS: FROSTBITE POSSIBLE
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
FORANE 125 - FORANE 134A - FORANE 143A:
STUDIES OF PROLONGED INHALATION IN ANIMALS HAVE NOT SHOWN SUB-CHRONIC TOXIC
EFFECTS
(RAT/3 MONTH(S)/INHALATION: 50000 PPM)
SPECIFIC EFFECTS:
GENOTOXICITY:
ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE EXPERIMENTAL DATA:
(FORANE 125 - FORANE 134A - FORANE 143A)
NOT GENOTOXIC
CARCINOGENICITY:
FORANE 134A:
EXPERIMENTATION ON ANIMALS HAS NOT SHOWN CLEAR EVIDENCE OF CARCINOGENIC
EFFECT (RAT/INHALATION - ORAL ROUTE)
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
FOETAL DEVELOPMENT:
(FORANE 125 - FORANE 134A - FORANE 143A)
ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE EXPERIMENTAL DATA:
ABSENCE OF TOXIC EFFECTS FOR FOETAL DEVELOPMENT
(RODENT/INHALATION (RAT, RABBIT))
FERTILITY:
ACCORDING TO LIMITED AVAILABLE DATA IN ANIMALS:
FORANE 134A:
ABSENCE OF TOXIC EFFECTS ON FERTILITY
(MOUSE/INHALATION)
| 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
SUBSTANCE CONCERNED: FORANE 125
MOBILITY:
IN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT:
RAPID EVAPORATION: T1/2 LIFE = 3.2 H (ESTIMATED)
IN SOILS AND SEDIMENTS:
SLIGHT ADSORPTION: LOG KOC = 1.3 - 1.7
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY:
IN WATER:
NOT READILY BIODEGRADABLE: 5% AFTER 28D
(OECD GUIDELINE 301 D)
IN AIR:
DEGRADATION IN THE TROPOSPHERE: T1/2 LIFE = 28.3 Y (ESTIMATED)
BIOACCUMULATION:
PRACTICALLY NOT BIOACCUMULABLE: LOG POW = 1.48 (MEASURED)
SUBSTANCE CONCERNED: FORANE 143A
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY:
IN AIR:
DEGRADATION BY RADICALS OH: T1/2 LIFE (ESTIMATED) = 93.3 D
BIOACCUMULATION:
PRACTICALLY NOT BIOACCUMULABLE
LOG POW (CALCULATED) = 1.49
ECOTOXICITY:
AQUATIC TOXICITY:
ACUTE TOXICITY:
SLIGHTLY HARMFUL TO DAPHNIA: EC (I)50, 48 H = 300 MG/L
SLIGHTLY HARMFUL TO FISH: LC50, 96 H (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS) > 40 MG/L
SUBSTANCE CONCERNED: FORANE 134A
MOBILITY:
IN SOILS AND SEDIMENTS:
SLIGHT ADSORPTION: LOG KOC = 1.5 (CALCULATED)
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY:
IN WATER:
NOT READILY BIODEGRADABLE: 3% AFTER 28 D
(OECD GUIDELINE 301 D)
IN AIR:
DEGRADATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE: T1/2 LIFE = 8.6 - 16.7 Y
BIOACCUMULATION:
PRACTICALLY NOT BIOACCUMULABLE: LOG POW = 1.06
ECOTOXICITY:
AQUATIC TOXICITY:
ACUTE TOXICITY:
PRACTICALLY NOT HARMFUL TO DAPHNIA: EC (I)50, 48 H = 980 MG/L
SLIGHTLY HARMFUL TO FISH: LC50, 96 H (ONCHORYNCHUS MYKISS)= 450 MG/L
BACTERIA: LC10, 6 H (PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA) > 730 MG /L
| 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSAL OF PRODUCT:
RECYCLE OR INCINERATE AT AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL SITE ONLY
| 14 - TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
TECHNICAL CONSIGNMENT NAME:
SEE SECTION: 2
ADR/RID:
UN NR: 3337
DANGER NO.: 20
CLASS: 2.2
PACKAGING GROUP:
CLASSIFICATION CODE: 2A
LABEL(S): 2.2
ADN/ADNR:
MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION NO.: 3337
CLASSIFICATION CODE: 2A
CLASS: 2.2
LABEL(S): 2
IMDG:
UN NR (IMDG): 3337
CLASS: 2.2
SUBSIDIARY RISKS:
PACKAGING GROUP:
LABEL(S): 2.2
MARINE POLLUTANT (MP): NO
IATA:
UN NR (IATA) OR ID NR: 3337
CLASS: 2.2
SUBSIDIARY RISKS:
PACKAGING GROUP:
LABEL(S): 2.2
CONSULT ARKEMA'S SAFETY DEPARTMENT FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION
| 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
EEC DIRECTIVE:
SAFETY DATA SHEETS:
D. 91/155/EEC AMENDED BY D.93/112/EEC AND D. 2001/58/CE:
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS
EC CLASSIFICATION/LABELLING:
| DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS:
D. 1999/45/EC AMENDED BY D. 2001/60/CE: NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCES DAMAGING TO THE OZONE LAYER:
REGULATION EC 2037/2000 AMENDED BY REGULATION EC 1804/2003
INVENTORIES:
EINECS (EU): CONFORMS
TSCA (USA): CONFORMS
DSL (CANADA): DOES NOT CONFORM
AICS (AUSTRALIA): CONFORMS
ECL (KOREA): CONFORMS
ENCS (JAPAN): CONFORMS
PICCS (THE PHILIPPINES): CONFORMS
| 16 - OTHER INFORMATION | |
LIST OF RELEVANT R PHRASES: R12_EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES:
ENCYCLOPEDIE DES GAZ (AIR LIQUIDE - ED.1976 - ELSEVIER AMSTERDAM)
THIS INFORMATION APPLIES TO THE PRODUCT AS SUCH AND CONFORMING TO
SPECIFICATIONS OF ARKEMA
IN CASE OF FORMULATIONS OR MIXTURES, IT IS NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN THAT A
NEW DANGER WILL NOT APPEAR
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IS BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRODUCT, AT THE
DATE OF PUBLISHING AND IT IS GIVEN QUITE SINCERELY. HOWEVER THE REVISION OF
SOME DATA IS IN PROGRESS USERS ARE ADVISED OF POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS
WHEN THE PRODUCT IS USED IN APPLICATIONS FOR WHICH IT WAS NOT INTENDED.
THIS SHEET SHALL ONLY BE USED AND REPRODUCED FOR PREVENTION AND SECURITY
PURPOSES
THE REFERENCES TO LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY AND CODES OF PRACTICE DOCUMENTS
CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS EXHAUSTIVE
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON RECEIVING THE PRODUCT TO REFER TO
THE TOTALITY OF THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE USE, THE POSSESSION
AND THE HANDLING OF THE PRODUCT
IT IS ALSO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HANDLERS OF THE PRODUCT TO PASS ON TO
ANY SUBSEQUENT PERSONS WHO WILL COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PRODUCT (USAGE,
STORAGE, CLEANING OF CONTAINERS, OTHER PROCESSES) THE TOTALITY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET AND NECESSARY FOR
SAFETY AT WORK, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
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