Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate (Laureth-3)

IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT

Product Code: AEO 3

 Chemical Name: Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate (Laureth-3) 

CAS No.: 68439-50-9

HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

 Classification: 

• Skin Irritation: 1
•  Eye Damage: 1 
• Aquatic Acute: 2
•  Aquatic Chronic: 3 

Label Elements

Signal Word(S): Warning

 Hazard Statements: Causes skin irritation. Causes serious eye damage. Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. 

Precautionary Statement: Wash thoroughly after handling. Avoid release to the environment. Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of soap and water. IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.

 Storage: Stored in a cool ventilated dry place.

COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

FIRST AID MEASURES

• Eye Contact: Immediately flush eyes with water for at least 15 minutes while holding eyelids open. If irritation persists get medical attention. 
•  Skin Contact: In case of contact, immediately remove contaminated clothing, and wash with plenty of water. Get medical attention if irritation persists. Clean contaminated clothing and shoes before reuse. 
• Inhalation: The product is water- soluble mushy non-volatile substance. In case of inhalation, move the victim to fresh air. If not breathing, give victim artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give the victim oxygen. Get medical attention if breathing difficulties continued. 
•  Ingestion: Oral toxicity is low. If ingesting, get medical attention. 
•  Comments: Treat according to person’s condition and specifics of exposure. Skin contact may aggravate existing skin disease.
•   Note To Physicians: All treatments should be based on observed signs and symptoms of distress in the patient. Consideration should be given to the possibility that overexposure to materials.

FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES

• Extinguishing Media: Use water spray, alcohol-resistant foam, dry chemical or carbon dioxide.
•  Unsuitable Extinguishing Media: NO water spraying. 
•  Special Fire-fighting Protective Equipments: In case of fire, self-contained breathing apparatus should be worn. 
• Hazardous Decomposition Materials(Under Fire Condition): Oxides of Sulphur and oxides of Carbon.

ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

•  Personal Precautions: Use personal protective equipment. Avoid dust formation. Avoid breathing vapors, mist or gas. Ensure adequate ventilation. Evacuate personnel to safe areas. Avoid breathing dust.
•  Environmental Precautions: Do not allow to penetrate into soil, water bodies or drains.
•  Methods For Cleaning Up: If the quantity of released material is larger(＞1 drum), use Vacuum suction vehicles to deliver the released material to collecting groove for recollecting or safety handling. Do not use water to flush away the residual materials, which should be handled as contaminated waste. Make the residual material evaporate or use the appropriate adsorbent/material to absorb, and then proceed safety handling. Wipe out the contaminated soil and deal with safely. If the quantity of released materials is less than one drum, use equipments to collect the released materials into sealable containers for collecting or safety handling. Make the residual materials evaporate or use suitable absorbents/materials to absorb them. Wipe out the contaminated soil and make safety disposal.

HANDLING AND STORAGE

•  Handling Precautions: Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Wash thoroughly after handling. As all chemicals, good industrial hygiene practices should be followed when handling this material. 
•  Storage Conditions: Store in plastic, plastic lined or stainless steel, tightly closed containers at 35~65℃，Do not store close to strong oxidizing agents which could aggravate any fire situation.

EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION

•  Engineering Measures: Provide adequate ventilation.
•   Eye Protection: Safety goggles recommended.
•  Skin Protection: Protective overalls and safety shoes/boots recommended. 
•  Hand Protection: Impervious gloves recommended. 
• Respiratory Protection: Not required.
•  Others: Eyewash and safety shower easily accessible to the work area.

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

• Appearance: Colorless liquid 
•  Chroma Pt-Co: ≤30 
•  Water: ≤0.1 
• Hydroxyl Number, mgKOH/g: 164-174
• pH(1 wt% aq solution): 5.0-7.0
•   Cloud Point/℃: 60-63
•   HLB: 8.0
•   Density(23℃, g/ml): 0.92 
• Flash point: >100 °C- closed cup 
• Vapour Pressure: No datas.

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

• Stability: Stable under normal conditions. 
•  Incompatible Materials: Caustics, halogens, alkalis, acids, active chemicals. 
•  Conditions to Avoid: High temperature(＞70℃).
•   Hazardous decomposition products: No datas.
•  Hazardous Polymerization: Hazardous polymerization will not occur.

TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

• Acute Oral: Moderately toxic: LD50 >200-2000 mg/kg , Rat 
•  Sub-acute and Chronic Toxicity: Not list as toxicity according to the test of rat. 
•  Irritation: Moderately irritating to eyes, slight or no irritation to skin. 
•  Carcinogenicity: Not considered to be a carcinogen according the animal tests. 
•  Teratogenicity: Not available.
•   Mutagenicity: No evidence of mutagenic effect

ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Ecological Toxicity: Harmful to aquatic, may cause long-term adverse effect in the aquatic environment. 

• Algae toxicity: IC50 < 1 mg/l Duration of exposure 72 h.
•  Daphnia toxicity: EC50 < 1 mg/l Duration of exposure 48 h.
•  Fish toxicity: LC50 > 1 - 10 mg/l Duration of exposure 96 h

Persistence and Degradability: No data available. 

 Other adverse effects: Do not allow to enter soil, waterways or waste water canal.

DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Product Disposal: Dispose of in accordance with local regulations. 
• Packaging Disposal: Any containers or equipment used should be decontaminated immediately after use.

TRANSPORT INFORMATION

• Road and Rail Transport: Not subject to ADR/RID code.
•  Sea Transport (IMDG): Not subject to IMDG code. 
• Air Transport (ICAO/IATA): Not subject to ICAO/IATA regulations.

REGULATORY INFORMATION

• This safety datasheet complies with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006. 
•  Safety, health and environmental regulations/legislation specific for the substance or mixture: No data available 
• Chemical Safety Assessment: No data available

Typical Properties

Features

• Good performance of wetting, degreasing, emulsifying and dispersing 
•  Based on nature hydrophobic resources
•  Readily biodegradable and can take place of APEO 
•  Low odor

Applications

Textile processing, Hard surface cleaners, Leather processing, Dyeing processing, Laundry detergents, Paints and coatings, Emulsion polymerization, Oilfield chemicals, Metalworking fluid, Agrochemicals

Storage and Validity

Keep in cool, dry, ventilated and lightless place, the shelf-life of the product from the date of production for 24 months

Product Packaging

Finished package: 180 kg/drum