The BIMCO Liquid Cargo database is intended for use by for shore-side staff and to some extent for newcomers to the tanker trade and should only be used as a reference tool providing brief information regarding the more than 360 of the commonly transported liquid cargoes including Lauric Acid Trade name/synonym names: Dodecanoic acid; n-Dodecanoic acid; Laurostearic acid; 1-undecane carbolic acid; Dodecylic acid. Main Properties: Colourless needle-like crystals at ambient temperature. At temperatures above melting point (app. 45 deg. C) - colourless liquid Very hazardous in case of ingestion. Hazardous in case of skin contact, of eye contact and of inhalation Non flammable. Main chemical and physical properties: Flash point > 150 deg. C Boiling Points 225 deg. C Viscosity @ 20°C Unknown Less than 50 mPa.s at 60 deg. C (unloading temperature) Vapour pressure @ 20°C < 5 kPa (not suitable for ventilation) Density 888 kg/m3 @ 60 deg. C. IBC carriage requirements: IBC chapter 17 Please note that with effect from 01 December 2024 the cargo Lauric Acid is now available as Lauric acid (amended). The entry for this cargo is found in MEPC.2/Circ.30 List 1, and the cargo must be included on the vessel's Certificate of Fitness. Ship Type 2 Tank Type 2G Relevant additional IBC requirements 15.19.6 high-level alarm 16.2.6 the cargo's viscosity at 20 deg. C, or the temperature at which the cargo has a viscosity of 50 mPa.s shall be specified in the shipping document 16.2.9 cargo's melting point shall be specified in the shipping document. MARPOL Requirements: Annex II Pollution Category X Special information to be added to Shipping Document - The cargo's viscosity at 20 deg. C shall be specified on a shipping document. If the cargo's viscosity exceeds 50 mPa.s at 20 deg. C, the temperature at which the cargo has a viscosity of 50 mPa.s shall be specified in the shipping document. The cargo's melting point shall be indicated in the shipping document. Please note that several epoxy