Tetrachloroethylene

Tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or under the systematic name tetrachloroethene, and abbreviations such as perc, and PCE, is a chlorocarbon with the formula Cl2C=CCl2. It is a volatile, non-flammable, stable, colorless and dense liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics and as a metal degreasing solvent, formerly as an oral anthelmintic. It has a mild, sweet, sharp odor, detectable by most people at a concentration of 50 ppm. Tetrachloroethylene is produced industrially by the chlorination or oxychlorination of hydrocarbons. Wikipedia

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Hazardous Materials Table

(3) Hazard Class 6.1 Poisonous Material	(4) Identification number UN 1897	(5) Packing Group III
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(7) Special Provisions (§172.102) ×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. IB3 Authorized IBCs: Metal (31A, 31B and 31N); Rigid plastics (31H1 and 31H2); Composite (31HZ1 and 31HA2, 31HB2, 31HN2, 31HD2 and 31HH2). Additional Requirement: Only liquids with a vapor pressure less than or equal to 110 kPa at 50 °C (1.1 bar at 122 °F), or 130 kPa at 55 °C (1.3 bar at 131 °F) are authorized, except for UN2672 (also see special provision IP8 in Table 2 for UN2672). Browse special provision IB3 N36 Aluminum or aluminum alloy construction materials are permitted only for halogenated hydrocarbons that will not react with aluminum. Browse special provision N36 T4 Minimum test pressure (bar) 2.65 Minimum shell thickness § 178.274(d)(2) Pressure-relief requirements Normal Bottom opening requirements § 178.275(d)(3) Browse special provision T4 TP1 The maximum degree of filling must not exceed the degree of filling determined by the following: Where: tr is the maximum mean bulk temperature during transport, and tf is the temperature in degrees celsius of the liquid during filling. Browse special provision TP1
(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***) (8A) Exceptions 153 see 49 CFR §173.153 (8B) Non-bulk 203 see 49 CFR §173.203 (8C) Bulk 241 see 49 CFR §173.241
(9) Quantity Limits (9A) Passenger aircraft/rail 60 L (9B) Cargo aircraft only 220 L
(10) Vessel stowage (10A) Location A 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 40 see 49 CFR §176.84 Source: 49 CFR §176.84