3-acetyl-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2,4(3H)-dione

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Reference

Endpoint:

relative self-ignition temperature (solids)

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

14 Sept to 23 Sept 2016

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: UN Test N.4 (Recommendation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Manual of Tests and Criteria, 6th edition, New York and Geneva, 2015, Appendix 6, Screening procedures, Division 4.2: Substances which may be liable ot spontaneous combustion

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: VDI 2263 (1990), sheet 1, Grewer oven

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Remarks:

Hess. Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz, Wiesbaden, Germany

Key result

Remarks on result:

no self-ignition observed up to the melting point

Self-ignition in the Grewer oven

In the investigation of self-ignition in the Grewer oven for the pure test item an endothermic process was detected starting at a temperature of approx. 100 °C, which can be assigned to melting of the test item (melting range 109- 111 °C according SDS). No further thermal effects could be observed up to the maximum test temperature of 400 °C. After the test the wire basket of the pure test item was empty.

For the test item in mixture with Kieselguhr also an endothermic effect was detected starting at a temperature of approx. 100 °C, which can be assigned to the melting of the test item. No further thermal effects could be observed up to the maximum test temperature of 400 °C.

Table: Results of the screening test for self-ignition in the Grewer oven

Experiment	Onset self-ignition / °C	Maximum temperature / °C
Pure test item	---	---
Test item in mixture with Kieselguhr (1:1)	---	---

 

Final Results / Classification

The pure test item dehydroacetic acid indicated no self-ignition at atmospheric pressure before reaching its melting point at a temperature of approx. 100 °C. Due to this, it can be assumed that the UN test N.4 using the 25 mm cube sample at 140 °C is negative.

On the basis of the results of the tests on the self-ignition in the Grewer oven the test item is classified as non-self-heating substance (neither according to UN Transport regulation nor according to GHS / CLP).

Description of key information

The substance dehydroacetic acid shows no self-heating up to the temperature of melting point (UN N.4, Grewer oven).