Bio-Rad DC™ Protein Assay User Manual
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Section 12
Material Safety Data Sheets
I. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
TRADE NAME:
DC PROTEIN ASSAY REAGENT A
Catalog No.:
Used in Kits: 500-0111, 500-0112, and 500-0116
Chemical identity, Common names:
SODIUM HYDROXIDE, Caustic soda, lye.
Formula:
NaOH, a caustic.
M.W.:
40.00
MANUFACTURER’S NAME:
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES
LIFE SCIENCE GROUP
2000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE
EMERGENCY PHONE No:
HERCULES, CA 94547
510/232-7000
DATE PREPARED OR REVISED: 2/3/95
NAME OF PREPARER:ROY WOOD
II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
CHEMICAL NAMES
CAS NUMBERS
PERCENT EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR
ACGIH TLV
OSHA PEL
OTHER
Sodium Hydroxide
1310-73-2
1-5%*
—
2 mg/m
3
—
*Aqueous solution also containing less than 1% sodium tartrate and less than .1% copper sulfate.
III. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
BOILING POINT:
100 °C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
(H
2
O = 1): 1
VAPOR PRESSURE:
N/A
MELTING POINT:
N/A
VAPOR DENSITY(AIR = 1):
N/A
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1):
N/A
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
Infinite.
APPEARANCE AND COLOR:
Pale blue liquid.
IV. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT:
N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
N/A
(METHOD USED): N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
Not required. Use media suitable for surrounding materials.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
In the event of a fire, wear full protective clothing
and NIOSH-approved self-contained breathing apparatus with full facepiece operated in the
pressure demand or other positive pressure mode.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
None expected .
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