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Date of the latest revision: July 1st, 2020

GrapheneBlacKTM
1. Identification
Product identifier used on the label:
Brand/Grades:
Other means of identification:
Other means:
Synonyms:
CAS No.:Graphene
GrapheneBlack™ 0X, GrapheneBlack™ 3X
Few-layer graphene platelets with predominant thickness of 6-10 layers
and predominant lateral dimension of less than 2 micrometers
None known
1034343-98-0

Recommended use of the chemical and restrictions on use:
Recommended use:
Additive/reinforcing agent for plastics, rubbers, coatings; Anthracite
pigment; Additive for battery electrodes; Processing aid; Light and UV
stabilizer; Conductive agent.
Restrictions on use:
FDA Class III medical devices; European class III medical devices; Health
Canada class IV Medical Devices; Applications involving permanent
implantation into the body; Life-sustaining medical applications.
Name, address, and telephone number
NanoXplore Inc.
of the chemical manufacturer,
4500 Thimens Blvd.,
importer, or other responsible party:
Montreal, QC,
Canada, H4R 2P2
Telephone number:+1-514-935-1377
E-mail address:
info@nanoxplore.ca
Emergency phone number:+1-514-935-1377
2. Hazard(s) identification
Classification of the chemical inaccordance with paragraph (d) of§1910.1200:

Combustible dust(b) Information elements referred to in section 3 of Annex 3 of the GHS and in paragraphs 3(1)(d) to (f) of theseRegulations for each of those categories or subcategories. If the required information element is a symbol, either
the name of the symbol or the symbol itself may be used:

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GHS Hazard
class symbols:

No hazard symbols
required

Signal Word:
Hazard Statements:

Warning
May form combustible dust concentrations in air

Hazards not otherwise classified:
Physical hazards not otherwiseclassified

None known

Other hazards:
Health hazards not otherwise classified

This product has a weak to moderate explosion risk.
None known% unknown toxicity (Oral):% unknown toxicity (Dermal):% unknown toxicity (Inhalation Dust):

0 % of the mixture consists of ingredient(s) of unknown toxicity
0 % of the mixture consists of ingredient(s) of unknown toxicity
0 % of the mixture consists of ingredient(s) of unknown toxicity

3. Composition/information on ingredients
Chemical Name
Graphene

Common name andsynonyms
None known

CAS #concentration %1034343-98-0~ 100

4. First-aid measures
Description of necessary measures, subdivided according to the different routes of exposure, i.e., inhalation, skinand eye contact, and ingestion:
Inhalation:
Remove to fresh air. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Get medical
attention if symptoms persist.
Eye Contact:
Flush eyes with plenty of water.
Skin Contact:
Wash off with soap and water.
Ingestion:
Do not induce vomiting. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious
person. Rinse mouth with water. Seek medical attention if symptoms
develop.
Most important symptoms/effects,
To the best of our knowledge, the substance does not cause any
acute and delayed:
immediate/acute effects/symptoms.

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Indication of immediate medical
attention and special treatment
needed, if necessary:

None known

5. Fire-fighting measures
Suitable (and unsuitable) extinguishing media:
Suitable extinguishing media:
Dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water spray or alcohol resistant foam
Unsuitable extinguishing media:
None known
Specific hazards arising from theThis product has a weak to moderate explosion risk. Conductive items
chemical:should be bonded and grounded (<10 Ohms to the ground). Avoid“Propagating Brush Discharges” by restricting use of insulating liners andcoatings.
Hazardous combustion products:
Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide
Special protective equipment andDo not enter fire area without proper protection including selfprecautions for fire-fighters:
contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and full protective equipment.
6. Accidental release measures
Personal precautions, protective
equipment and emergency procedures:
Methods and materials for containmentand cleaning up:

Clean up spills immediately using protective equipment recommended in
Section 8 at a minimum.
The substance is insoluble in water and is not known to pose any
significant environmental hazards. Keep it in suitable, closed containers
for disposal. As a matter of good practice, minimize contamination of
sewage water, soil, groundwater, drainage systems, or bodies of water.

7. Handling and storage
Precautions for safe handling:

As with all chemicals, good industrial hygiene practices should be
followed when handling this material. Conducting items should bebonded and grounded (<10 Ohms to ground). Avoid “Propagating Brush
Discharges” by restricting use of insulating liners and coatings.
Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities:
Safe storage conditions:
Keep container closed when not in use. Keep in a dry, cool, and wellventilated location.
Materials to Avoid/Chemical
Incompatibility:

Strong oxidizing agents

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8. Exposure controls/personal protection
Exposure Controls/Personal Protection:
Canada – Alberta – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Canada – New Brunswick – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Occupational
Exposure
Limits Chemical component
TWAs
No data available

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

No data available
Canada – British Columbia– Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

No data available
Canada – Manitoba – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component
No data available

Canada – Newfoundland & Labrador – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

No data available
Canada – Northwest Territories – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

No data available
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Canada – Nova Scotia – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits STEVs

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

Occupational
Exposure Limits - STEL

Occupational
Exposure Limits Ceiling

No data available
Canada – Nunavut – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

No data available
Canada – Ontario – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

No data available
Canada – Prince Edward Island – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

No data available
Canada – Quebec – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Canada - Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAEVs

No data available
Canada – Saskatchewan – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

No data available
Canada - Yukon – Occupational Exposure Limits:
Chemical component

Occupational
Exposure Limits TWAs

No data available
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Appropriate engineering controls:

Use an exhaust ventilation system and/or process enclosure to minimize
airborne dust. If handling results in dust generation, special ventilation
may be needed to minimize dust exposure. If heated material generates
vapor or fumes, use process enclosures, local exhaust ventilation, orother engineering controls to control exposure.
Individual protection measures, such as personal protective equipment:
Respiratory protection:
To minimize risk of over exposure to dust, vapour or fumes it isrecommended that a local exhaust system is placed above theequipment, and that the working area is properly ventilated. If
ventilation is inadequate, use certified respirator that will protect against
dust/mist.
Eye protection:
Wear safety glasses or goggles.
Skin protection:
Wear appropriate protective clothing and gloves to minimize skincontact.
Gloves:Handle with gloves. Gloves must be inspected prior to use. Use proper
glove removal technique (without touching glove's outer surface) to
avoid skin contact with this product. Dispose of contaminated gloves
after use in accordance with applicable laws and good laboratory
practices.
General hygiene conditions:Handle in accordance with general industrial hygiene practice.

9. Physical and chemical properties
Appearance (physical state, color etc.):
Physical state:
PowderColor:
Black
Odor:
Odorless
Odor Threshold:No data availablepH:
Not determined
Melting point/freezing point:
Melting Point:
Approx. 4500 °C
Freezing point:
No data available
Initial boiling point and boiling range:
No data available
Flash Point:
Not applicable
Evaporation Rate:
No data available
Flammability (solid, gas):
May form combustible dust concentrations in air
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits:
Upper flammability or explosive
Not applicable
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limits:Lower flammability or explosive
limits:Maximum Explosion Pressure-Pmax:
Maximum Rate of Pressure Rise-dP/dt:
Kst Value:
Vapor pressure:
Vapor density:
Relative density:
Solubility(ies):
Biodegradability:
Partition coefficient: n-octanol/water:
Auto-ignition temperature:
Minimum Ignition Energy-MIE:
Decomposition temperature:
Viscosity:

Not applicable
5.8 bar∙g
151 bar/s
41 bar∙m/s
No data available
No data available
2.2 g/cm3
Insoluble
Not readily biodegradable
No data available
No data available>2000 mJ
600°C
No data available

10. Stability and reactivity
Reactivity:
Chemical stability:
Possibility of hazardous reactions:
Conditions to avoid (e.g., static
discharge, shock, or vibration):
Incompatible materials:
Hazardous decomposition products:

No data available
Stable under normal conditions
None expected under standard conditions of storage
No data available
Strong oxidizing agents
Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide

11. Toxicological information
Description of the various toxicological (health) effects and the available data used to identify those effects:
Information on the likely routes of exposure:
Inhalation, Dermal, Oral
Inhalation:

Female/Male Rat: Well tolerated (OECD 436):
Mortality = 0
Clinical Observation = No substance-related clinical signs
NOAEL (No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level) = 1.99 mg/L
Body Weights = No substance-related changes in body weight
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Skin irritation:

Albino Rabbits: No skin irritation (Score 0 according to OECD 404):
Mortality = 0
Clinical observations = No substance-related clinical signs
Erythema or Edema Observations = None
Body Weights = No substance-related changes in body weight
Assessment: Not irritating to skin

Dermal sensitization:

Guinea Pigs: No dermal sensitization (Score 0 according to OECD 406):
Mortality = 0
Clinical observations = No substance-related clinical signs
Body Weights = No substance-related changes in body weight
Assessment: Not sensitizing to skin

Oral:

Female/Male Mouse: LD50 > 5000 mg/kg (Jiangsu provincial center for TSE, 2015)

Repeated Dose Mammalian
Toxicity:
Inhalation:
Rat/Sprague-Dawley: No observed effect (OECD 412 (Kim et al. ,2016)):NOAEC (No Observed Adverse Effect Concentration): > 1.88 mg/m3
Assessment: No adverse toxicological effects at highest respirable dose

Target Organs Potentially
Affected by Exposure:None known

Chemical Interactions that
Change Toxicity:

No chemical interaction known to affect toxicity.

Symptoms related to thephysical, chemical andtoxicological characteristics:

The New Substance (NS) program of the Environment and Climate Change
Canada (ECCC) did not identify any suspicion that the substance is toxic.

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Delayed and immediate effects and also chronic effects from short- and long-term exposure:
Immediate effects from short term exposure:
Inhalation Toxicity:
No adverse effect has been observed in lung at maximum achievableaerosol concentration (OECD 436).
Skin Contact:
No skin irritation or skin sensitization was observed in animal studies(OECD 404 and 406).
Eye Contact:
May cause eye irritation.
Ingestion Toxicity:
May be harmful if swallowed.
Delayed and chronic effects from long term exposure:
Chronic effects:
None known
Carcinogenicity:
The substance is not known to cause cancer.
Reproductive and Developmental
Toxicity:
Teratogenicity:
Mutagenicity:

No data available to indicate product or any components present atgreater than 0.1% may cause birth defects.
No data available
No data available to indicate product or any components present atgreater than 0.1% is mutagenic or genotoxic.

In Vitro Test for Gene Mutations:

Chinese Hamster, cell type V79 HPRT: Not mutagenic (OECD 476, (Envoi,2018))In Vitro Mammalian Test for
Chromosomal Aberrations:

In Vivo Mammalian Test for
Chromosomal Aberration OR Gene
Mutations:

Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes: No evidence of genotoxic activity(OECD 473):
Cytotoxicity: No cytotoxicity has been observed up to 2000 μg/mL of thesubstance concentration
Incidental observations: No substantial increases in the incidence ofchromatid or chromosome gaps, or polyploidy /endoreduplication/premature centromere division
Assessment: No evidence of genotoxic activity in vitro test for inductionof chromosome damage was observed.
Rats: No induction of the formation of micronuclei in polychromaticerythrocytes in the micronucleus test or DNA damage in the lung in the invivo comet assay (OECD 474 and 489):
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Mortality = 0
Clinical observations = No substance-related clinical signs
Assessment: No evidence of inducing the formation of micronuclei inpolychromatic erythrocytes or DNA damage in the lungSTOT-single exposure:
STOT-repeated exposure:
Aspiration hazard:
Synergistic Effects:

Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
Based on available data, the classification criteria are not met.
No data available

Numerical measures of toxicity (such as acute toxicity estimates):
Chemical Name

Graphene

LD50 Oral

LD50 Dermal

LC50 Inhalation

Oral LD50 > 5000 mg/ kg

N/A- No dermal
sensitization/irritation
observed (OECD 406 and404)

N/A- No mortality observed(OECD 436).

12. Ecological information
Ecotoxicity (aquatic and terrestrial,
where available):
Ecological Toxicity Data:
Chemical Name
Graphene

CAS #1034343-98-0

Persistence and degradability:
Bioaccumulative potential:
Mobility in soil:
Other adverse effects (such as
hazardous to the ozone layer):This material is not expected to be harmful.

Aquatic EC50
Crustacea
No data available

Aquatic ERC50 Algae

Aquatic LC50 Fish

EC50-96H Chlorella
pyrenoidosa Green algae,
size 108 cells/100 mL 62.2
mg/L (Zhao et al, 2017).

LC50 (48h) Daphnia
magna > 16 mg/L
[STATIC] (Fan et al.

Not soluble in water. Not readily biodegradable
No data available
Not expected to migrate. Insoluble.
None known

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13. Disposal considerations
Description of waste residues andinformation on their safe handling andmethods of disposal, including thedisposal of any contaminatedpackaging:

It is the responsibility of the generator to determine at the time ofdisposal whether the product meets the criteria of a hazardous waste per
regulations of the area in which the waste is generated and/or disposedof. Waste disposal must be in accordance with appropriate Federal,provincial, and local regulations. This product, if unaltered by use, may bedisposed of by treatment at a permitted facility or as advised by yourlocal hazardous waste regulatory authority.

14. Transport information
Carriage of dangerous goods by road (DOT), rail or inland waterways:
UN number:
No data available
UN Proper shipping name:Not applicable
Transport hazard class(es):Not applicable
Packing group, if applicable:
Not applicable
International carriage of dangerous goods by sea (IMDG/IMO):
UN number:
No data available
UN Proper shipping name:Not applicable
Transport hazard class(es):Not applicable
Packing group, if applicable:
Not applicable
International carriage of dangerous goods by air (IATA):
UN number:
No data available
UN Proper shipping name:Not applicable
Transport hazard class(es):Not applicable
Packing group, if applicable:
Not applicable
Environmental hazards (e.g., Marine
pollutant (Yes/No)):
Transport in bulk (according to Annex IIof MARPOL 73/78 and the IBC Code):No

Not a marine pollutant

Special precautions which a user needs tobe aware of or needs to comply with inConsult IMO regulations before transporting in bulk by ocean.
connection with transport or conveyance
either within or outside their premises:
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15. Regulatory information
Safety, health and environmental regulations, made within or outside Canada, specific to the product in question:
Canada - Domestic Substances List (DSL):
Chemical Name
No data available

CAS NoCanada - Domestic Substances List (DSL)

Canada - Non-Domestic Substances List (NDSL):
Chemical Name
No data available

CAS NoCanada - Non-Domestic Substances List (NDSL)

Canada - Controlled Drugs and Substances:
Chemical Name

CAS NoSchedule I

Schedule II

Schedule
III

ScheduleIV

Schedule V

ScheduleVII

Schedule
VIII

No data available

Chemical Name

CAS NoClass A
Precursors

Class B
Precursors

ExemptPrecursors

Class 1
Targeted
SubstancesClass 2
Targeted
Substances

No data available
Canada - CEPA - Schedule III Export Control List:

Chemical Name

CAS NoPart 1
Prohibited
SubstancesPart 2
Substances
Subject to
Notification orConsent

Part 3
Restricted
Substances

Export Control
List

No data available
Canada CEPA - 2015 Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Subject to Mandatory Reporting:Chemical Name

CAS NoCanada CEPA - 2015 Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Subject to
Mandatory Reporting

No data available
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Canada - Narcotic Control Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1041):
Chemical Name
No data available

CAS NoCanada - Narcotic Control Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1041)

Canada - Ontario - Toxics Reduction - List of Priority Toxics:
Chemical Name
No data available

CAS NoCanada - Ontario - Toxics Reduction - List of Priority Toxics

16. Other information, including date of preparation or last revision.
Date of the latest revision of the safety
data sheet:
Revision Number:
Reason for revision:

July 1st , 2020

Disclaimer:

The information contained in this Safety Data Sheet relates to the specificmaterial designated and may not be valid for such material used in
combination with any other materials or in any process. Information
contained in this Safety Data Sheet is to the best of our knowledge andbelieved to be reliable but no representations, guarantees or warranties
of any kind are made as to its accuracy or suitability for a particularapplication. It is the responsibility of the user/distributor to ensure thatthe information contained in the Safety Data Sheet is relevant to the
product manufactured or sold, as the case may be. NanoXplore Inc.
makes no warranties, expressed or implied, in respect of the adequacy ofthis document for any particular purpose.

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