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SPECIMEN safety data sheet: Crude glycerine
THIS IS A SPECIMEN. IT IS NOT A SAFETY DATA SHEET.
It is published as a worked example, to show which information belongs in which of the sixteen sections required by Regulation (EU) 2020/878. It contains no batch data, no supplier data and no customer data, and it must never be supplied, presented or relied upon as a real safety data sheet.
Sustainable Commodities 3 B.V. is a broker. It does not manufacture, import or supply this product, and it is not a supplier within the meaning of Article 3(32) of REACH. Only the actual supplier may issue a safety data sheet, and only that document describes the material you are buying. Ask your supplier for it.
- 1Section 1: who the supplier is
- 2Section 2: how it is classified
- 3Section 3: what is actually in it
- 4Section 14: how it may be transported
- 5Then ask the supplier for the real sheet
Sections 1 and 14 cause the most arguments in practice: section 1 has to name the party that places the material on the market, and section 14 governs whether the cargo may travel as booked. We are a broker, not the supplier, so the sheet for your material has to come from the party you are buying from.
- Document type
- Specimen / illustrative example
- Structure
- 16 sections per Regulation (EU) 2020/878
- Published by
- Sustainable Commodities 3 B.V., Lemmer, the Netherlands
- Website
- www.sustainablecommodities.eu
- Batch data
- None. By design.
- Legal effect
- None
1.Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking
Product: Co-product of transesterification in biodiesel production, containing glycerol together with water, salts, MONG and residual methanol.
Identified use: Feedstock for glycerine refining, oleochemicals, biogas and combustion.
Document issued by: Sustainable Commodities 3 B.V., Lemsterpad 54-A1, 8531 AA Lemmer, the Netherlands, https://www.sustainablecommodities.eu
Role: broker and intermediary. Sustainable Commodities does not manufacture, import or supply this product and is not a supplier within the meaning of Article 3(32) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). The actual supplier is required to provide the safety data sheet for the material you buy.
Emergency telephone: to be stated by the actual supplier.
2.Hazards identification
Classification depends principally on the residual methanol content. Material with appreciable methanol may be classified as flammable and toxic; well-stripped material generally is not. This is the single most important line on this specimen.
Hazard classification is driven by residual methanol. Above the relevant concentration limits, methanol classification applies: flammable liquid, acute toxicity and specific target organ toxicity.
Alkaline material can be irritant or corrosive depending on pH.
3.Composition/information on ingredients
Glycerol, typically 80 % or higher in the traded crude grade, with water, inorganic salts, matter organic non-glycerol (MONG) and residual methanol.
Methanol content and pH must be stated by the supplier for each batch.
4.First aid measures
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
5.Firefighting measures
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
6.Accidental release measures
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
7.Handling and storage
Where methanol is present, treat as a flammable liquid: bonded and earthed transfer, no ignition sources, adequate ventilation.
Store in closed containers. Alkaline grades attack aluminium and zinc.
8.Exposure controls/personal protection
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
9.Physical and chemical properties
Appearance: viscous liquid, pale yellow to dark brown. Miscible with water.
pH is typically alkaline unless neutralised. Batch values must come from the analysis.
| Property | Typical value |
|---|---|
| Physical state at 20 C | Viscous liquid |
| Glycerol content | Typically 80 to 88 % for crude; 99 % for refined and technical grades |
| Methanol | Below 0.5 % after stripping |
| Ash and salts | Roughly 10 to 15 % |
| MONG (matter organic non-glycerol) | Up to about 4 % |
| pH | Typically alkaline unless neutralised |
| Water solubility | Miscible in all proportions |
10.Stability and reactivity
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
11.Toxicological information
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
12.Ecological information
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
13.Disposal considerations
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
14.Transport information
Transport classification depends on the methanol content and flash point of the actual material. Do not assume it is unregulated.
15.Regulatory information
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
16.Other information
<em class='sds-leeg'>Not completed in this specimen. In a real safety data sheet this section must be completed by the supplier for the specific material.</em>
What to do with this
Use it as a checklist when you receive a safety data sheet from a supplier: if a section is blank or vague where this specimen says a value is needed, that is worth a question before the cargo moves.
Read the full Crude & refined glycerine page for specifications, standards and how the product actually trades.
See the section-by-section guide for what each of the sixteen sections is for, and the document library for where to obtain genuine scheme documents.
Ask about Crude glycerine
Specification, volume, location and certification are enough to start.
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