Substance profile

Slack wax (petroleum)

Slack wax (petroleum) is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 64742-61-6 Danger

01 · Identification

What Slack wax (petroleum) is

Slack wax (petroleum) is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number64742-61-6

EC number265-165-5

Index number649-244-00-5

Slack wax
[A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from a petroleum fraction by solvent crystallization (solvent dewaxing) or as a distillation fraction from a very waxy crude. It consists predominantly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C20.]

02 · GHS classification

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 Slack wax (petroleum)
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>.

Precautionary statements: P201, P280, P308, P313

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