Substance profile
Gas oils (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized heavy vacuum
Gas oils (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized heavy vacuum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Gas oils (petroleum)… is
Gas oils (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized heavy vacuum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Gas oils (petroleum)…
- Heavy Fuel oil
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from a catalytic hydrodesulfurization process. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50 and boiling in the range of approximately 350 °C to 600 °C (662 °F to 1112 °C). 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>. |