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EC number: 200-836-8 | CAS number: 75-07-0
Flammability
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- flammable gases
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 1995-2008
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: see 'Remark'
- Remarks:
- These data and information are based on the HSDB Database, different secondary sources such as U.S.Department of Transportation, Guidebook, Sax's Dangerous Porperties of Industrial Materials, Fire protection guide and the handbook of International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization (Environmental Health Criteria 167).
Cross-reference
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- other: secondary sources, handbook, article
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 995
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline available
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- no further information
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Acetaldehyde
- EC Number:
- 200-836-8
- EC Name:
- Acetaldehyde
- Cas Number:
- 75-07-0
- Molecular formula:
- C2H4O
- IUPAC Name:
- acetaldehyde
- Reference substance name:
- AB 1925000
- IUPAC Name:
- AB 1925000
- Details on test material:
- Purity: ca. 99%
Constituent 1
Constituent 2
Results and discussion
Flammable gases (Lower and upper explosion limit)open allclose all
- Parameter:
- lower explosion limit
- Value:
- 4 % (not further specified)
- Remarks on result:
- other: (73 g/m3) Explosion limits of mixtures with air is between 4 and 57 vol% acetaldehyde
- Parameter:
- upper explosion limit
- Value:
- 57 % (not further specified)
- Remarks on result:
- other: (1040 g/m3) Explosion limits of mixtures with air is between 4 and 57 vol% acetaldehyde
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- extremely flammable
- Remarks:
- Migrated information
- Conclusions:
- According to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, acetaldehyde is classified as flammable liquid; Category 1 and Hazard statement H224: Extremely flammable liquid and vapour.
And according to Directive 67/548/EEC / 1999/45/EC as R12: Extremely flammable. - Executive summary:
According to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, acetaldehyde is classified as flammable liquid; Category 1 and Hazard statement H224: Extremely flammable liquid and vapour. And according to Directive 67/548/EEC / 1999/45/EC as R12: Extremely flammable.
These data and information are based on the HSDB Database, different secondary sources such as U.S.Department of Transportation, Guidebook, Sax's Dangerous Porperties of Industrial Materials, Fire protection guide and the handbook of International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization (Environmental Health Criteria 167).
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