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OILS, EDIBLE: VEGETABLE 285
Symptoms Following Exposure: None - is a food; General Treatment for Exposure: EYES: flush with
water for at least 15 min.; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value): Not pertinent; Short-Tern
Inhalation Limits: Not pertinent; Toxicity by Ingestion: None; Late Toxicity: None; Vapor (Gas) Initant
Characteristics: None; Liquid or Solid Imhnt Characteristics: None; Odor Threshold Data not
available.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 540 CC; Flammable Limits in Air (X): Data not available; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, foam, or carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not to be
Used: Water or foam may cause frothing; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Not pertinent;
Behavior in Fire: Not pertinent; Ignition Temperature (deg. F): 833; Electrical Hazard Not pertinent;
Burning Rate: Data not available.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No
reaction; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
OILS, EDIBLE: TUCUM
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: American palm kernel oil; Aouara oil; Palm seed oil; Chemical
Formula: Not applicable.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as shipped): Liquid; Color: Light yellow; Odor: Weak,
acid.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 '17 and I am. : Liquid; Molecular Weight:
Not pertinent; Boiling Point at 1 atm.: Not pertinent (very high); Freezing Point: 86,30,303; Critical
Temperatllre: Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specific Gravity: 0.908 at 60 "C (liquid);
Vapor (Gas) Specific Gravity: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent;
Latent Heat of Vaporization: Not pertinent; Heat of Combustion: (est.) -15,500, -8,600, -360; Heat of
Decomposition: Not pertinent.
Health 5ds Information -Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Goggles or face shield;
rubber gloves; Symptoms Following Exposure: Oil essentially nontoxic. Contact with eyes cause mild
irritation, and prolonged contact with skin may cause dermatitis; General Treatment for Exposure:
EYES: flush with water for at least 15 min. INGESTION: do NOT induce vomiting; Toxicity by
Inhalation (Threshold Limit Valm) : Data not available; Short-Tern Inhalation Limits: Not pertinent;
Toxicity by Ingestion: Data not available; Late Toxicity: None known; Vapor (Gas) Imhnt
Characteristics: Data not available; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Data not available; Odor
i'lreshold Not pertinent.
Fire Hazards - Flush Point (deg. F): 398 CC; Flammable Limits in Air (%): Not pertinent; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, foam, or carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not to be
Used: Water or foam may cause frothing; water may be ineffective; Special Hazards of Combustion
Products: Not pertinent; Behavior in Fire: Not pertinent; Ignition Temperature: Data not available;
Electrical Hazard Not pertinent; Burning Rate: 4 mmlmin.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No
reaction; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
OILS, EDIBLE: VEGETABLE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: No common synonyms; Chemical Formula: Not applicable.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as shipped): Liquid; Color: Colorless to pale yellow;
Odor: Weak fatty.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 '17 and 1 atm. : Liquid; Molecular Weight:
Not pertinent; Boiling Point at I atm.: Very high; Freezing Point: Not pertinent; Critical Temperature:
Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specific Gravity: 0.923 at 25 "C (liquid); Vapor (Gas)
specific Gravity: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: Not pertinent; Heat of Combustion: (est.) -16,000, -8,870, -371; Heat ofDecomposition:
Not pertinent.