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Distillates (petroleum), steam-cracked, C8-12 fraction

Distillates (petroleum), steam-cracked, C8-12 fraction is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 68477-54-3 Danger

01 · Identification

What Distillates (petroleum)… is

Distillates (petroleum), steam-cracked, C8-12 fraction is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Distillates (petroleum)… identifiers and molecular data

Distillates (petroleum)… CAS number and EC number

CAS number68477-54-3
EC number270-737-2
Index number (CLP Annex VI)649-411-00-2

Other names for Distillates (petroleum)…

  • Cracked kerosine
  • [A complex combination of organic compounds obtained by the distillation of products from a steam cracking process. It consists predominantly of unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C8 through C12.]

03 · GHS classification

Distillates (petroleum)… hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Distillates (petroleum)… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Distillates (petroleum)… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Distillates (petroleum)… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Aspiration hazard GHS chapter 3.10 Category 1 H304 GHS08

Distillates (petroleum)… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Distillates (petroleum)…
CodeHazard statement
H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Distillates (petroleum)…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for Distillates (petroleum)…

A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Distillates (petroleum… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.

04 · Precautionary statements

Distillates (petroleum)… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Distillates (petroleum)…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.

Disposal

What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.

Reading the notation. is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.

05 · Names in the regulation

Distillates (petroleum)… name in 23 EU languages

CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.

Language Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3
Bulgarian български Дестилати (нефтени), от паров крекинг, фракция с C 8-12 Крекиран керосин
Spanish español Destilados (petróleo), craqueados a vapor, fracción de C 8-12 queroseno craqueado
Czech čeština destiláty (ropné), pyrolýzní, frakce C 8-12 krakový petrolej
Danish dansk destillater (råolie), dampkrakkede, C 8-12 -fraktion krakket petroleum
German Deutsch Destillate (Erdöl), steamcracked, C 8-12 -Fraktion gecracktes Kerosin
Estonian eesti destillaadid (nafta), aurkrakitud, C 8–12 -fraktsioon krakitud petrooleum
Greek ελληνικά Αποστάγματα (πετρελαίου), ατμοπυρόλυσης, κλάσμα C 8-12 Πυρολυμένη κηροζίνη
English English Distillates (petroleum), steam-cracked, C 8-12 fraction Cracked kerosine
French français Distillats de vapocraquage (pétrole), fraction en C 8-12 kérosène de craquage
Croatian hrvatski destilati (nafta), parom krekirani, frakcija C 8-12 krekirani kerozin
Italian italiano distillati (petrolio), crackizzati a vapore, frazione C 8-12 cherosene da cracking
Latvian latviešu Destilāti (naftas), tvaika krekinga, C 8-12 frakcija Krekinga petroleja
Lithuanian lietuvių Distiliatai (nafta), krekinguoti garų fazėje, C 8-12 frakcija žibalo krekingas
Hungarian magyar Párlatok (ásványolaj), gőzzel krakkolt, C 8-12 frakció Krakkolt kerozin
Maltese Malti Distillati (żejt mhux maħdum), krekkjati bil-fwar, frazzjoni ta' C 8-12 Kerosin krekkjat
Dutch Nederlands destillaten (aardolie), stoomgekraakt, C 8-12 -fractie gekraakte kerosine
Polish polski Destylaty (ropa naftowa), frakcja C 8-12 z krakingu parowego Frakcja naftowa z krakowania
Portuguese português destilados (petróleo), de steam cracking , fração C 8-12 petróleo de iluminação sujeito a cracking
Romanian română Distilate de la cracarea cu abur (petrol), fracția C 8-12 Kerosen de cracare
Slovak slovenčina destiláty (ropné), z parného krakovania, frakcia C 8-12 krakovaný petrolej
Slovenian slovenščina destilati (nafta), parno krekirani, C 8–12 -frakcija krekirani kerozin
Finnish suomi Tisleet (maaöljy), höyrykrakatut, C 8 –12-fraktio Krakattu kerosiini
Swedish svenska Destillat (petroleum), ångkrackade, C 8-12 -fraktion Krackad fotogen

All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.

06 · Label elements

Distillates (petroleum)… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Distillates (petroleum)…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS08 Health hazard pictogram

Danger

Distillates (petroleum)…

  • May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
  • If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand.
  • Keep out of reach of children.
  • Read carefully and follow all instructions.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity

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07 · Questions

Distillates (petroleum)… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Distillates (petroleum)…?

The CAS number of Distillates (petroleum)… is 68477-54-3. Its EC number is 270-737-2.

What does a Distillates (petroleum)… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Distillates (petroleum)… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.

Is Distillates (petroleum)… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Distillates (petroleum)… no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.

Is Distillates (petroleum)… a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Distillates (petroleum)…. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.

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