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