Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
215-181-3/1310-58-3
Name of the chemical
potassium hydroxide
Concentration
>=99.6%
EC/CAS
215-185-5/1310-73-2
Name of the chemical
sodium hydroxide
Concentration
<=0.2%
General Information
Revision date
2010-12-01
Product name
potassium hydroxide
Substance name
potassium hydroxide
CAS No.
1310-58-3
REACH No
01-2119487136-33-0012
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
KOH has mainly industrial uses. production of potassium carbonate (26 %),chemical manufacturing (16 %), production of potassium chemicals (12 %), production of fertilizers (11 %), production of phosphates (9 %), production of detergents (8 %), production of agricultural chemicals (7 %), production of alkaline batteries (6 %), all other (5 %) (OECD SIAR, 2002)
Emergency telephone
+31 10 360 1012, +31 10 202 5466
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
industrial manufacturing
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
kjhyun@unid.co.kr, sujlee@unid.co.kr
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H290, H302, H314
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H290
May be corrosive to metals
Section 2
CLP CLASSIFICATION
Acute Tox; category 4 Skin corrosive; category 1A Corrosive to metals: category 1 H302, H314, H290
EU Classification
Directive 67/548/EEC Xn – harmful, C – corrosive R22, R35 S1/2, S26, S36/37/39, S45
Additional information
For full text of R-phrases and Hazard- and EU Hazard-statements: see section 16
2.2 Label elements
Labelling according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 [CLP/GHS]
Hazard pictograms
GHS05 GHS07
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H290 May be corrosive to metals H302 Harmful if swallowed H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
Precautionary statements
P260: Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. P280: Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. P303 + P361 + P353 IF ON SKIN (or hair) Remove/Take off immediately all contaminated clothing Rinse skin with water/shower. P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P310: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.
Supplemental label elements
N/A
2.3 Other hazards
KOH is not considered a PBT or a vPvB substance.
