International Chemical Safety Cards

D-SORBITOL

ICSC: 0892

D-glucitol
Hexahydric alcohol
Glucitol
C₆H₁₄O₆
Molecular mass: 182.2
ICSC # 0892
CAS # 50-70-4
RTECS # LZ4290000
October 09, 2002 Peer reviewed

TYPES OF HAZARD/ EXPOSURE	ACUTE HAZARDS/ SYMPTOMS	PREVENTION	FIRST AID/ FIRE FIGHTING
FIRE	Combustible.	NO open flames.	In case of fire in the surroundings: use appropriate extinguishing media.
EXPLOSION	Finely dispersed particles form explosive mixtures in air.	Prevent deposition of dust; closed system, dust explosion-proof electrical equipment and lighting.

EXPOSURE		PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST!
•INHALATION
•SKIN
•EYES		Safety spectacles, or eye protection in combination with breathing protection if powder.
•INGESTION	Abdominal cramps. Abdominal pain. Diarrhoea.	Do not eat, drink, or smoke during work.

SPILLAGE DISPOSAL

STORAGE

PACKAGING & LABELLING

Sweep spilled substance into containers.

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ICSC: 0892

Prepared in the context of cooperation between the International Programme on Chemical Safety & the Commission of the European Communities (C) IPCS CEC 1994. No modifications to the International version have been made except to add the OSHA PELs, NIOSH RELs and NIOSH IDLH values.

International Chemical Safety Cards

D-SORBITOL

ICSC: 0892

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PHYSICAL STATE; APPEARANCE:
HYGROSCOPIC , WHITE SOLID IN VARIOUS FORMS

PHYSICAL DANGERS:

CHEMICAL DANGERS:

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
TLV not established.

ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:

INHALATION RISK:
A nuisance-causing concentration of airborne particles can be reached quickly when dispersed.

EFFECTS OF SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE:
The substance may cause effects on the gastrointestinal tract .

EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM OR REPEATED EXPOSURE:

PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES

Melting point: 110-112°C
Density: 1.5
g/cm3

Solubility in water, g/100 ml at 20°C: 220
Octanol/water partition coefficient as log Pow: -2.2

ENVIRONMENTAL
DATA

N O T E S

Health effects of exposure to the substance have been investigated extensively but none have been found.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ICSC: 0892	D-SORBITOL
(C) IPCS, CEC, 1994

IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE:

Neither NIOSH, the CEC or the IPCS nor any person acting on behalf of NIOSH, the CEC or the IPCS is responsible for the use which might be made of this information. This card contains the collective views of the IPCS Peer Review Committee and may not reflect in all cases all the detailed requirements included in national legislation on the subject. The user should verify compliance of the cards with the relevant legislation in the country of use. The only modifications made to produce the U.S. version is inclusion of the OSHA PELs, NIOSH RELs and NIOSH IDLH values.