Potassium hydroxide
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
1310-58-3
[ Name ]:
Potassium hydroxide
[Synonym ]:
kizutasaponin K10
Potassium h
Potassium hydroxide
EINECS 215-181-3
lpotassum hydroxide
potassium hydroxyde
potassium hyroxide
potassium hydroxid
Caustic potash
MFCD00003553
Cauloside D
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.450 g/mL at 20 °C
[ Boiling Point ]:
1320°C
[ Melting Point ]:
361 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
HKO
[ Molecular Weight ]:
56.106
[ Flash Point ]:
52 °F
[ Exact Mass ]:
55.966446
[ PSA ]:
23.06000
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
1 mm Hg ( 719 °C)
[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.421
[ Water Solubility ]:
soluble
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- TT2100000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Potassium hydroxide
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 1310-58-3
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 29
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- H-K-O
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 56.11
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- KA Q
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Rinsed with water
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration into the eye
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 273 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Cytogenetic analysis
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - hamster Ovary
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 225,55,1989 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 2 mg/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,299,1978 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE-air:CL 2 mg/m3 REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 60440 No. of Facilities: 80620 (estimated) No. of Industries: 340 No. of Occupations: 181 No. of Employees: 1081553 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X3783 No. of Facilities: 543 (estimated) No. of Industries: 11 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 6722 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 2651 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 60440 No. of Facilities: 74278 (estimated) No. of Industries: 346 No. of Occupations: 221 No. of Employees: 1959889 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 797390 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS05, GHS07
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H290-H302-H314
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P280-P301 + P312 + P330-P303 + P361 + P353-P304 + P340 + P310-P305 + P351 + P338
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;Goggles;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
C: Corrosive;F: Flammable;T: Toxic;Xi: Irritant;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22;R35
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S7-S16-S36/37-S45-S36/37/39-S26
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2924 3/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
TT2100000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
8
[ HS Code ]:
2815200000
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2815200000
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