| Common Name: | FORANE 409A (FORANE FX56) |
| Manufacturer: | ARKEMA FRANCE |
| SDS Revision Date: | 9/20/2004 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 5U596 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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ARKEMA
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PRODUCT: FORANE 409A (FORANE FX56)
SDS NO.: 01739
VERSION: 7
DATE: 2004-09-20
CANCEL AND REPLACE: 2003-05-26
| 01 - IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND THE |  |
COMPANY/UNDERTAKING
NAME OF THE PREPARATION: FORANE 409A (FORANE FX56)
RECOMMENDED USES: REFRIGERANT
SDS NO: 01739
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 22:
(CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE):
CAS: 75-45-6
EINECS: 200-871-9
N
R_59
FORANE 124:
(1-CHLORO-1,2,2,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE):
CAS: 2837-89-0
EINECS: 220-629-6
N
R_59
FORANE 142B:
(1-CHLORO-1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE):
CAS: 75-68-3
EINECS: 200-891-8
N
R_10-59
| 03 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
MOST IMPORTANT HAZARDS:
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS:
ACCORDING TO ITS COMPOSITION:
NOT READILY BIODEGRADABLE
DANGEROUS FOR THE OZONE LAYER
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS:
AT HIGH TEMPERATURE:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION GIVING TOXIC AND CORROSIVE PRODUCTS
SPECIFIC HAZARDS/EC:
DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
DANGEROUS FOR THE OZONE LAYER
| 04 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR
OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED
KEEP UNDER MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
IN CASE OF PERSISTENT PROBLEMS: CONSULT A DOCTOR
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH ABUNDANTLY WITH WATER
FROSTBITE: TREAT AS THERMAL BURNS
EYE CONTACT:
WASH IMMEDIATELY, ABUNDANTLY AND THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.
IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONSULT AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST.
INGESTION: HOSPITALIZE
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
CONFINED SPACE: RISK OF HYPOXIA
IF ENTERING A SATURATED ATMOSPHERE, WEAR A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS.
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 (HYDROFLUORIC ACID)
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PREPARATION GIVES FLAMMABLE MIXTURES WITH
AIR.
(FORANE 142B)
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
DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
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:
FORANE 22:
FRANCE 1999: VME = 1000 PPM (3500 MG/M3)
| USA-ACGIH 2004: TLV-TWA = 1000 PPM
| USA-ACGIH 2004: TLV-STEL = 1250 PPM
FORANE 124, FORANE 142B:
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: > -34.2 DEG. C
FLASH POINT: NO FLASH POINT (IN THE TEST CONDITIONS)
EXPLOSIVE LIMITS:
FORANE 142B:
LOWER: 9% IN VOLUME
HIGHER: 14.8% IN VOLUME
VAPOUR PRESSURE:
(25 DEG. C): 0.82 MPA (8.2 BAR)
(50 DEG. C): 1.53 MPA (15.3 BAR)
(70 DEG. C): 2.37 MPA (23.7 MBAR)
VAPOUR DENSITY:
AT THE BOILING POINT: 4.9 KG/M3
DENSITY:
LIQUEFIED GAS:
(25 DEG. C): 1221 KG/M3
OTHER DATA:
CRITICAL TEMPERATURE: TC = 107 DEG. C
CRITICAL PRESSURE: PC = 4.6 MPA (46 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)
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
FURTHER INFORMATION:
THE PRODUCT IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS
| 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ACUTE TOXICITY:
INHALATION:
FORANE 22 - FORANE 124 - FORANE 142B:
EXPERIMENTAL EFFECTS ON ANIMALS:
PRACTICALLY NOT HARMFUL BY INHALATION
LC50/INHALATION/4H/RAT: >200 000 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 22 - FORANE 124 - FORANE 142B:
STUDIES OF PROLONGED INHALATION IN ANIMALS HAVE NOT SHOWN SUB-CHRONIC TOXIC
EFFECTS (VARIOUS ANIMAL SPECIES/SEVERAL MONTHS/INHALATION/10000 PPM)
SPECIFIC EFFECTS:
GENOTOXICITY:
ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE EXPERIMENTAL DATA:
(FORANE 22 - FORANE 124 - FORANE 142B): OVERALL NOT GENOTOXIC
CARCINOGENICITY:
FORANE 142B, FORANE 22, FORANE 124:
EXPERIMENTATION ON ANIMALS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES HAS NOT SHOWN CLEAR
EVIDENCE OF CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS
(RAT, MOUSE/INHALATION)
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
FOETAL DEVELOPMENT:
(FORANE 22 - FORANE 124 - FORANE 142B):
ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE EXPERIMENTAL DATA:
ABSENCE OF TOXIC EFFECTS FOR FOETAL DEVELOPMENT
(AT NON TOXIC MATERNAL DOSES)
(RODENT/INHALATION (RAT, RABBIT))
FERTILITY:
ACCORDING TO LIMITED AVAILABLE DATA IN ANIMALS:
FORANE 22:
ABSENCE OF TOXIC EFFECTS ON FERTILITY
(RAT/MOUSE/INHALATION)
| 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
SUBSTANCE CONCERNED: FORANE 22
MOBILITY:
IN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT:
RAPID EVAPORATION: T1/2 LIFE = 2.7 H
IN SOILS AND SEDIMENTS:
MODERATE ADSORPTION: LOG KOC = 1.8
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY:
IN WATER:
NOT READILY BIODEGRADABLE: 0% AFTER 28D (OECD GUIDELINE 301 C)
IN AIR:
DEGRADATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE: T1/2 LIFE = 8.2 Y.
OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL: ODP (R-11 = 1) = 0.055
HALOCARBON GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL: HGWP (R-11 = 1) = 0.33
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL WITH RESPECT TO CO2 (TIME HORIZON 100 YEARS): 1500
BIOACCUMULATION:
PRACTICALLY NOT BIOACCUMULABLE: LOG POW = 1.08
ECOTOXICITY:
AQUATIC TOXICITY:
ACUTE TOXICITY:
FISH: TOXICITY THRESHOLD, 24 H = 180 MG/L
(STANDARD DIN 38412, PART 15)
BACTERIA UNDER ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS: TOXICITY THRESHOLD, 24 H > 400 MG/L
SUBSTANCE CONCERNED: FORANE 142B
MOBILITY:
RAPID EVAPORATION: T1/2 LIFE = 3.2 H
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY:
IN WATER:
NOT READILY BIODEGRADABLE: 5 % AFTER 20 D.
(OECD GUIDELINE 301 B)
IN AIR:
DEGRADATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE: T1/2 LIFE = 19.1-22.6 Y
OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL: ODP (R-11 = 1) = 0.065
HALOCARBON GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL: HGWP (R-11 = 1) = 0.31
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL WITH RESPECT TO CO2 (TIME HORIZON 100 YEARS): 1800
BIOACCUMULATION:
PRACTICALLY NOT BIOACCUMULABLE: LOG POW = 1.64
ECOTOXICITY:
AQUATIC TOXICITY:
ACUTE TOXICITY:
SLIGHTLY HARMFUL TO FISH: LC50, 96 H (POECILIA RETICULATA) = 220 MG/L
(OECD GUIDELINE 203)
SLIGHTLY HARMFUL TO DAPHNIA: EC 50, 48 H = 160 MG/L
(OCDE: 202)
SUBSTANCE CONCERNED: FORANE 124
MOBILITY:
RAPID EVAPORATION: T1/2 LIFE = 3.4 H (ESTIMATED)
IN SOILS AND SEDIMENTS:
SLIGHT ADSORPTION: LOG KOC = 1.8
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY:
IN WATER:
NOT READILY BIODEGRADABLE: 2% AFTER 28 D
(OECD GUIDELINE 301 D)
IN AIR:
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL WITH RESPECT TO CO2 (TIME HORIZON 100 YEARS): 470
BIOACCUMULATION:
PRACTICALLY NOT BIOACCUMULABLE: LOG POW = 1.9
(OECD GUIDELINE 107)
SUBSTANCE CONCERNED: FORANE FX56
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY:
IN AIR:
OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL: ODP (R-11 = 1) = 0.048
HALOCARBON GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL: HGWP (R-11 = 1) = 0.31
| 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: 3163
DANGER NO.: 20
CLASS: 2
PACKAGING GROUP:
CLASSIFICATION CODE: 2A
LABEL(S): 2.2
ADN/ADNR:
MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION NO.: 3163
DANGER NO.: 20
CLASS: 2
ITEM (LETTER): 2 DEG. A
LABEL(S): 2
IMDG:
UN NR (IMDG): 3163
CLASS: 2.2
SUBSIDIARY RISKS:
PACKAGING GROUP:
LABEL(S): 2.2
MARINE POLLUTANT (MP): NO
IATA:
UN NR (IATA) OR ID NR: 3163
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:
N_DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
R59_DANGEROUS FOR THE OZONE LAYER
S59_REFER TO MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER FOR INFORMATION ON RECOVERY/RECYCLING
S61_AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. REFER TO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/SAFETY
DATA SHEET
| 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 | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES:
ENCYCLOPEDIE DES GAZ (AIR LIQUIDE - ED.1976 - ELSEVIER AMSTERDAM)
FURTHER INFORMATION: WHEN USED IN FORMULATIONS, CONTACT US FOR LABELLING
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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