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_4�- <br />Product Safety Assessment <br />DOWTM Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol <br />Select a Topic: <br />Names <br />Product Overview <br />Manufacture of Product <br />Product Description <br />Product Uses <br />Exposure Potential <br />Health Information <br />Environmental Information <br />Physical Hazard Information <br />Regulatory Information <br />Additional Information <br />ReferPnr.Ps <br />Names <br />• CAS No. 108 -11 -2 0 4- Methyl -2- pentanol <br />• Methyl isobutyl carbinol 0 MIBC <br />• DOWM methyl isobutyl carbinol • 4- Methyl pentan -2 -ol <br />• Isobutyl methyl carbinol 0 1,3- Dimethyl butanol <br />• 4- Methyl -2 -amyl alcohol <br />Back to top <br />Product Overview <br />• DOWTM methyl isobutyl carbinol is a colorless, stable liquid with a mild alcohol odor.' For <br />further details, see Product Description. <br />• The major application for DOW methyl isobutyl carbinol is the manufacture of lube -oil <br />additives, followed by its use as a flotation frother in treating metal ores.2 For further details, <br />see Product Uses. <br />• Methyl isobutyl carbinol has minimal acute toxicity by oral and dermal routes of exposure. <br />Anesthetic effects, typical of organic solvents, can be expected at high vapor concentrations.3 <br />For further details, see Health Information. <br />• Human exposure to DOW methyl isobutyl carbinol is limited based on its use patterns. With <br />one exception, the material is used in closed systems and only catastrophic failure would <br />result in appreciable exposure.4 For further details, see Exposure Potential. <br />• DOW methyl isobutyl carbinol is thermally stable at recommended storage and use <br />temperatures and pressures.5 For further details, see Physical Hazard Information. <br />• Methyl isobutyl carbinol is readily biodegradable, unlikely to accumulate in the food chain, <br />and is considered practically non -toxic to fish and other aquatic organisms on an acute basis. <br />For further details, see Environmental Information. <br />Back to top <br />Manufacture of Product <br />• Capacity — Based on publicly available information, U.S. production and sales of methyl <br />isobutyl carbinol were estimated to be 19,000 metric tonnes (42 million pounds) in 2001.6 <br />Dow produces methyl isobutyl carbinol at facilities in Institute, West Virginia (USA).' <br />°'M Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( "Dow ") or an affiliated company of Dow <br />Created: June 26, 2009 The Dow Chemical Company Page 1 of 6 <br />