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Safety Data Sheet
1. Product and company identification
Product name： Tartaric acid solution (50%)

Name of manufacturer： KANTO CHEMICAL CO., INC.

Address： 2-1, Nihonbashi, Muromachi 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 103-0022, Japan

Name of section： Electronic materials division technical department

Telephone number： +81-3-6214-1080

Facsimile number： +81-3-3241-1043

Mail address： el-info@kanto.co.jp

SDS No.

： GE00498

2. Summary of danger and Hazard
GHS classification
Physical and chemical hazard
Flammable liquids： Out of category

Pyrophoric liquids： Out of category

Self-heating substances and mixtures： Out of category
Human health hazard
Acute toxicity(oral) ： Out of category
Skin corrosion/irritation： Category 1
Serious eye damage/eye irritation： Category 1
Specific target organ systemic toxicity(repeated exposure)： Out of category
Pictogram or symbol

Signal word

： Danger

Hazard statement： Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
Causes serious eye damage

Cautions
Safety measurements： Do not breathe dust and mist.
Wear appropriate protective gloves, glasses, clothing, face shield, ormask.
Wash protective equipment thoroughly after use.

First-aid measures： If inhaled : Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position
comfortable for breathing. Get medical treatment if you feel unwell.

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If swallowed: Rinse mouth, do not induce vomiting. Immediately getmedical treatment.
If in eyes : Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Get
medical treatment.
If on skin : Remove contaminated clothing and the substance.
Immediately get medical treatment.
Storage： Store locked up.

Disposal： Dispose of contents and containers appropriately in accordance withrelated regulations.

3. Composition/Information on ingredients
Substance/Mixture： SubstanceChemical name or commercial name： L(+)-Tartaric acid
Ingredients and composition： Water solution contains 50% L(+)-Tartaric acid
Chemical formula： HOOC(CHOH)2COOH

CAS No.

： 87-69-4

TSCA Inventory： Registered

EINECS No.

： 2017660

4. First aid measures
Inhalation： Remove the victim to fresh air, and make him blow his nose and gargle.

Skin contact： Wash the affected areas under running water.

Eye contact： Wash the affected areas under running water. If necessary, get medicaltreatment.

Ingestion： Give the victim water. If necessary, get medical attention.

5. Fire fighting measures
Extinguishing media： This product is noncombustible.

Prohibited extinguishing media： NoneParticular fire fighting ： Move containers from fire area if it can be done without risk, if notpossible, apply water from a safe distance to cool and protect
surrounding area.
Protection for firefighters： Firefighters should wear protective equipment.
6. Accidental release measures
Cautions for personnel： Wear proper protective equipment and avoid contact with skin or
inhalation of vapor.

Removal measure： Absorb spill with inert material (e.g., diatomaceous earth, sand) andflush spillage area with copious amounts of water.

7. Cautions of handling and storage
Handling

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Date of issue : 1 July,2010
Date of revision : 21 October,2019Engineering measures： Wear proper protective equipment to avoid contact with skin or
inhalation of vapor.

Storage
Adequate storage condition： Store in a dark, cool place and tightly closed.
Safety adequate container materials： Glass, polyethylene, polypropylene
8. Exposure control/Personal protection
Engineering measures： Use with an enclosed system or a local exhaust ventilation.

Control parameters
ACGIH(2015)： Not establishedProtective equipment
Respiration protective equipment： Not necessary
Hands protective equipment： Impervious protective gloves
Eyes protective equipment： Safety goggles
9. Physical and chemical properties
Appearance： Liquid

Color： Colorless

Odor： Odorless

pH： Strong acidity

Boiling point： Not available

Melting point： Not available

Flash point： Noncombustible

Density： Not available

Solubility
Solubility in solvents ： Water ; Miscible
10. Stability and reactivity
Stability： Stable under normal conditions.

Reactivity： May react with alkaline substances.

Incompatible conditions： Light, heat

Incompatible materials： Alkaline substances

11. Toxicological information
Acute toxicity： Oral : Out of category
Dermal : Not possible to classify because of insufficient data.
Inhalation(vapor) : Not possible to classify because of insufficientdata.
Inhalation(dust, mist) : Not possible to classify because of
insufficient data.
oral LD50=8634mg/kg（as calculated value）

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Skin corrosion/irritation ： Causes severe skin burns and eye damage(category 1)
Since the solution is acidic and causes severe irritation to the skin,
it was classified into category 1.
Serious eye damage/eye irritation： Causes serious eye damage(category 1)
Since the solution is acidic and causes severe irritation to the eyes,
it was classified into category 1.
Respiratory sensitization or Skin sensitization： Respiratory sensitization : Not possible to classify because ofinsufficient data.
Skin sensitization : Not possible to classify because of insufficientdata.
Mutagenicity： Not possible to classify because of insufficient data.

Carcinogenic effects： Not possible to classify because of insufficient data

Effects on the reproductive system： Not possible to classify because of insufficient data.
Specific target organ systemic toxicity single exposure： Not possible to classify because of insufficient data.
Specific target organ systemic toxicity repeated exposure： Out of category
Aspiration hazard： Not possible to classify because of insufficient data.

12. Ecological information
Ecotoxicity
Fish toxicity： Acute aquatic toxicity : Not possible to classify because ofinsufficient data.
Chronic aquatic toxicity : Not possible to classify because ofinsufficient data.

Persistence and degradability： Not available
Mobility in soil

： Not available

13. Disposal consideration
Residual disposal： Dilute with copious water and adjust the pH to neutral, then flush indrains. Or entrust approved waste disposal companies with thedisposal.

Containers： In case of disposal of empty bottles, dispose bottles after removing
the content thoroughly.

14. Transport information
UN class： It is not regulated under UN regulations.

15. Regulatory information
Ensure this material in compliance with federal requirements andensure conformity to local regulations.
16. Other information

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References

Dangerous Properties of Industrial
Nostrand Reinhold Company(1984）

Materials,6th ed. N.I.SaxVan

Handbook of 16817 Chemical Products, The Chemical Daily Co.(2017)
The information contained herein is based on several references and the present state of our knowledge.
However the SDS does not always cover all information about the product, handle the productcarefully.The information is intended to ordinary usage, in case of particular handlings, conduct
appropriate safety measurements.The information herein is only provision of information, and it does
not represent a guarantee the properties of the product.The Safety Data Sheet(SDS) is prepared based onJIS Z7253, and it has the same required elements on the Material Safety Data Sheet(MSDS) which isprepared based on JIS Z7250:2010.