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PRODUCT NAME: ACTIVATED ALUMINA. PRODUCT NUMBER: 000050 (P2789) SUPPLIER: ALCAN SPECIALTY ALUMINAS DIVISION OF ALCAN INC. 1188, SHERBROOKE WEST MONTREAL, QUEBEC H3A 3G2 CANADA EMERGENCY PHONE: 1-800-567-7455* PHONE: 514-848-8000 FAX: 514-848-8115/8116 * PLEASE CALL COLLECT FOR OUTSIDE CALLS OF NORTH AMERICA. SEE SECTION 16 FOR PRODUCER(S) IDENTIFICATION SEE SECTION 16 FOR PRODUCT GRADES AVAILABLE. SYNONYMS: ACTIVATED ALUMINA GRADE A AND AA. ALUMINUM OXIDE. ALUMINA DESSICANT. CATALIST ALUMINA. ADSORBENT ALUMINA. APPEARANCE AND ODOR: WHITE POWDER OR GRANULES; ODORLESS. USES: CATALYST SUPPORT, DESICCANT, ABSORBENT, ADSORBENT.
NAME CAS # LD50 LC50 CONC. ALUMINUM OXYDE 1344-28-1 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN 93 - 95% MOISTURE 7732-18-5 NONE NONE 3 - 5%
NOT HAZARDOUS.
INHALATION: IF OVERCOME BY HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS, REMOVE TO A VENTILATED AREA. SKIN CONTACT: WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH WATER, TAKING CARE TO RINSE UNDER EYELIDS. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR 15 MINUTES, RINSING FROM TIME TO TIME UNDER EYELIDS. IF DISCOMFORT CONTINUES, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. DO NOT SCRUB, SINCE THE ABRASION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: NOT APPLICABLE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NON COMBUSTIBLE. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NOT APPLICABLE
COLLECT SOLIDS. RECYCLE IF POSSIBLE.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS: AVOID GENERATING DUST DURING HANDLING. STORAGE CONDITIONS: NOT APPLICABLE
PROVIDE GENERAL AND LOCAL VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATIONS OF AIR CONTAMINANTS BELOW RECOMMENDED STANDARDS. WEAR EYE AND RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (GOGGLES AND MASK), OR A FULL-FACE RESPIRATOR IF NECESSARY. EXPOSURE LIMITS: ACGIH (TLV) OSHA (PEL) TWA STEL TWA CEILING ALUMINUM OXIDE (TOTAL DUST) 10 MG/M3 NONE 15 MG/M3 NONE RESPIRABLE DUST NONE NONE 5 MG/M3 NONE ACGIH = AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS TLV = THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE OSHA = OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (USA) PEL = PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT TWA = TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE STEL = SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT CEILING = CEILING VALUE
pH: NOT APPLICABLE FLASHPOINT: NOT APPLICABLE BOILING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT APPLICABLE MELTING POINT: 2050 DEG. C LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: NOT APPLICABLE HIGHER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): NOT APPLICABLE EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NOT APPLICABLE EVAPORATION RATE: NOT APPLICABLE NFPA FIRE CODE: NOT APPLICABLE RELATIVE DENSITY (WATER = 1): 3.0 - 3.7 OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NOT APPLICABLE WATER SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NOT APPLICABLE ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT APPLICABLE
STABLE (YES/NO): YES CONDITIONS AND MATERIAL TO AVOID: NOT APPLICABLE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NOT APPLICABLE
ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION: YES INGESTION: NO EYE CONTACT: NO SKIN CONTACT: NO SKIN ABSORPTION: NO ACUTE EFFECTS: INHALATION: INHALATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF THESE INERT NUISANCE PARTICULATES CAN RESULT IN MILD IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION THROUGH MECHANICAL ABRASION. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION THROUGH MECHANICAL ABRASION. INGESTION: NOT APPLICABLE CHRONIC EFFECTS: MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THE PRODUCT: NOT APPLICABLE CARCINOGENICITY / MUTAGENICITY / REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS PRESENT AT CONCENTRATIONS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1% ARE LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA. IARC = INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER NTP = NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (USA) OSHA = OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (USA) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACTIVATED ALUMINA MAY ADSORB CERTAIN GASES AND LIQUIDS. WHILE ALUMINA ITSELF IS PRINCIPALLY INERT, IT MAY EXHIBIT PROPERTIES OF THE ADSORBED MATERIAL.
NO EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS INSOLUBLE PRODUCT BECAUSE INSOLUBILITY LEADS TO NON-BIOAVAILABILITY.
RECYCLE IF POSSIBLE. THIS SUBSTANCE IS INERT AND DOES NOT REQUIRE SPECIAL DISPOSAL METHODS. DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL REGULATIONS.
TDGR: NOT REGULATED CFR 49: NOT REGULATED IMO: NOT REGULATED ICAO: NOT REGULATED IATA: NOT REGULATED TDGR = TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOOD REGS. (CANADA). CFR 49 = CODE OF FEDERAL REGS. (USA). IMO = INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION. ICAO = INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. IATA = INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION (CANADA): NOT CONTROLLED EUROPEAN UNION CLASSIFICATION: NOT CLASSIFIED WARNING SYMBOL: NONE WARNING WORD: NONE RISK PHRASES: NONE SAFETY PHRASES: NONE USA REGULATIONS: SECTION 313 SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS IN CONCENTRATIONS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 (TITLE III OF SARA) AND OF 40 CFR 372. TSCA - DSL (USA - CANADA): THIS SUBSTANCE OR ALL THE INGREDIENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL - CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CANADA)) AS WELL AS ON THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES INVENTORY OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA INVENTORY (USA)). THE PRESENCE ON THESE LISTS DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY LEGAL REPORTING.
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION AGENCY (NFPA) CODES: HEALTH 0 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS): HEALTH 0 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 PRODUCT GRADES AVAILABLE: AA-100, AA-200, AA-300 AND AA-400 SERIES. SUPPLIERS OR PLANTS: ALCAN SPECIALTY ALUMINAS BROCVILLE WORKS 4000, DEVELOPMENT DRIVE BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO, K6V 5V5 CANADA EMERGENCY PHONE: 1-800-567-7455* PHONE: 1-613-342-7462 FAX: 1-613-342-6943 * PLEASE CALL COLLECT FOR OUTSIDE CALLS OF NORTH AMERICA. ABBREVIATIONS: WHMIS = WORKING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM. CAS NUMBER = CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE REGISTRY NUMBER. LD50 = LETHAL DOSE 50% LC50 = LETHAL CONCENTRATION 50% LCLO = LOWEST PUBLISHED LETHAL CONCENTRATION EU = EUROPEAN UNION. ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION IN THIS SDS WAS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE RELIABLE, IT CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. IN ADDITION, THIS INFORMATION MAY BE USED IN A MANNER BEYOND OUR KNOWLEDGE OR CONTROL. THE INFORMATION IS THEREFORE PROVIDED FOR ADVICE PURPOSES ONLY, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. PREPARED BY: ALCAN TOXICOLOGY SERVICE P.O. BOX 1500 JONQUIERE (QUEBEC) G7S 4L2 CANADA TEL.: 418-699-2949 FAX: 418-699-2993 E-MAIL: SERVICETOXICO@ALCAN.COM DATE OF THE PREVIOUS REVISION: 200 REASON FOR REVISION: MODIFICATION IN SECTION 1: SUPPLIER'S NAME. MODIFICATION IN SECTION 16. |