Chemical Database
Nitrocellulose
Identifications
- CAS Number: 9004-70-0
- Synonyms/Related:
- Collodion
- Films, nitrocellulose base
- Lacquer base or lacquer chips, plastic, wet with alcohol or solvent
- Nitrocellulose
- Nitrocellulose membrane filters
- Nitrocellulose membrane filters, with not more than 12.6% nitrogen, by dry mass
- Nitrocellulose mixture, with plasticizer, without pigment
- Nitrocellulose mixture, without plasticizer, with pigment
- Nitrocellulose with plasticizing substance
- Nitrocellulose with water, not less than 25% water
- Nitrocellulose, solution, flammable
- Nitrocellulose, solution, in a flammable liquid
- Plastics, nitrocellulose-based, self-heating, n.o.s.
- Pyroxylin solution
- Toe puffs, nitrocellulose base
Health & Regulatory Guidelines
- NFPA 704 Rating:
- Health Hazardard Rating: 1
- Fire Hazardard Rating: 4
- Reactivity Hazardard Rating: 0
49 CFR 172.101 - Hazardous Materials Table
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Hazardous materials description and proper shipping names | Haz class or div | ID# | PG | LC | Spec prov §172.102 | Pack §173 | Qty limit | Vessel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excep | Non Bulk | Bulk | Pass air/rail | Cargo air only | Loc | Other | |||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8A) | (8B) | (8C) | (9A) | (9B) | (10A) | (10B) |
| Current as of January 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Box toe gum, see Nitrocellulose etc | Forbid | Forbid | |||||||||||
| Collodion, see Nitrocellulose etc | Forbid | Forbid | |||||||||||
| Lacquer base or lacquer chips, nitrocellulose, dry, see Nitrocellulose, etc. (UN 2557) | Forbid | Forbid | |||||||||||
| Lacquer base or lacquer chips, plastic, wet with alcohol or solvent, see Nitrocellulose (UN2059, UN2555, UN2556, UN2557) or Paint etc.(UN1263) | Forbid | Forbid | |||||||||||
| Nitrocellulose, dry or wetted with less than 25 percent water (or alcohol) , by mass | 1.1D | UN0340 | II | 1.1D | None | 62 | None | Forbid | Forbid | 13 | 27E | ||
| Nitrocellulose membrane filters, with not more than 12.6% nitrogen, by dry mass | 4.1 | UN3270 | II | 4.1 | 43, A1 | 151 | 212 | 240 | Forbid | Forbid | D | ||
| Nitrocellulose, plasticized with not less than 18 percent plasticizing substance, by mass | 1.3C | UN0343 | II | 1.3C | None | 62 | None | Forbid | Forbid | 10 | |||
| Nitrocellulose, solution, flammable with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by mass, and not more than 55 percent nitrocellulose | 3 | UN2059 | I | 3 | T11, TP1, TP8, TP27 | None | 201 | 243 | Forbid | Forbid | E | ||
| Nitrocellulose, solution, flammable with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by mass, and not more than 55 percent nitrocellulose | 3 | UN2059 | II | 3 | IB2, T4, TP1, TP8 | 150 | 202 | 242 | Forbid | Forbid | B | ||
| Nitrocellulose, solution, flammable with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by mass, and not more than 55 percent nitrocellulose | 3 | UN2059 | III | 3 | B1, IB3, T2, TP1 | 150 | 203 | 242 | Forbid | Forbid | A | ||
| Nitrocellulose, unmodified or plasticized with less than 18 percent plasticizing substance, by mass | 1.1D | UN0341 | II | 1.1D | None | 62 | None | Forbid | Forbid | 13 | 27E | ||
| Nitrocellulose, wetted with not less than 25 percent alcohol, by mass | 1.3C | UN0342 | II | 1.3C | None | 62 | None | Forbid | Forbid | 10 | |||
| Nitrocellulose with alcohol with not less than 25 percent alcohol by mass, and with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by dry mass | 4.1 | UN2556 | II | 4.1 | 151 | 212 | None | Forbid | Forbid | D | 28 | ||
| Nitrocellulose, with not more than 12.6 percent nitrogen, by dry mass, or Nitrocellulose mixture with pigment or Nitrocellulose mixture with plasticizer or Nitrocellulose mixture with pigment and plasticizer | 4.1 | UN2557 | II | 4.1 | 44 | 151 | 212 | None | Forbid | Forbid | D | 28 | |
| Nitrocellulose with water with not less than 25 percent water, by mass | 4.1 | UN2555 | II | 4.1 | 151 | 212 | None | Forbid | Forbid | E | 28 | ||
| Plastics, nitrocellulose-based, self-heating, n.o.s. | 4.2 | UN2006 | III | 4.2 | None | 213 | None | Forbid | Forbid | C | |||
| Pyroxylin solution or solvent, see Nitrocellulose | Forbid | Forbid | |||||||||||
2004 Emergency Response Guidebook Information
Produced by the US DOT the ERG is designed to aid first responders in quickly identifying specific or generic hazards of materials involved in an incident and protecting themselves and the general public during the initial response phase of an incident.
| UN# | Guide | Name of Material | ISO | H20 React | TIH Gas(es) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1324 | 133 | Films, nitrocellulose base | No | No | |
| 1353 | 133 | Toe puffs, nitrocellulose base | No | No | |
| 2006 | 135 | Plastics, nitrocellulose-based, self-heating, n.o.s. | No | No | |
| 2059 | 127 | Nitrocellulose, solution, flammable | No | No | |
| 2059 | 127 | Nitrocellulose, solution, in a flammable liquid | No | No | |
| 2555 | 113 | Nitrocellulose with water, not less than 25% water | No | No | |
| 2557 | 133 | Nitrocellulose mixture, with plasticizer, without pigment | No | No | |
| 2557 | 133 | Nitrocellulose mixture, without plasticizer, with pigment | No | No | |
| 2557 | 133 | Nitrocellulose with plasticizing substance | No | No | |
| 3270 | 133 | Nitrocellulose membrane filters | No | No |
Related Resources
- USDOT Hazardous Materials Table 49 CFR 172.101
An online version of the USDOT's listing of hazardous materials from 49CFR 172.101. This table can be sorted by proper shipping name, UN/NA ID and/or by primary hazard class/division. - 2004 ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook)
Have you ever wondered what those four digit numbers on the placards on the side of trucks and rail cars mean? Our online 2004ERG will give you your answer. This is an online version of the guidebook produced by the USDOT for first responders during the initial phase of a Dangerous goods/HazMat incident. - US DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Placards
Hazardous materials placards (DOT placards) are required when shipping hazardous materials in the United States, Canada and Mexico. These pages provide US DOT definitions for each hazmat placard. - Guide for Handling Household Chemicals
Things you can do to make your home safer. - Molarity, Molality and Normality
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Molar mass calculations are explained and there is a JavaScript calculator to aid calculations. - Periodic Table of Elements
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Editor's note: Some chemicals in this database contain more information than others due to the original reason this information was collected and how the compilation was accomplished.
While working with material safety data sheets (MSDS), I found that manufacturers sometimes used obscure names for constituent chemicals and I didn't always have a good idea of what I was dealing with. To resolve this problem, over the years, I compiled chemical names and identifiers into a personal database, cross referencing regulatory and health safety information when possible. Colleagues and friends eventually started suggesting that I make my data available on this website so that others could benefit from my efforts -- which I finally did in 2004. The more common, regulated and/or hazardous a chemical is, the more information I will have likely collected it.
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Notes about mixtures
Some chemicals listed in this database or not pure chemical compounds, rather they are mixtures/solutions of chemicals. It is not uncommon for wide range of molar ratios of a mixture to be lumped together as "synonyms" of the same "chemical". In some instances chemicals that are very similar from a health & safety and/or regulatory standpoint also may have been lumped together.
Reference Sources
Data for this database was compiled from: hundreds of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) of common industrial and household products; the Hazardous Materials Table from the United States "Code of Federal Regulations" title 49 section 172.101; the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards; the US DOT 1996, 2000 & 2004 Emergency Response Guidebooks; U.S. National Library of Medicine and many other related resources.
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