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Updated January 2003
Appendix B
Incompatible Chemicals
| Chemical |
Keep Out of Contact With: |
| Acetic Acid |
Nitric acid, hydroxyl compounds, ethylene glycol,
perchloric acid, peroxides, permanganates |
| Acetylene |
Chlorine, bromine, copper, fluorine,
silver, mercury |
| Alkali Metals |
Water, carbon tetrachloride or other chlorinated
hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, the halogens |
| Ammonia, Anhydrous |
Mercury, chlorine, calcium hypochlorite,
iodine, bromine, hydrofluoric acid |
| Ammonium nitrate |
Acids, metal powders, flammable liquids, chlorates,
nitrites, sulfur, finely divided organic or combustible materials |
| Aniline |
Nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide |
| Bromine |
Same as chlorine: ammonia, acetylene, butadiene, butane,
methane, propane (or other petroleum gases), hydrogen, sodium carbide, turpentine,
benzene, finely divided metals |
| Butyl lithium |
Water |
| Carbon, activated |
Calcium hypochlorite, all oxidizing agents |
| Chlorates |
Ammonium salts, acids, metal powders,
sulfur, finely divided organic or combustible materials |
| Chromic Acid |
Naphthalene, camphor, glycerin, turpentine, alcohol,
flammable liquids in general |
| Chlorine |
Same as bromine: ammonia, acetylene,
butadiene, butane, methane, propane (or other petroleum gases), hydrogen, sodium carbide,
turpentine, benzene, finely divided metals |
| Chlorine dioxide |
Ammonia, methane, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide |
| Copper |
Acetylene, hydrogen peroxide |
| Cumene hydroperoxide |
Acids, organic or inorganic |
| Cyanides (Na, K) |
Acids |
| Flammable liquids |
Ammonium nitrate, chromic acid, hydrogen peroxide, nitric
acid, sodium peroxide, halogens, other oxidizing agents |
| Hydrocarbons |
Fluorine, chlorine, bromine, chromic
acid, sodium peroxide |
| Hydrocyanic acid |
Nitric acid, alkalis |
| Hydrofluoric acid |
Ammonia, aqueous or anhydrous |
| Hydrogen peroxide |
Copper, chromium, iron, most metals or their salts,
alcohols, acetone, organic materials, aniline, nitromethane, flammable liquids, oxidizing
gases |
| Hydrogen sulfide |
Fuming nitric acid, oxidizing gases |
| Iodine |
Acetylene, ammonia (aqueous or anhydrous), hydrogen |
| Mercury |
Acetylene, fulminic acid, ammonia |
| Nitric Acid |
Acetic acid, aniline, chromic acid, hydrocyanic acid,
hydrogen sulfide, flammable liquids, flammable gases |
| Oxalic acid |
Silver, mercury |
| Perchloric acid |
Acetic anhydride, bismuth and its alloys, alcohol, paper,
wood, sulfuric acid, organics |
| Potassium |
Carbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide,
water |
| Potassium permanganate |
Glycerin, ethylene glycol, benzaldehyde, sulfuric acid |
| Silver |
Acetylene, oxalic acid, tartaric acid,
ammonium compounds |
| Sodium |
Carbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide, water |
| Sodium peroxide |
Ethyl or methyl alcohol, glacial acetic
acid, acetic anhydride, benzaldehyde, carbon disulfide, glycerin, ethylene glycol, ethyl
acetate, methyl acetate, furfural |
| Sulfuric acid |
Potassium chlorate, potassium perchlorate, potassium
permanganate (or compounds with similar light metals, such as sodium, lithium, etc.) |
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