Diisopropylamine, commonly called DIPA as used by analyzers running sodium, hydrazine
Diisopropylamine [IUPAC name | N-isopropylpropan-2-amine] is a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid [19.4O F flash point] with an odor like that of ammonia. Flash point is the lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid. The lower the flash point, the easier it is to ignite the material.[for example, gasoline has a flash point of approximately -40 degrees C (-40 F)]. A closely related and less common term is fire point, the temperature at which the flame becomes self-sustained so as to continue burning the liquid (at the flash point, the flame does not need to be sustained). The fire point is usually a few degrees above the flash point. The air odor threshold concentration for DIPA is 1.8 parts per million (ppm) parts of air. Vapor pressure at 20 degrees C (68 degrees F): 60 mm Hg. It is corrosive as well as flammable. The point being...It is a personnel hazard, as well as a fire hazard. Diisopropylamine is a severe eye irritant, and exposure to high concentrations is expected to cause pulmonary irritation and edema. Workers exposed to concentrations ranging from 20 to 50 ppm reported haziness of vision.
Here's a good document to read before handling. DIPA osha.pdf
Another good run-down more from NFPA slant on the characteristics of diisopropylamine.
Change-out is the goal here. Decanting should only be performed in a negative pressure vented hood, explosion proof fitted.
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