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Brenntag Canada Inc. <br />BRENNTAG" <br />MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET <br />POTASSIUM AMYL XANTHATE, SOLID <br />1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION <br />Brenntag Canada Inc. WHMIS#: 00060600 <br />43 Jutland Rd. Index: HC10065/09B <br />Toronto, ON Effective Date: 2009 June 17 <br />M8Z2G6 <br />(416) 250-8231 Date of Revision: 2009 June 17 <br />Website: hftp:\\www.brenntag.ca <br />EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS (FOR EMERGENCIES INVOLVING CHEMICAL SPILLS OR RELEASE) <br />Toronto, ON (416) 226-6117 Montreal, QC (514) 861-1211 Winnipeg, MB (204) 943-8827 <br />Edmonton, AB (780) 424-1754 Calgary, AB (403) 263-8660 Vancouver, BC (604) 685-5036 <br />PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION <br />Product Name: <br />Potassium Amyl Xanthate, Solid. <br />Chemical Name: <br />Dithiocarbonic Acid, Amyl Ester, Potassium Salt. <br />Synonyms: <br />Potassium Amyl Xanthate; KAX 51; Potassium Pentyl Xanthate; Potassium Pentyl Xanthogenate. <br />Chemical Family: <br />Salts of carbonic acid dithio esters. <br />Molecular Formula: <br />C6H 11 OS2. K. <br />Product Use: <br />Flotation agent. <br />WHMIS Classification I Symbol: <br />B-6: Reactive Flammable Material <br />D-1 B: Toxic (acute effects) <br />D-213: Toxic (skin and eye irritant) T <br />(9(5 <br />READ THE ENTIRE MSDS FOR THE COMPLETE HAZARD EVALUATION OF THIS PRODUCT. <br />2. COMPOSITION, INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS (Not Intended As Specifications) <br />Ingredient CAS# A CGIH TL V % Concentration <br />Potassium Amyl Xanthate 2720-73-2 60-100 <br />Potassium Hydroxide 1310-58-3 — 1-5 <br />Isoamyl alcohol 123-51-3 100 ppm 1-5 <br />Decomposition Product: Carbon disulfide 75-15-0 10 ppm (Skin) <br />Skin Notation: Contact with skin, eyes and mucous membranes can contribute to the overall exposure and may invalidate the TLV. Consider <br />measures to prevent absorption by these routes. <br />3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION <br />EMERGENCY OVERVIEW. May be fatal if swallowed. Harmful if inhaled. Causes skin and eye irritation. Dust is irritating to <br />respiratory tract. See "Other Health Effects" Section. Heating of solid xanthate or aging or heating of <br />solutions will cause formation of Carbon Bisulfide. Upon exposure of solid xanthates to moisture and/or <br />heat, decomposition results and spontaneous combustion can occur. Contact of solid xanthate with <br />moist air has resulted in ignition. (4) Emits a flammable gas upon contact with water or water vapour. <br />Can decompose at high temperatures forming toxic gases. Powdered material may form explosive dust- <br />air mixtures. Contents may develop pressure on prolonged exposure to heat. <br />