Substance profile
Residues (petroleum), catalytic cracking
Residues (petroleum), catalytic cracking is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Residues (petroleum)… is
Residues (petroleum), catalytic cracking is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Residues (petroleum)…
- Heavy Fuel oil
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from the distillation of the products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C11 and boiling above approximately 200 °C (392 °F).]
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>. |