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Melamine (108-78-1)

Identification
Name:Melamine
Synonyms:1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine;2,4,6-Triamino-s-triazine;Cyanurotriamide;Cyanurotriamine;Cyanuramide;s-Triazine, 2,4,6-triamino-;s-Triazinetriamine;2,4,6-Triamino-1,3,5-triazine;
CAS:108-78-1
EINECS: 203-615-4
Molecular Formula: C3H6N6
Molecular Weight: 126.12
InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6N6/c4-1-7-2(5)9-3(6)8-1/h(H6,4,5,6,7,8,9)
Molecular Structure: (C3H6N6) 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine;2,4,6-Triamino-s-triazine;Cyanurotriamide;Cyanurotriamine;Cyanuramide;...
Properties
Transport:3263
Density:1.66 g/cm3
Stability:Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong oxidizing agents. Nonflammable.
Refractive index:1.872
Water Solubility:3 G/L (20 oC)
Solubility:3 g/L (20 V) in water
Appearance:White Solid
Specification:

Legal maximum limits accepted for human food:
Member States of the European Union are required under Commission Decision 2008/757/EC to ensure that all composite products containing at least 15 % of milk product, originating from China, are systematically tested before import into the Community and that all such products which are shown to contain melamine in excess of 2.5 mg/kg are immediately destroyed.

Packinggroup: III
HS Code: 29336980
Color: Monoclinic prisms
Monoclinic colorless prisms or crystals
White, monoclinic crystals
Usage:

 Melamine (CAS NO.108-78-1) is combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, which is a very durable thermosetting plastic used in Formica, and melamine foam, a polymeric cleaning product and so on. Melamine also enters the fabrication of melamine poly-sulfonate used as superplasticizer for making high-resistance concrete. Melamine Iis also used as fertilizer for crops during the '50s and '60s because of its high nitrogen content (2/3). Melamine derivatives of arsenical drugs are potentially important for the treatment of African trypanosomiasis. Sometime, Melamine is illegally added to food products in order to increase the apparent protein content.

Safety Data
Hazard Symbols Xi: Irritant
 

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