Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

FUEL OIL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

Domestic and industrial heating, power for heavy units (ships, trucks, trains), source of synthesis gas.

Definition

Any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash point of approximately 100F (37.7C) and oils burned in cotton or woolwick burners. The oil may

Hazard

Questionable carcinogen.

Agricultural Uses

Fuel oil is the heavy fraction obtained from the cracking of crude oil. It has a calorific value of 10,500kcal/kg,and is used as a raw material for the production of nitrogen fertilizers.