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Gases (petroleum), thermal cracking distn.

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

CAS 68478-05-7 Danger

01 · Identification

What Gases (petroleum), thermal… is

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

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number68478-05-7
EC number270-789-6
Index number649-139-00-4

Other names for Gases (petroleum), thermal…

  • Refinery gas
  • [A complex combination produced by distillation of products from a thermal cracking process. It consists of hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and 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), thermal…
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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