EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS -- PROPYLENE-(R)  -- 6830-00N064943
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PROPYLENE-(R)
MSDS Date:08/26/1992
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N064943
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS
Box:3272
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77001
Country:US
Info Phone Num:713-870-6000
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:72190
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO, DIV OF EXXON MOBILCORP.
Address:13501 KATY FWY
Box:3272
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77253-3272
Country:US
Phone:281-870-6000 / 800-726-2015
CAGE:72190

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:PROPENE; (PROPYLENE) (SARA 313)
CAS:115-07-1
RTECS #:UC6740000
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:ASPHIXIANT

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ: CHARGES WHICH CAN CAUSE INCENDIARY ELEC
    DISCHARGE. AUTO-REFRIGERATION, DRAINS CAN BECOME PLUGGED & (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: VALVES MAY BECOME INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF FORMATION OF
    ICE DUE TO EXPANDING VAPS/VAPORIZING LIQUIDS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: IS SUBJECT TO CERCLA REPORTING NOTIFY NATL
    RESPONSE CENTER. VAPS/DUST CAN BE HARMFUL/FATAL. WARN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: OCCUPANTS OF DOWNWIND AREAS. ALLOW TO EVAP. CONSULT
    EXPERT ON DISP OF RECOVERED MATL & ENSURE CONFORMITY (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: TO LOC DISP REGS. WATER SPILL: ELIM SOURCES OF
    IGNIT. VAPS/DUST CAN BE HARMFUL/FATAL. WARN OCCUPANTS & (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: SHIPPING IN DOWNWIND AREAS. ALLOW TO EVAP FROM SURF.
    CONSULT EXPERT ON DISP OF RECOVERED MATL & ENSURE (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: CONFORMITY TO LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: LEVELS, EMITTED FROM SHORT HALF-LIFE DECAY
    PRODS, MAY BE DETECTED EXTERNALLY AT THAT EQUIP DURING (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: OPERATIONS BUT WILL DECAY TO BACKGROUND LEVELS W/IN
    4 HRS AFTER CESSATION OF GAS FLOW. EQUIP EMITTING (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: GAMMA RADIA SHOULD BE PRESUMED TO BE INTERNALLY
    CONTAM W/LONGER-LIFE DECAY PRODS THAT EMIT ALPHA RADIA, (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: WHICH MAY BE HAZ IF INHALED. NOTE ALSO THAT RADON
    MAY BE CONCENTRATED IN RESIDUAL STREAMS THRU NORM (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: PROC, E.G. FRACTIONATION, OF PROPYLENE. IF YOUR
    ASSESSMENT INDICATES PRESENCE OF GAMMA RADIA, EMPLOYEE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: EXPOS POTENTIAL SHOULD BE MIN BY LIMITING ACCESS
    NEAR THAT EQUIP. PRIOR TO MAINTENANCE ON THOSE EQUIP (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: INTERNALS, STOP GAS FLOW & ALLOW 4 HR DELAY PRIOR
    TO OPENING. MAINTENANCE PERS SHOULD WEAR APPROP (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT SKIN CONTAMINATION
    OR INHALATION OF ANY RESIDUE CONTAINING ALPHA RADIATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: LAB HOOD. PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION OF CONFINED
    SPACES. USE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION EQUIPMENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN: EXPOSURE TO RAPIDLY
    EXPANDING GAS OR VAPORIZING LIQUID MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE ("COLD
    BURN"). IN CASE OF FROSTBITE, PLACE AFFECTED AREA IN WARM WATER
    UNTIL CIRCULATION RETURNS. INHALATION: HI GH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS
    ARE IRRITATING TO THE EYES AND THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, MAY CAUSE
    HEADACHES, AND (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DIZZINESS, ARE ANESTHETIC AND MAY
    HAVE OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS. ASPHYXIANT IF ALLOWED TO
    ACCUMULATE IN CONFINED SPACES TO CONCENTRATIONS THAT REDUCE OXYGEN
    BELOW SAFE BREATHING  LEVELS. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY
    MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEE MD .
    SKIN: IN CASE OF COLD BURNS CAUSED BY RAPIDLY EXPANDING
    GAS/VAPORIZING LIQ, GET PROMPT MED ATTN. INHAL: USING PROPER RESP
    PROT, IMMED RE MOVE AFFECTED VICTIM FROM EXPOS. ADMIN ARTF RESP IF
    BRTHG IS STOPPED. KEEP AT REST. CALL FOR PROMPT MED ATTN. INGEST:
    CALL MD IMMED .

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:-162F,-108C
Lower Limits:2.0%
Upper Limits:11.1%
Extinguishing Media:USE FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
    . USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOS SURF & TO PROT PERS. SHUT OFF
    "FUEL" TO FIRE. IF LEAK/SPILL (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREMELY FLAM, MATL WILL READILY IGNITE
    AT AMBIENT TEMPS. FLAM GAS, CAN READILY FORM FLAM MIX AT/ABOVE FL
    PT. STATIC DISCHARGE, MATL CAN ACCUM STATIC (ING 2)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:LAND SPILL: ELIM SOURCES OF IGNIT. PVNT ADDNL
    DISCHARGE OF MATL, IF POSS TO DO SO W/OUT HAZ. FOR SML SPILLS
    IMPLEMENT CLEANUP PROC. FOR LGE SPILLS IMPLEMENT CLEANUP PROC &, IF
    IN PUBLIC AREA, KEEP PUB LIC AWAY & ADVISE AUTH. ALSO, IF THIS PROD
    (ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:THIS MATL MAY ALSO BE HANDLED AT
    AMBIENT TEMP AT PRESS OF UP TO 689 KPA (100 PSIG). STOR TRANSPORT
    TEMP: FOR REFRIGERATED STOR -60C, -75F.
Other Precautions:INDUSTRY EXPER HAS SHOWN THAT PROPYLENE STREAMS MAY
    CONTAIN TRACE AMTS OF RADON, A NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE GAS,
    & ITS PARTICULATE DECAY PRODS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE RETAINED IN
    PROCESS EQUIP. G AMMA RADIA ABOVE BACKGROUND (ING 9)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:WHERE CONCENTRATIONS IN AIR MAY EXCEED THE
    LIMITS GIVEN AND ENGINEERING, WORK PRACTICE OR OTHER MEANS OF
    EXPOSURE REDUCTION ARE NOT ADEQUATE, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPITATORS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PREVEN T OVEREXPOSURE BY IHALATION.
Ventilation:USE OF LOC EXHAUST VENT IS REC TO CTL PROCESS EMISSIONS
    NEAR SOURCE. LAB SAMPLES SHOULD BE STORED & HANDLED IN (ING 17)
Protective Gloves:INSULATING GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR LONG SLEEVES. ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH
    & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WHERE IT IS LIKELY THAT FROSTBITE HAZ MAY OCCUR
    FROM VAPORIZING LIQ & EXPANDING VAP, PVNT CONT W/EYES & SKIN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: 473 @ -71F; 1673 @ -20F. FIRE FIGHT PROC: HAS NOT IGNITED, USE
    WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPS. EITHER ALLOW FIRE TO BURN UNDER
    CONTROLLED CNDTNS/EXTING W/FOAM/DRY CHEM. TRY TO COVER LIQ SPILLS
    W/FOA M. REMOVE COMPRESSED GAS CYL FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-54F,-48C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-301F,-185C
Vapor Pres:SUP DAT
Vapor Density:1.46
Spec Gravity:0.52 @ 60
Solubility in Water:0.02% @ 100F
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONCENTRATED MINERAL ACID, HALOGENS, NITROGEN DIOXIDE, OXIDIZING
    AGENTS, MOLTEN SULFUR, HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AIR CONTAMINATION. CAUSES PEROXIDE
    FORMATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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