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ORGANIC PEROXIDES<br />

• Compounds containing the peroxide group bound to organic groups.<br />

• In general the toxicity is low to moderate.<br />

• Peroxides are a hazardous class of compounds, some of which are extremely<br />

dangerous to handle.<br />

• The dangerous ones are highly reactive, powerful oxidizers, highly flammable and<br />

often form decomposition products, which are more flammable.<br />

• Many organic peroxides can explode violently due to one or a combination of the<br />

follow factors:<br />

o Mechanical shock, such as impact, jarring, or friction<br />

o Heat<br />

o <strong>Chemical</strong> contact<br />

• Short chain alkyl and acyl peroxides, hydroperoxides, peroxyesters, and<br />

peroxydicarbonates with low carbon numbers are of much greater hazard than the<br />

long chain peroxy compounds.<br />

• The active oxygen content of peroxides is measured as the amount of active<br />

oxygen (from peroxide functional group) per 100 gm of the substance. The<br />

greater the percentage of active oxygen in formulation, the higher is its reactivity.<br />

An active oxygen content exceeding 9% is too dangerous for handling and<br />

shipping.<br />

Examples: Benzoyl peroxide Diisopropyl peroxydicarbonate<br />

Cumene hydroperoxide Hydroperoxyenthanol<br />

Diacetyl peroxide<br />

OXIDIZERS<br />

• Include certain classes of inorganic compounds that are strong oxidizing agents,<br />

evolving oxygen on decomposition.<br />

• These substances are rich in oxygen and decompose violently on heating.<br />

• The explosion hazard arises when these substances come into contact with easily<br />

oxidizable compounds such as organics, metals, or metal hydrides.<br />

• When the solid substances are finely divided and combined, the risk of explosion<br />

is enhanced.<br />

• The unstable intermediate products, so formed, are sensitive to heat, shock, and<br />

percussion.<br />

• The health hazard from the substances arises due to their strong corrosive action<br />

on the skin and eyes.<br />

• The toxicity depends on the metal ions in these molecules.<br />

Examples: Bromates<br />

Chlorites<br />

Dichromates<br />

Hypochlorites<br />

Iodates<br />

Inorganic peroxides<br />

Nitrates<br />

Perchlorates<br />

Periodates<br />

Permanganates<br />

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