SAFETY DATA SHEET

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Monosodium Citrate
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SECTION 1: Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking

1.1 Product identifier

Trade name : Monosodium Citrate

Substance name : Monosodium Citrate

Molecular formula : C6H7O7Na

Chemical identity : Sodium 2-(carboxymethyl)-2,4-dihydroxy-4-oxobutanoate

CAS-No. : 18996-35-5

EC-No. : 242-734-6

REACH No. : 01-2119457585-28-0000

1.2 Relevant identified uses of the substance or mixture and uses advised against

Use of the Sub- : Industrial use, Food additive, Pharmaceutical, Foaming (blow-
stance/Mixture ing) agents, pH-regulating agents

Recommended restrictions : None known.

on use

1.3 Details of the supplier of the safety data sheet

Company : Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg GmbH
Dr. Albert Reimann-Strasse 18
68526 Ladenburg
Germany
www.jungbunzlauer.com

Telephone : +49 6203 104-0

Telefax : +49 6203 104-210
Responsible/issuing person : msds@jungbunzlauer.com

1.4 Emergency telephone number

Telephone : National Chemical Emergency Centre
(NCEC)
+44 1865 407 333

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Classification (REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008)

Not a hazardous substance or mixture according to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008.

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2.2 Label elements

Labelling (REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008)

The product does not need to be labelled in accordance with EC directives or respective national
laws.

2.3 Other hazards

May form explosible dust-air mixture if dispersed.

SECTION 3: Composition/information on ingredients

3.1 Substances
Substance name : Monosodium Citrate

CAS-No. : 18996-35-5

EC-No. : 242-734-6

Chemical nature : Solid

REACH Registration Number : 01-2119457585-28-0000

SECTION 4: First aid measures

4.1 Description of first aid measures

General advice : Get medical advice/ attention if you feel unwell.
Show this safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance.

If inhaled : If breathed in, move person into fresh air.

In case of skin contact : Immediately flush skin with large amounts of water.

In case of eye contact : In the case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty
of water and seek medical advice.
If easy to do, remove contact lens, if worn.

If swallowed : Clean mouth with water and drink afterwards plenty of water.

4.2 Most important symptoms and effects, both acute and delayed
Symptoms : No information available.

Risks : None known.

4.3 Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed
Treatment : Treat symptomatically.

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SECTION 5: Firefighting measures

5.1 Extinguishing media

Suitable extinguishing media : Water spray
Dry powder
Foam
Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Unsuitable extinguishing : High volume water jet

media

5.2 Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture

Specific hazards during fire- : Do not use a solid water stream as it may scatter and spread
fighting fire.
Hazardous decomposition products formed under fire condi-
tions.

Hazardous combustion prod- : Carbon dioxide (CO2)

ucts Carbon monoxide

5.3 Advice for firefighters

Special protective equipment : Wear self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting if nec-
for firefighters essary. Use personal protective equipment.

Further information : Standard procedure for chemical fires.

Use extinguishing measures that are appropriate to local cir-
cumstances and the surrounding environment.
In the event of fire and/or explosion do not breathe fumes.

SECTION 6: Accidental release measures

6.1 Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures

Personal precautions : Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
Avoid breathing dust.
Ensure adequate ventilation, especially in confined areas.

6.2 Environmental precautions

Environmental precautions : No special environmental precautions required.
Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so.

6.3 Methods and material for containment and cleaning up

Methods for cleaning up : Use mechanical handling equipment.
Keep in suitable, closed containers for disposal.
Clean contaminated surface thoroughly.

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6.4 Reference to other sections

For personal protection see section 8.
For disposal considerations see section 13.

SECTION 7: Handling and storage

7.1 Precautions for safe handling

Advice on safe handling : Avoid creating dust.
For personal protection see section 8.

Advice on protection against : Normal measures for preventive fire protection.

fire and explosion

Hygiene measures : Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety
practice.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing.
Wash hands before breaks and immediately after handling the
product.

Dust explosion class : St1

7.2 Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities

Requirements for storage : Keep containers tightly closed in a dry, cool and well-
areas and containers ventilated place.

Advice on common storage : Never allow product to get in contact with water during stor-
age.

Other data : No decomposition if stored and applied as directed.

7.3 Specific end use(s)

Specific use(s) : none

SECTION 8: Exposure controls/personal protection

8.1 Control parameters

Contains no substances with occupational exposure limit values.
8.2 Exposure controls

Engineering measures
Provide adequate ventilation.
Personal protective equipment
Eye protection : Safety glasses

Hand protection
Remarks : Choose gloves to protect hands against chemicals depending
on the concentration and quantity of the hazardous sub-
stance and specific to place of work.

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For special applications, we recommend clarifying the re-

sistance to chemicals of the aforementioned protective
gloves with the glove manufacturer.

Skin and body protection : Choose body protection according to the amount and concen-
tration of the dangerous substance at the work place.

Respiratory protection : In the case of dust or aerosol formation use respirator with an
approved filter.

Half mask with a particle filter P2 (EN 143)

SECTION 9: Physical and chemical properties

9.1 Information on basic physical and chemical properties

Appearance : Crystalline powder

Colour : white

Odour : odourless

Odour Threshold : Not relevant

pH : 3,5 - 3,8 (25 °C)

Concentration: 1 %

Melting point/range : ca. 208 °C

Decomposition

Boiling point/boiling range : Not applicable

Flash point : does not flash

Evaporation rate : Not relevant

Flammability (solid, gas) : The product is not flammable.

Upper explosion limit : No data available

Lower explosion limit : No data available

Vapour pressure : Not applicable

Relative density : 1,67 - 1,86 (20 °C)

Density : No data available

Bulk density : 450 - 900 kg/m3

Solubility(ies)
Water solubility : 135 g/l (25 °C)

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Solubility in other solvents : Solvent: Ethanol

insoluble

Partition coefficient: n- : log Pow: -1,8 - -0,2

octanol/water Calculation

Ignition temperature : No data available

Decomposition temperature : 210,00 - 220,00 °C

Viscosity
Viscosity, dynamic : Not applicable

Viscosity, kinematic : Not applicable

Explosive properties : Not applicable

Oxidizing properties : No oxidising effect.

9.2 Other information

Molecular weight : 214,1 g/mol

Dust explosion class : St1

SECTION 10: Stability and reactivity

10.1 Reactivity
No decomposition if stored and applied as directed.
10.2 Chemical stability
Stable under normal conditions.
10.3 Possibility of hazardous reactions
Hazardous reactions : No dangerous reaction known under conditions of normal use.

10.4 Conditions to avoid

Conditions to avoid : Avoid dust formation.
Avoid moisture.

10.5 Incompatible materials

Materials to avoid : No data available

10.6 Hazardous decomposition products

Build-up of dangerous/toxic fumes possible in cases of fire/high temperature.
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Carbon monoxide

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SECTION 11: Toxicological information

11.1 Information on toxicological effects

Acute toxicity

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Acute oral toxicity : LD50 Oral (Mouse): 5.400 mg/kg body weight
Method: OECD Test Guideline 401
Test substance: Non neutralised product

LD50 Oral (Rat): 11.700 mg/kg body weight

Method: OECD Test Guideline 401
Test substance: Non neutralised product

Acute inhalation toxicity : No data available

Acute dermal toxicity : LD50 Dermal (Rat, male and female): > 2.000 mg/kg body
weight
Test substance: Non neutralised product

Skin corrosion/irritation

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Species: Rabbit
Result: No skin irritation

Serious eye damage/eye irritation

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Species: Rabbit
Method: OECD Test Guideline 405
Result: No eye irritation

Respiratory or skin sensitisation

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Species: Guinea pig
Method: OECD Test Guideline 406
Result: Does not cause skin sensitisation.

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Germ cell mutagenicity

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Genotoxicity in vitro : Test Type: Ames test
Species: Salmonella typhimurium
Concentration: 0.0 - 5 mg/plate
Method: Mutagenicity (Salmonella typhimurium - reverse mu-
tation assay)
Result: negative

Genotoxicity in vivo : Test Type: in vivo assay

Species: Rat (male)
Application Route: Oral
Method: OECD Test Guideline 475
Result: negative
Test substance: Non neutralised product

Germ cell mutagenicity- As- : In vitro tests did not show mutagenic effects
sessment

Carcinogenicity

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Carcinogenicity - Assess- : Not classifiable as a human carcinogen.
ment

Reproductive toxicity

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Reproductive toxicity - As- : No toxicity to reproduction
sessment

STOT - single exposure

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
No data available

STOT - repeated exposure

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
No data available

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Repeated dose toxicity

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Species: Rat
NOAEL: 8.000 mg/kg
LOAEL: 16.000 mg/kg
Application Route: Oral
Exposure time: 10 d
Dose: 2, 4, 8, 16 g/kg bw/day
Information given is based on data obtained from similar substances.

Aspiration toxicity

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
No aspiration toxicity classification

SECTION 12: Ecological information

12.1 Toxicity

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Toxicity to fish : LC50 (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (chinook salmon)): > 10
mg/l
Exposure time: 24 h
Test Type: semi-static test
Information given is based on data obtained from similar sub-
stances.

LC50 (Leuciscus idus (Golden orfe)): 440 mg/l

Exposure time: 48 h
Test Type: static test
Test substance: Non neutralised product

Toxicity to daphnia and other : LC50 (Daphnia magna (Water flea)): 1,535 mg/l
aquatic invertebrates Exposure time: 24 h
Test Type: static test
Test substance: Non neutralised product
Method: OECD Test Guideline 202

EC50 (Dreissena polymorpha): > 50 mg/l

Exposure time: 48 h
Test Type: static test
Test substance: Non neutralised product
Method: No information available.

Toxicity to algae : NOEC (Scenedesmus quadricauda (Green algae)): 425 mg/l

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Exposure time: 8 d
Test Type: static test
Test substance: Non neutralised product
Method: No information available.

Toxicity to microorganisms : TT (Pseudomonas putida): > 10.000 mg/l

Exposure time: 16 h
Test substance: Non neutralised product

12.2 Persistence and degradability

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Biodegradability : Biodegradation: 97 %
Exposure time: 28 d
Method: OECD Test Guideline 301B
Test substance: Non neutralised product
Readily biodegradable.

Biodegradation: 100 %
Information given is based on data obtained from similar sub-
stances.

Physico-chemical removabil- : Readily biodegradable.

ity

12.3 Bioaccumulative potential

Product:
Partition coefficient: n- : log Pow: -1,8 - -0,2
octanol/water Calculation

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Bioaccumulation : The product is miscible in water and readily biodegradable in
both water and soil. Accumulation is not expected.

12.4 Mobility in soil

No data available
12.5 Results of PBT and vPvB assessment

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Assessment : This substance is not considered to be persistent, bioaccumu-
lating and toxic (PBT).

: This substance is not considered to be very persistent and

very bioaccumulating (vPvB).

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12.6 Other adverse effects

Components:

Monosodium citrate:
Additional ecological infor- : This product has no known ecotoxicological effects.
mation

SECTION 13: Disposal considerations

13.1 Waste treatment methods

Product : In accordance with local and national regulations.
Where possible recycling is preferred to disposal or incinera-
tion.
According to the European Waste Catalogue, Waste Codes
are not product specific, but application specific.
Waste codes should be assigned by the user based on the
application for which the product was used.

Contaminated packaging : Empty containers should be taken to an approved waste han-

dling site for recycling or disposal.
Dispose of as unused product.

SECTION 14: Transport information

14.1 UN number
Not regulated as a dangerous good
14.2 UN proper shipping name
Not regulated as a dangerous good
14.3 Transport hazard class(es)
Not regulated as a dangerous good
14.4 Packing group
Not regulated as a dangerous good
14.5 Environmental hazards
Not regulated as a dangerous good
14.6 Special precautions for user
Not applicable
14.7 Transport in bulk according to Annex II of Marpol and the IBC Code
Not applicable for product as supplied.

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SECTION 15: Regulatory information

15.1 Safety, health and environmental regulations/legislation specific for the substance or mix-
ture
Seveso III: Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of
major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.
Not applicable

The components of this product are reported in the following inventories:

EINECS :
On the inventory, or in compliance with the inventory

TSCA :
On TSCA Inventory

AICS :
On the inventory, or in compliance with the inventory

DSL :
All components of this product are on the Canadian DSL

NZIoC :
On the inventory, or in compliance with the inventory

KECI :
On the inventory, or in compliance with the inventory

ENCS :
On the inventory, or in compliance with the inventory

PICCS :
On the inventory, or in compliance with the inventory

IECSC :
On the inventory, or in compliance with the inventory

REACH :
Notification number: 01-2119457585-28

15.2 Chemical safety assessment

A Chemical Safety Assessment has been carried out for this substance.

SECTION 16: Other information

Full text of other abbreviations

ADN - European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland
Waterways; ADR - European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous
Goods by Road; AICS - Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances; ASTM - American Society
for the Testing of Materials; bw - Body weight; CLP - Classification Labelling Packaging Regula-

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tion; Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008; CMR - Carcinogen, Mutagen or Reproductive Toxicant; DIN
- Standard of the German Institute for Standardisation; DSL - Domestic Substances List (Cana-
da); ECHA - European Chemicals Agency; EC-Number - European Community number; ECx -
Concentration associated with x% response; ELx - Loading rate associated with x% response;
EmS - Emergency Schedule; ENCS - Existing and New Chemical Substances (Japan); ErCx -
Concentration associated with x% growth rate response; GHS - Globally Harmonized System;
GLP - Good Laboratory Practice; IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer; IATA - In-
ternational Air Transport Association; IBC - International Code for the Construction and Equip-
ment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk; IC50 - Half maximal inhibitory concentra-
tion; ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization; IECSC - Inventory of Existing Chemical
Substances in China; IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods; IMO - International Mari-
time Organization; ISHL - Industrial Safety and Health Law (Japan); ISO - International Organisa-
tion for Standardization; KECI - Korea Existing Chemicals Inventory; LC50 - Lethal Concentration
to 50 % of a test population; LD50 - Lethal Dose to 50% of a test population (Median Lethal
Dose); MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships; n.o.s. - Not
Otherwise Specified; NO(A)EC - No Observed (Adverse) Effect Concentration; NO(A)EL - No
Observed (Adverse) Effect Level; NOELR - No Observable Effect Loading Rate; NZIoC - New
Zealand Inventory of Chemicals; OECD - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Develop-
ment; OPPTS - Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention; PBT - Persistent, Bioaccumu-
lative and Toxic substance; PICCS - Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substanc-
es; (Q)SAR - (Quantitative) Structure Activity Relationship; REACH - Regulation (EC) No
1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evalua-
tion, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals; RID - Regulations concerning the International
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail; SADT - Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature;
SDS - Safety Data Sheet; SVHC - Substance of Very High Concern; TCSI - Taiwan Chemical
Substance Inventory; TRGS - Technical Rule for Hazardous Substances; TSCA - Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (United States); UN - United Nations; vPvB - Very Persistent and Very Bioac-
cumulative

Further information
The information provided in this Safety Data Sheet is correct to the best of our knowledge, infor-
mation and belief at the date of its publication. The information given is designed only as a guid-
ance for safe handling, use, processing, storage, transportation, disposal and release and is not
to be considered a warranty or quality specification. The information relates only to the specific
material designated and may not be valid for such material used in combination with any other
materials or in any process, unless specified in the text.

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