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Residues (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized atmospheric tower

Residues (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized atmospheric tower is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 64742-78-5 Danger

01 · Identification

What Residues (petroleum)… is

Residues (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized atmospheric tower is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number64742-78-5
EC number265-181-2
Index number649-016-00-5

Other names for Residues (petroleum)…

  • Heavy Fuel oil
  • [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating an atmospheric tower residuum with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst under conditions primarily to remove organic sulfur compounds. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C20 and boiling above approximately 350 °C (662 °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.

Signal wordDanger
Hazard statements assigned to Residues (petroleum)…
CodeHazard statement
H350 May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.

Precautionary statements: P201, P280, P308, P313

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