Substance profile
Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked light
Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked light is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Residues (petroleum)… is
Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked light 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 residuum from the distillation of the products from a steam-cracking process. It consists predominantly of aromatic and unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than C7 and boiling in the range of approximately 101 °C to 555 °C (214 °F to 1030 °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>. |