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Hazardous materials - Oxidizers and Organic Peroxide
- Oxidizers
- Substances that are not necessarily flammable themselves but cause combustion of normal materials or can help other materials burn if oxygen is added.
- Examples: bromate, chlorate, nitrate, perchlorate, permanganate, and certain oxidative substances
- Organic Peroxide
- Substances that have the divalent structure -O-O- and can be regarded a derivative of hydrogen peroxide with one or both of the hydrogen atoms substituted by organic radicals
- Organic peroxidic substances are ones unstable in temperature, which can auto-accelerate decomposition while generating heat.Also they can have one or more of the following characteristics:
- Likely to induce explosive decomposition
- Burn rapidly
- Sensitive to impacts or friction
- Induce dangerous reactions with other substances
- Jeopardize the eye
- Example: benzoyl peroxide
