Material
Safety Data Sheets of Sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP)
Chemical Formula: Na5P3O10
Molecular Weight: 367.86
COMPARATIVE DENSITY: 1.5MIN; 0.35-0.99g/cm3
MELTING POINT: 622 degree C
SOLUTION: MISCIBLE WITH WATER PH OF 1% SOLUTION IS 9.7
CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES:
Boiling Point: 1000.CMIN, 1832.F Melt/Freeze Pt: =622.C,
Vapor Pres: NON-VOLITILE Vapor Density: N/VOLITILE
Spec Gravity: 0.5 - 1.2 G/ML
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NON-VOLITILE (BUAC=1)
Appearance and Odor: WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER; NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: NON-VOLITILE
FIRST
AID MEASURE:
EYES: Immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least
15 minutes, occasionally
lifting the upper and lower eyelids. Get medical aid.
Skin: Get medical aid. Flush skin with plenty of soap and water
for at least 15 minutes while
removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash clothing before
reuse.
Ingestion: Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
Get medical aid. Do not induce vomiting. If conscious and alert,
rinse mouth and drink 2-4 cupfuls of milk or water.
Inhalation: Remove from exposure to fresh air immediately. If
not breathing, give artificial
respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Get medical
aid.
FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES: Use agent most appropriate to extinguish
fire. Use water spray, dry, chemical, carbon dioxide, or appropriate
foam.
A. Autoignition Temperature: Not available. B. Flash Point: Not
available.
C. Explosion Limits, lower: Not available. D. Explosion Limits,
upper:Not available. NFPA Rating: (estimated) Health: 2; Flammability:
0; Reactivity: 0
HANDLING AND STORAGE: IN COOL, GOOD VENTILATING WAREHOUSE, AVOID
DAMP RAIN OR SUNSHINE IN TRANSIT, KEEP WARM IN COLD AREA IN WINTER.
HANDLING WITH CARE DURING LOADIING AND DISCHARGE.
FIRE
AND Explosion Hazard Information:
A. Flash Point Text: NON-COMBUSTIBLE B. Extinguishing Media: NON-COMBUSTIBLE.
C.Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE. SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE:
NONE.
D.SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: NONE.
STABILITY
AND REACTIVITY:
A. Stability Indicator: YES B. Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE.
C. Materials To Avoid: NONE. D. Hazardous Decomposition Products:
NONE.
E. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
F. Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR.
Toxicological Information:
A. EYE EFFECTS: MILDLY IRRITATING B. SKIN EFFECTS: NON-IRRITATING
C.ACUTE EFFECTS FROM OVEREXPOSURE: PRODUCT IS MILDLY IRRITATING
TO EYES & NONIRRITATING TO SKI N.
D. CHRONIC EFFECTS:CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO VERY HIGH LEVELS OF PRODUCT
PRODUCES KIDNEY DAMAGE & IMPAIRED BONE DEVELOPMENT IN LABORATORY
ANIMALS.
Ecological
Information:
CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION: INORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN CONTACT WITH
THE SOIL, SUB-SURFACE OR SURFACE WATERS MAY BE TAKEN UP BY PLANTS
AND UTILIZED AS ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS. PHOSPHATES MAY ALSO FORM
PRECIPITATES, USUALLY IN THE FORM OF CALCIUM OR MAGNESIUM. THE
RESULTANT COMPOUNDS ARE INSOLUBLE IN WATER AND BECOME PART OF
THE SOIL OR SEDIMENT. THE TERM BIODEGRADABILITY, AS SUCH, IS NOT
APPL ICABLE TO INORDGANIC COMPOUNDS.
Transport
Information: Not regulated.
URGENCY TREATMENT:
USE FRESH RUNNING WATER TO WASH OFF.
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