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Guidelines for Incompatible Chemicals

Following is a list of common chemicals followed by substances from which they should be kept separated:

Chemicals Avoid

Chromic acid, nitric acid, hydroxyl containing Acetic Acid compounds, ethylene glycol, perchloric acid, peroxides and permanganates.

Acetone Concentrated nitric and sulfuric mixtures

Chlorine, bromine, copper, silver, fluorine and Acetylene mercury

Carbon dioxide, carbon tetrachloride and other Alkali and Alkaijne Earth Metals, such as chlorinated hydrocarbons. (Also prohibit water, Sodium Potassium, Cesium, Lithium, foam and dry chemical on fires involving these Magnesium, Calcium also Aluminum metals.

Mercury, chlorine, calcium hypochlorite, Iodine, Ammonia (Anhydrous) bromine and hydrogen fluoride, any mineral acids.

Acids, metal powders, flammable liquids, Ammonium Nitrate chlorates, nitrates, sulfur, finely divided organics or combustibles

Aniline Nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide

Antimony Pentasulfide Chlorates, nitrates, other oxidizing agents, acids (Golden Antimony Sulfide)

Ammonia, acetylene, butadiene, butane and other petroleum gases, hydrogen, sodium Bromine carbide, turpentine, benzene and finely divided metals

Bronze Dust Aluminum

Calcium Carbide Water (See also Acetylene)

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Calcium Hypochlorite Acids, moisture

Carbon, Activated Calcium hypochlorite

Ammonium salts, acids, metal powders, sulfur, Chlorates (see also Potassium chlorate) finely divided organics or combustibles.

Ammonia, acetylene, butadiene, butane and other petroleum gases, hydrogen, Chlorine hydrocarbons, sodium carbide, turpentine, benzene and finely divided metals

Chlorine Dioxide Carbon monoxide, mercury, ammonia, (Chlorine Peroxide) methane, phosphine and hydrogen sulfide

Chlorosulfonic Acid Water, metals

Chromic Acid Acetic acid, naphthalene, camphor, glycerin, (Chromium Trioxide) turpentine, alcohol and other flammable liquids.

Copper Acetylene, hydrogen peroxide

Cumene Hydroperoxide Acids (organic or mineral)

Fluorine Isolate from everything

Hydrocarbons (Benzene, Butane, Propane, Fluorine, chlorine, bromine, chromic acid, Gasoline, Turpentine, etc. sodium peroxide

Hydrochloric Acid Nitric acid, chlorates, other oxidizing common (Muriatic Acid) metals

Hydrocyanic Acid Nitric acid, alkalis (Prussic Acid) (see also Cyanide)

Hydrofluoric Acid, Anhydrous Ammonia, aqueous or anhydrous (Hydrogen Fluoride)

Copper, chromium, iron, most metals or their Hydrogen Peroxide salts, any flammable liquid, combustible materials, aniline, nitro methane

Fuming nitric acid, oxidizing gases, other Hydrogen Sulfide oxidizing materials

Acetylene, ammonia (anhydrous or aqueous), Iodine hydrogen

Mercury Acetylene, fulminic acid, ammonia

Hydrocyanic acid and fulminates, picrates, chlorates, turpentine, carbides, metallic Nitric Acid (concentrated) powders, acetic acid, aniline, chromic acid, hydrogen sulfide, flammable liquids, flammable gases and nitritable substances

Chemicals Avoid

Oleum (Fuming Sulfuric Acid) Water (See also Sulfuric Acid)

Oxalic Acid Silver, mercury

Oils, grease, hydrogen, flammable liquids - Oxygen (Compressed or Liquid) solids or gases

Acetic Anhydride, bismuth and its allows, Prechloric Acid alcohols, paper, wood, any dehydrating agents

Phosphorus (White) Air, oxygen

Picric Acid Metals

Acids, sulfur, phosphorus, sulfites, Potassium Chlorate hypophosphites, finely divided organics or combustibles

Potassium Permanganate Acids, finely divided organics or combustibles (See also Chlorates)

Acetylene, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, fulminic Silver acid, ammonium compounds, picric acid

Sodium (See Alkali Metals)

Sodium Chlorite Combustible materials, sulfur, acids

Sodium Nitrate Ammonium nitrate and other ammonium salts

Any oxidizable substance such as ethanol, methanol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride, Sodium Peroxide benzaldehyde, carbon disulfide,, glycerin, ethylene glycol, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, and furfural

Sulfur Chlorates, nitrates, other oxidizing materials

Sulfides, nitrates, nitrites, fluorides, bromides, iodides, fulminates, saltpeter, metallic powders, Sulfuric Acid carbides, picrates, chlorates, perchlorates, permanganates and other combustible materials.

Don’t use water, carbon tetrachloride, foam or Titanium dry chemical on titanium fires

Acids, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, Zinc Powder or Dust moisture