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Potassium sulfide, anhydrous or Potassium sulfide with less than 30 percent water of crystallization

HMT 15 June 2026

UN / ID: UN 1382
Hazard class: 4.2
Packing group: II
ERG guide: ERG 135
Special provisions: SP A19, SP A20, SP B16, SP IB6, SP IP2, SP N34, SP T3, SP TP33, more…
Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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Potassium sulfide, anhydrous or Potassium sulfide with less than 30 percent water of crystallization

Potassium sulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula K2S. The colourless solid is rarely encountered, because it reacts readily with water, a reaction that produces potassium hydrosulfide (KSH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH). Most commonly, the term potassium sulfide refers loosely to this mixture, not the anhydrous solid Wikipedia

Substance Data

Source: PubChem (HSDB, 04.12.2019)

CAS-Number

1312-73-8

Flash Point

n/a

Boiling Point

n/a

Emergency Response Guide No. 135

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

(3) Hazard Class

4.2
Spontaneously combustible materials

(4) Identification number

UN 1382

(5) Packing Group

(6) Labels

Spontaneously combustible materials (4.2)

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

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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.

A19

Combination packagings consisting of outer fiber drums or plywood drums, with inner plastic packagings, are not authorized for transportation by aircraft.

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A20

Plastic bags as inner receptacles of combination packagings are not authorized for transportation by aircraft.

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B16

The lading must be completely covered with nitrogen, inert gas or other inert materials.

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IB6

_{Authorized IBCs:} Metal (11A, 11B, 11N, 21A, 21B, 21N, 31A, 31B and 31N); Rigid plastics (11H1, 11H2, 21H1, 21H2, 31H1 and 31H2); Composite (11HZ1, 11HZ2, 21HZ1, 21HZ2 and 31HZ1).
_{Additional Requirement:} Composite IBCs 11HZ2 and 21HZ2 may not be used when the hazardous materials being transported may become liquid during transport.

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IP2

When IBCs other than metal or rigid plastics IBCs are used, they must be offered for transportation in a closed freight container or a closed transport vehicle.

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N34

Aluminum construction materials are not authorized for any part of a packaging which is normally in contact with the hazardous material.

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Minimum test pressure (bar)	2.65
Minimum shell thickness	§ 178.274(d)(2)
Pressure-relief requirements	Normal
Bottom opening requirements	§ 178.275(d)(2)

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TP33

The portable tank instruction assigned for this substance applies for granular and powdered solids and for solids which are filled and discharged at temperatures above their melting point which are cooled and transported as a solid mass. Solid substances transported or offered for transport above their melting point are authorized for transportation in portable tanks conforming to the provisions of portable tank instruction T4 for solid substances of packing group III or T7 for solid substances of packing group II, unless a tank with more stringent requirements for minimum shell thickness, maximum allowable working pressure, pressure-relief devices or bottom outlets are assigned in which case the more stringent tank instruction and special provisions shall apply. Filling limits must be in accordance with portable tank special provision TP3. Solids meeting the definition of an elevated temperature material must be transported in accordance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter.

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W31

Non-bulk packagings must be hermetically sealed.

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W40

Non-bulk bags are not allowed.

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(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	None
(8B) Non-bulk	212	see 49 CFR §173.212
(8C) Bulk	241	see 49 CFR §173.241

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	15 kg
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	50 kg

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location

Stowage category “A” means the material may be stowed “on deck” or “under deck” on a cargo vessel or on a passenger vessel.

Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)

(10B) Other

52	see 49 CFR §176.84

Source: 49 CFR §176.84

Segregation chart for load, transport, and storage

This chart shows whether loading, transport, or storage with other hazard classes is permitted, prohibited, or restricted. Based on 49 CFR §177.848.

Hazard class	8	7	6.1	5.2	5.1	4.3	4.2	4.1	3	2.3B	2.3A	2.2	2.1	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.1/1.2
1.1/1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.2
2.3A
2.3B
3
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.1
5.2
6.1
7
8

	Must not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same vehicle or facility.
	May be loaded, transported, or stored together.
	May be loaded, transported, or stored together only with restrictions.

Similar substances

UN / ID	Proper shipping name	Hazard class
UN 1847	Potassium sulfide, hydrated with not less than 30 percent water of crystallization	8
UN 1385	Sodium sulfide, anhydrous or Sodium sulfide with less than 30 percent water of crystallization	4.2
UN 2949	Sodium hydrosulfide with not less than 25 percent water of crystallization	8
UN 2318	Sodium hydrosulfide, with less than 25 percent water of crystallization	4.2