Substance profile
Distillates (petroleum), intermediate vacuum
Distillates (petroleum), intermediate vacuum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Distillates (petroleum)… is
Distillates (petroleum), intermediate vacuum 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 produced by the vacuum, distillation of the residuum from atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C14 through C42 and boiling in the range of approximately 250 °C to 545 °C (482 °F to 1013 °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>. |