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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR COCOAMIDE DIETHANOLAMINE (DEA)(TEA)(MEA)

1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION 

PRODUCT NAME: DIETHANOLAMINE (cocoamide DEA)

FORMULA: (HOCH2CH2)2NH

FORMULA WT: 105.14

CAS NO.: 00111-42-2

NIOSH/RTECS NO.: KL2975000

COMMON SYNONYMS: 2,2'-IMINOBISETHANOL; 2,2'-IMINODIETHANOL; DIETHYLOLAMINE(DEA), TRIETHYLOLAMINE (TEA), MEAETHYLOLAMINE(MEA)

PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING

HEALTH - 1 SLIGHT

FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT

REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE

CONTACT - 2 MODERATE

HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

WARNING CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION

HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED

AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING.

AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS

APPEARANCE & ODOR: DELIQUESCENT, VISCOUS LIQUID OR SOLID WITH AMINE ODOR.

TOXIC GASES PRODUCED

AMMONIA, NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

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5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA

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EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE

INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS.

INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS,

GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.

INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH.

CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE KIDNEY AND/OR LIVER DAMAGE.

TARGET ORGANS, EYES, SKIN

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE

ASTHMA, PULMONARY DISEASE, DAMAGED SKIN

ROUTES OF ENTRY

EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT, ABSORPTION, INHALATION, INGESTION

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MSDS for DIETHANOLAMINE

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES

CALL A PHYSICIAN.

IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.

IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL

RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.

IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.

WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE.

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE

WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND

COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE

DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE)

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8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

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VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.