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EC number: 200-002-3 | CAS number: 50-01-1
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Flammability
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- flammable solids
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- September 2000
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- test procedure in accordance with national standard methods with acceptable restrictions
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: Extraneous ignition: naked flame
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: Extraneous ignition: glowing iron-cup
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: Extraneous ignition: Platin wire
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Key result
- Test procedure:
- other: electrically heated platinum wire (about 1000 ° C).
- Remarks on result:
- other: no burning
- Key result
- Test procedure:
- other: glowing iron cup
- Remarks on result:
- other: no burning
- Key result
- Test procedure:
- other: naked flame
- Remarks on result:
- other: no burning
- Interpretation of results:
- GHS criteria not met
- Conclusions:
- According to testing and cited information, Guanidine hydrochloride is not to be classified as
flammable solid, pyrophoric solid, self-heating substance, substance, which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases - Executive summary:
Guanidine hydrochloride doesn't ignite
- with a hot flame, with a glowing Platinium wire or in a glowing inron-cup
- when applied on a hot surface (360 °C) or when blown as dust (0.5g) on a hot surface (600 °C)
- on heating (up to 350 °C) in contact with air.
According to other supporting study, Guanidine hydrochloride (tested amount: 121 g) showed no exothermic reaction at heating on 173 °C over 92 hours.
According to water solubility information, Guanidine hydrochloride doesn't release flammable gases in contact with water.
According to testing (this and supporting IUCLID entries), Guanidine hydrochloride is not to be classified as
- flammable solid
- pyrophoric solid
- self-heating substance
- substance, which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
Reference
Extraneous ignition: Platin wire
Test result: no burning, BWZ 1
Etraneous ignition: glowing iron cup
pure substance: no burning, BWZ 1
with KNO3: no burning, BWZ 1
Etraneous ignition: naked flame
substance does not burn, BWZ 1
Description of key information
Guanidine hydrochloride doesn't ignite with a hot flame, with a glowing
Platinium wire or in a glowing ironcup.
Guanidine hydrochloride doesn't ignite when applied on a hot suface (360
°C) or when blown as dust (0.5 g) on a hot surface (600 °).
Guanidine hydrochloride doesn't ignite on heating in contact with air,
it doesn't release flammable gases in contact with water.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Flammability:
- not classified
Additional information
- with a hot flame, with a glowing Platinium wire or in a glowing inron-cup
- when applied on a hot surface (360 °C) or when blown as dust (0.5g) on a hot surface (600 °C)
- on heating (up to 350 °C) in contact with air.
Guanidine hydrochloride doesn't ignite
Guanidine hydrochloride (tested amount: 121 g) showed no exothermic reaction at heating on 173 °C over 92 hours.
Guanidine hydrochloride doesn't release flammable gases in contact with water.
Justification for classification or non-classification
- flammable solid
- pyrophoric solid
- self-heating substance
- substance, which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
According to testing and cited information on water solubility, Guanidine hydrochloride is not to be classified as
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