Nitroglycerin, solution in alcohol, with more than 1 percent but not more than 5 percent nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin (NG) (alternative spelling of nitroglycerine), also known as trinitroglycerin (TNG), nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a dense, colorless, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under conditions appropriate to the formation of the nitric acid ester. Chemically, the substance is an organic nitrate compound rather than a nitro compound, but the traditional name is retained. Discovered in 1847 by Ascanio Sobrero, nitroglycerin has been used as an active ingredient in the manufacture of explosives, namely dynamite, and as such it is employed in the construction, demolition, and mining industries. It is combined with nitrocellulose to form double-based smokeless powder, which has been used as a propellant in artillery and firearms since the 1880s. Wikipedia
Substance Data
Source:
TOXNET
CAS-Number55-63-0 |
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Data from the Hazardous Materials Table
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49 CFR §172 (2018/07)
(3) Hazard Class 3 Flammable liquids |
UN 3064 |
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×Note:Special provisions may be very complex. The extracts are taken from 49 CFR §172.102. Please be careful with the information, as necessary, additional conditions may be applied that are not written here. Please check the original source and report bugs. N8 | Nitroglycerin solution in alcohol may be transported under this entry only when the solution is packed in metal cans of not more than 1 L capacity each, overpacked in a wooden box containing not more than 5 L. Metal cans must be completely surrounded with absorbent cushioning material. Wooden boxes must be completely lined with a suitable material impervious to water and nitroglycerin. Browse special provision N8 |
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(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail | Forbidden |
(9B) Cargo aircraft only | 5 L |
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(10A) Location | E Stowage category “E” means the material may be stowed “on deck” or “under deck” on a cargo vessel or on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers, or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length, but is prohibited from carriage on a passenger vessel in which the limiting number of passengers is exceeded. Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k) |
(10B) Other | n/a |
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Segregation Chart for Load, Transport, Storage
In this table a statement is contained for each hazard class whether the loading, transport or storage with other hazard classes is allowed, is not permitted or is restricted. The table is based on U.S.-Code 49 CFR §177.848.
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May not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same transport vehicle or storage facility. |
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Load, transport, storage together is not restricted. |
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Load, transport, storage together is allowed under restrictions. |
Substances with similar name
UN-Number | Name | Hazard Class |
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UN 0143 | Nitroglycerin, desensitized with not less than 40 percent non-volatile water insoluble phlegmatizer, by mass | 1.1D |
| Nitroglycerin, liquid, not desensitized | Forbidden |
UN 0144 | Nitroglycerin, solution in alcohol, with more than 1 percent but not more than 10 percent nitroglycerin | 1.1D |
UN 3343 | Nitroglycerin mixture, desensitized, liquid, flammable, n.o.s. with not more than 30 percent nitroglycerin, by mass | 3 |
UN 3357 | Nitroglycerin mixture, desensitized, liquid, n.o.s. with not more than 30% nitroglycerin, by mass | 3 |
UN 3319 | Nitroglycerin mixture, desensitized, solid, n.o.s. with more than 2 percent but not more than 10 percent nitroglycerin, by mass | 4.1 |
UN 1204 | Nitroglycerin solution in alcohol with not more than 1 percent nitroglycerin | 3 |