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Gases (petroleum), crude distn. and catalytic cracking

Gases (petroleum), crude distn. and catalytic cracking is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 68989-88-8 Danger

01 · Identification

What Gases (petroleum), crude… is

Gases (petroleum), crude distn. and catalytic cracking is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number68989-88-8
EC number273-563-5
Index number649-168-00-2

Other names for Gases (petroleum), crude…

  • Refinery gas
  • [A complex combination produced by crude distillation and catalytic cracking processes. It consists of hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen, carbon monoxide and paraffinic and olefinic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C6.]

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.

Signal wordDanger
Hazard statements assigned to Gases (petroleum), crude…
CodeHazard statement
H220 Extremely flammable gas.
H350 May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
H340 May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.

Precautionary statements: P201, P210, P233, P280, P308, P313, P403

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