4-phenylbutenone

Guidance on Safe Use

First-aid measures

· Description of first aid measures

· General information:

 Personal protection for the First Aider.

 Immediately remove any clothing soiled by the product.

 Take affected persons out of danger area and lay down.

 Position and transport stably in side position.

 Artificial respiration with respiration bag or respirator.

· After inhalation:

 Take affected persons into fresh air and keep quiet.

 Seek medical treatment in case of complaints.

 

· After skin contact:

 Immediately wash with water and soap and rinse thoroughly.

 If skin irritation continues, consult a doctor.

· After eye contact:

 Rinse opened eye for several minutes under running water. If symptoms persist, consult a doctor.

· After swallowing:

 Rinse out mouth and then drink plenty of water.

 Vomiting, possible danger of aspiration, keep breathing passages free.

 Induce vomiting only, if affected person is fully conscious.

 Seek medical treatment.

 

· Information for doctor:

· Most important symptoms and effects, both acute and delayed

 After inhalation: Irritation of mucous membranes, coughing, shortness of breath.

 After swallowing: Irritation of mucous membranes of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and gastrointestinal tract.

· Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed

 If swallowed, gastric irrigation.

Fire-fighting measures

· Extinguishing media

· Suitable extinguishing agents: CO2, powder or water spray. Fight larger fires with water spray.

· Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture

 Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

 Danger of forming toxic pyrolysis products.

 Styrene

· Advice for firefighters

· Protective equipment: Self-contained respiratory protective device.

· Additional information

 Dispose of fire debris and contaminated fire fighting water in accordance with official regulations.

 Collect contaminated fire fighting water separately. It must not enter the sewage system.

Accidental release measures

· Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures

 Wear protective equipment. Keep unprotected persons away.

 Mount respiratory protective device.

 

· Environmental precautions: Do not allow to enter sewers/ surface or ground water.

· Methods and material for containment and cleaning up:

 Pick up mechanically.

 Dispose contaminated material according to "Disposal considerations".

Handling and storage

· Handling:

· Precautions for safe handling: Prevent formation of aerosols.

· Information about fire - and explosion protection:

 Keep ignition sources away - Do not smoke.

 Protect against electrostatic charges.

 

· Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities

· Storage:

· Requirements to be met by storerooms and receptacles: Store only in the original receptacle.

· Information about storage in one common storage facility:

 Do not store together with strong acids, alkalines and oxidation agents.

 

· Further information about storage conditions:

 Protect from exposure to the light.

 Keep container tightly sealed.

 Store in dry conditions.

 

· Recommended storage temperature: At 15 °C to 25 °C

· Specific end use(s) No further relevant information available.

Transport information

Land transport (UN RTDG/ADR/RID)

UN number:

UN 3077

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

3077 Environmentally hazardous substance, soild, N.O.S (4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one)

Chemical name:

4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one

Language:

English

Labels:

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Inland waterway transport (UN RTDG/ADN(R))

UN number:

UN 3077

Shipping

Labels:

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Remarks

Marine transport (UN RTDG/IMDG)

UN number:

UN 3077

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

Environmentally hazardous substance, soild, N.O.S (4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one), Marine Pollutant

Chemical name:

4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one

Labels:

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Marine pollutant

Remarks

Air transport (UN RTDG/ICAO/IATA)

UN number:

UN 3077

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

Environmentally hazardous substance, soild, N.O.S (4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one)

Chemical name:

4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one

Labels:

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Remarks

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Exposure controls / personal protection

· Additional information about design of technical facilities:

 No further data; see "Handling and Storage".

· Control parameters

· Ingredients with limit values that require monitoring at the workplace: Not required.

· Additional information: The lists valid during the making were used as basis.

· Exposure controls

· Personal protective equipment:

· General protective and hygienic measures:

 Do not inhale gases / fumes / aerosols / dust.

 Immediately remove all soiled and contaminated clothing.

 Avoid contact with the eyes and skin.

 Wash hands before breaks and at the end of work.

 

· Respiratory protection:

 In case of brief exposure or low pollution use respiratory filter device. In case of intensive or longer exposure use self-contained respiratory

 protective device.

· Recommended filter device for short term use: Combination filter A-FFP2

· Protection of hands: Protective gloves

· Material of gloves

 Butyl rubber, BR

 Recommended material strength: ≥ 0.7 mm

 e.g. : Kächele-Cama Latex GmbH Type : 0898 Fluorocarbon rubber (Viton)

 e.g. : Kächele-Cama-Latex GmbH Type : 0890

 Recommended thickness of the material: ≥ 0.7 mm

 

· Penetration time of glove material

  Penetration time ≥ 8 h

  The exact break trough time has to be found out by the manufacturer of the protective gloves and has to be observed.

· Not suitable are gloves made of the following materials:

 Leather gloves

 Strong material gloves

· Eye protection: Tightly sealed goggles

Stability and reactivity

· Reactivity

· Chemical stability

· Thermal decomposition / conditions to be avoided:

 No decomposition if used according to specifications.

 

· Possibility of hazardous reactions:

 Reacts with strong acids, alkalines and oxidizing agents.

 Exothermic polymerization.

· Conditions to avoid:

 No further relevant information available.

· Incompatible materials:

 No further relevant information available.

· Hazardous decomposition products:

 Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

 Danger of forming toxic pyrolysis products.

 Styrene

Disposal considerations

· Waste treatment methods

· Recommendation :

 Disposal considering to the local / regional / national / international regulations. Details have to be arranged with the authority concerned and /  

 or the local waste management enterprise.

 

· Waste disposal key:

 Depending on the application intended by the consumer, the allocation of waste codes according to the European waste catalogue has to be

 carried out in agreement with the waste disposal company and the authority.

 

· Uncleaned packaging:

· Recommendation:

 Packagings that may not be cleansed are to be disposed of in the same manner as the product.