Substance profile
Distillates (petroleum), heavy thermal cracked
Distillates (petroleum), heavy thermal cracked is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Distillates (petroleum)… is
Distillates (petroleum), heavy thermal cracked is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Distillates (petroleum)…
- Heavy Fuel oil
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons from the distillation of the products from a thermal cracking process. It consists predominantly of unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C15 through C36 and boiling in the range of approximately 260 °C to 480 °C (500 °F to 896 °F). This stream is likely to contain 5 wt. % or more of 4- to 6-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.]
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H350 | May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |