Fatty acids, C16-22, lithium salts
Agent Name
Fatty acids, C16-22, lithium salts
Major Category
Other Uses
Synonyms
(C16-C22) Alkylcarboxylic acids, lithium salt; (C16-C22)Alkylcarboxylic acid, lithium salt; [ChemIDplus]
Description
Solid or waxy solid; [EPA ChAMP: Screening-Level Hazard Characterization: Lubricating Grease Thickeners Category - 2011]
Sources/Uses
Used to thicken lubricating greases; [EPA ChAMP: Screening-Level Hazard Characterization: Lubricating Grease Thickeners Category - 2011]
Comments
Grease thickeners are not usually made as pure compounds, and exist only in the "grease matrix"; Category members and similar compounds demonstrate moderate skin and eye irritation in rabbits; No skin sensitization in guinea pigs; Low acute oral and dermal toxicity; Mortality, hematological effects (males), and signs of liver toxicity in repeated-dose oral study of rats at approximately 10,000 mg/kg/day; No adverse effects in oral and several dermal studies of rats at the highest tested doses; No evidence of adverse effects on reproductive organs in repeated-dose studies and no adverse effects on fetuses in dermal study of rats; [EPA ChAMP: Screening-Level Hazard Characterization: Lubricating Grease Thickeners Category - 2011] See "Lithium."
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Other Information
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