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Document ID (ISN)36287
CIS number 81-1516
ISSN - Serial title 0309-6866 - Fire Prevention
Year 1981
Convention or series no. Information sheets on hazardous materials, H101
Author(s)
Fire Protection Association (UK)
Title Diisopropyl ether
Bibliographic information June 1981, No.142, p.47-48.
Abstract Uses, hazards (highly flammable liquid, explosion hazard, moderately toxic), precautions (storage, marking; where possible totally enclosed plant should be employed for processes using diisopropyl ether; explosion venting; no smoking; prohibition of naked flames or hot elements; electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, with reference to British Standard Code of Practice); fire fighting; U.K. regulations; physical and chemical properties.
Descriptors (primary) flammable liquids; fire protection; diisopropyl ether; United Kingdom
Descriptors (secondary) fire fighting; explosion venting; data sheet; explosion prevention; fire prevention; toxic substances
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Fires
Ethers