| Chemical Properties |
colourless liquid of high viscosity |
| Uses |
Manufacture of acrylic resins, hardening agentfor fiberglass-reinforced plastics. |
| General Description |
Colorless liquid. Strong irritant to skin and tissue. Used as an initiator for room temperature cure of unsaturated polyester resins. |
| Reactivity Profile |
2-Butanone peroxide is a strong oxidizing agent. May be ignited by heat, sparks or flame and undergoes self-accelerating decomposition. Explosive decomposition occurs at 230° F. Sensitive to sunlight. Ignition and/or explosion may occur if mixed with readily oxidizable materials. Reacts with combustible materials such as wood, cloth or organic materials, with chlorine, and with metals (iron, copper and their alloys and aluminum and its alloys). Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents, natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers and chemical accelerators. Incompatible with heavy metals, acids and bases. |
| Hazard |
Fire risk in contact with organic materials.Strong irritant to skin and tissue. Liver and kidneydamage. |
| Health Hazard |
Extremely destructive to tissue of the mucous membranes, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and skin. Symptoms of exposure include burning sensation, coughing, wheezing, laryngitis, shortness of breath, headache, nausea, and vomiting. |
| Fire Hazard |
Behavior in Fire: Explosive. |
| Safety Profile |
Poison by intraperitoneal route. Moderately toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Human systemic effects by ingestion: changes in structure or function of esophagus, nausea or vomiting, other gastrointestinal effects. A moderate skin and eye irritant. Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data. A shock-sensitive explosive. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
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