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General Information
Revision date
2008-03-27
Product name
USP CASTOR OIL
CAS No.
8001-79-4
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Company Information
company name
ACME-HARDESTY COMPANY
Section 2
Storage
Keep containers closed and in dry shaded area, away from heat. ENGINEERING MEASURES: No special measures required. CONTROL PARAMETERS: Not available. PERSONAL PROTECTION: Usual as taken for handling chemicals RESPIRATORY: None. HAND: Hand savers. EYES: Protective glasses. SKIN: None. .
Appearance/Odor
Yellowish, viscous liquid ODOR: Like vegetable oil pH: Not applicable BOILING POINT @ 10mm Hg, °C: >300 MELTING POINT, ºC: Not applicable FLASH POINT, °C: > 300 (COC) FLAMMABILITY: None AUTO FLAMMABILITY: None EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: None OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: None VAPOR PRESSURE: Not applicable RELATIVE DENSITY: About 0.95 @ 25°C SOLUBILITY: WATER: Insoluble OIL: Soluble in ethanol at room temperatures. PARTITION COEFFICIENT N-OCTANOL/WATER: Not applicable VISCOSITY @ 25°C: About 600 – 800 cst CONDITIONS TO AVOID: Keep away from oxidizing materials. MATERIALS TO AVOID: Oxidizing materials and sources of ignition. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: None if handled and stored according to prescription.
