Cooling or further dilution may be necessary to remove liberated heat. The mixture may be shoveled into boxes for burning in an open incinerator with scrap wood and paper. Dimethyl sulfate may also be safely destroyed by burning in well-designed facilities. It should be mixed with other combustibles, such as No. 2 fuel oil, or air-atomized into a combustion chamber fueled by natural gas, to ensure that sufficient heat is present for complete combustion. Complete combustion must be assured to avoid discharge of unburned DMS to the atmosphere.
Products of combustion are carbon dioxide, water vapor and sulfur dioxide.
Care must be exercised in any waste disposal procedure to prevent personnel exposure to concentrations of DMS above 0.1 ppm, time-weighted average. The information set forth herein is furnished free of charge and is based on technical data that DuPont believes to be reliable, provided that DuPont makes no representation or warranty as to the completeness or accuracy thereof. It is intended for use by persons having technical skill, at their own discretion and risk, who will make their own determination as to its suitability for their purposes prior to use. The handling precaution information contained herein is given with the understanding that those using it will satisfy themselves that their particular conditions of use present no health or safety hazards. As with any material, evaluation of any compound under end-use conditions prior to specification is essential.