C16-(branched), C20-(branched) and C24-(branched)-alkanes

Guidance on Safe Use

First-aid measures

Take care of your own personal safety.

Remove victims from hazardous area.

Take off all contaminated clothing immediately.

Keep patient warm and at rest.

Do not leave the victim unattended.

Inhalation:

Move victims into fresh air.

If symptoms persist, call a physician.

In case of difficulties in breathing, supply oxygen.

Employ artificial respiration if breathing ceases.

Seek medical advice immediately.

Skin contact:

Wash off with plenty of water and soap.

Continue flushing with polyethylene glycol 400.

If symptoms persist, call a physician.

Eye contact:

Rinse immediately with plenty of water, also under the eyelids, for at least 15 minutes.

Protect unharmed eye.

Remove contact lenses if this can be easily done.

Consult an ophthalmologist.

Ingestion:

Seek medical advice immediately.

Do not induce vomiting.

Clean mouth with water and drink afterwards plenty of water.

Should vomiting occur, be sure to keep victim´s head below hips to avoid aspiration of vomitus into the lungs.

Fire-fighting measures

Extinguishing media:

Suitable extinguishing media:

Water spray, foam, CO2, dry powder.

Unsuitable extinguishing media:

high volume water jet

Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture:

In case of fire cool endangered containers with water.

Closed container may rupture if strongly heated.

Keep away from sources of ignition - No smoking.

Advice for firefighters:

Ensure there are sufficient retaining facilities for water used to extinguish fire.

Fire residues and contaminated fire extinguishing water must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations.

In the case of respirable dust and/or fumes, use self-contained breathing apparatus.

Accidental release measures

Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures:

Wear personal protective equipment;

Avoid contact with skin and eyes.

Ensure adequate ventilation.

Keep away from sources of ignition - No smoking.

Environmental precautions:

Do not allow entrance in sewage water, drainage systems, stretches of water, soil.

Issue an immediate alarm report to the company environmental protection department if the product unintentionally leaves the production area.

Methods and material for containment and cleaning up:

Take up mechanically or with an absorbent material.

Fill into marked, sealable containers.

To be disposed of in compliance with existing regulations.

Handling and storage

Precautions for safe handling:

Wear personal protective equipment

Avoid contact with skin and eyes.

Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practices.

Provide good ventilation or extraction

Advice on protection against fire and explosion:

Take precautionary measures against static charges, keep away from sources of ignition.

Ensure explosion proofness.

Storage:

Requirements for storage areas and containers

No particular measures required.

Suitable materials       mild steel

Advice on common storage:

Observe prohibition against storing together!

German storage class 10 - Combustible liquids neither in Storage Class 3A nor 3B

Transport information

Land transport (UN RTDG/ADR/RID)

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

Not dangerous according to transport regulations.

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Shipping

Remarks

Marine transport (UN RTDG/IMDG)

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

Not classified as dangeroous in the meaning of transport regulations.

Remarks

Air transport (UN RTDG/ICAO/IATA)

Shipping information

Proper shipping name and description:

Not dangerous according to transport regulations.

Remarks

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Exposure controls / personal protection

Personal protective equipment

Respiratory protection:

In case of dusts/vapours/aerosols being formed or if the limit values like TLV are exceeded:

use respiratory equipment with suitable filter (filter type AX) or wear a self contained respiratory apparatus

Hand protection:

Chemical-resistant protective gloves (EN 374)

Glove material       Recommendation: Camatril 730, Nitrile

Break through time       > 480 min

Method       Source: KCL GmbH

Glove material       nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) gloves

Selection of protective gloves to meet the requirements of specific workplaces.

Suitability for specific workplaces should be clarified with protective glove manufacturers.

The information is based on our own tests, references from the literature and information from glove manufacturers, or derived by analogy with similar materials.

Remember that the useful time per day of a chemical protection glove may be much shorter than the permeation time determined according to EN 374 due to the many different influential factors involved (e.g. temperature).

Eye protection:

safety glasses

Skin and body protection:

Select materials and equipment for physical protection depending on the concentration and volume of hazardous substances and the workplace involved.

Hygiene measures:

Avoid contact with the skin and the eyes.

Remove contaminated or saturated clothing.

Smoking, eating and drinking should be prohibited in the application area.

Wash face and/or hands before break and end of work day.

Protective measures:

Wear suitable protective clothing.

Environmental exposure controls:

Emissions from venting and processing equipment should be checked in order to ensure that the requirements of the Environmental Protection Law are satisfied. In some cases, exhaust air scrubbers, filters or technical changes to the processing plant will be required in order to decrease emissions to acceptable values.

Stability and reactivity

Conditions to avoid

Keep away from heat and sources of ignition.

Hazardous decomposition products

In case of fire or thermal decomposition production of, for example, Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide (CO2)

Thermal decomposition

> 300 °C

Hazardous reactions

Reacts violently with:

strong oxidants

Vapours may form explosive mixture with air.

Disposal considerations

With respect to local regulations, e.g. dispose of to waste incineration plant

No waste key number as per the European Waste Types List can be assigned to this product, since such classification is based on the (as yet undetermined) use to which the product is put by the consumer.

The waste key number must be determined as per the European Waste Types List (decision on EU Waste Types List 2000/532/EC) in cooperation with the disposal firm / producing firm / official authority.