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Tail gas (petroleum), thermal-cracked distillate, gas oil and naphtha absorber

Tail gas (petroleum), thermal-cracked distillate, gas oil and naphtha absorber is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 68952-81-8 Danger

01 · Identification

What Tail gas (petroleum)… is

Tail gas (petroleum), thermal-cracked distillate, gas oil and naphtha absorber is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number68952-81-8
EC number273-175-6
Index number649-109-00-0

Other names for Tail gas (petroleum)…

  • petroleum gas
  • [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the separation of thermal-cracked distillates, naphtha and gas oil. It consists pedrominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C6.]

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 Tail gas (petroleum)…
CodeHazard statement
H220 Extremely flammable gas.
H350 May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
H340 May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.

Precautionary statements: P201, P210, P233, P280, P308, P313, P403

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