Product Specifications
| Prod Model: |
Organic acid |
| Markets: |
North America,South America,Eastern Europe,Southeast Asia,Africa,Oceania,Mid East,Eastern Asia,Western Europe |
| Odor: |
Pungent, Penetrating |
| State: |
Colorless Fuming Liquid |
| CAS No.: |
64-18-6 |
| Einecs No: |
200-579-1 |
| Molar Mass: |
46.03 G/Mol |
| Application: |
Leather, Tanning, Pharmaceutical |
| Melting Point: |
8.4 °c |
| Boiling Point: |
100.8 °c |
| Density: |
1.220 G/Ml |
| Quality: |
Tech Grade |
| Kind: |
Organic Acid |
| Packing: |
Plastic Drum |
| Acid Strength: |
Weak Acid |
| Oxidation: |
Non Oxidizing Acid |
| Volatility: |
High Boiling Acid |
| Classification: |
Carboxylic Acid |
| Element: |
Monobasic Acid |
| Appearance: |
Liquid |
| Grade Standard: |
Industrial Grade |
Product Description
Formic acid (also called methanoic acid) is the simplest carboxylic acid. Its chemical formula is HCOOH or HCO2H. It is an important intermediate in chemical synthesis and occurs naturally, most notably in ant venom.
Its name comes from the Latin word for ant,formica, referring to its early isolation by the distillation of ant bodies. Esters, salts, and the anions derived from formic acid are referred to as formates.
Specification:
Items |
First |
Second |
Colour Index Platinum Cobalt |
10 max |
20 max |
Purity |
90 % min |
85 % min |
Sulphate as SO4 |
0.001 % max |
0.002 % max |
Chloride as CL |
0.003 % max |
0.005 % max |
Fe |
0.0001 % max |
0.0005 % max |
Evaporation Residue |
0.006 % max |
0.02 % max
|
Uses:-
A major use of formic acid is as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed.
In Europe, it is applied on silage (including fresh hay) to promote the fermentation of lactic acid and to suppress the formation of butyric acid; it also allows fermentation to occur quickly, and at a lower temperature, reducing the loss of nutritional value.
Formic acid arrests certain decay processes and causes the feed to retain its nutritive value longer, and so it is widely used to preserve winter feed for cattle. In the poultryindustry, it is sometimes added to feed to kill E. coli bacteria.
Formic acid is also significantly used in the production of leather, including tanning, and in dyeing and finishing of textile, because of its acidic nature.
Formic acid is also used in place of mineral acids for various cleaning products, such as limescale remover and toilet bowl cleaner. Some formate esters are artificial flavorings or perfumes.
Medical use:
Formic acid has been shown to be an effective treatment against warts and is marketed for that purpose by Meda AB under the trade name Vårtfri (="Wart free") in Sweden and Endwarts internationally.
We established in 2004, is located in jinzhou city, hebei province. We joinville is one of the largest chemical industry base of hebei, Our annual sales, can achieve 200 million yuan.
We are a professional chemicals manufacturer, our products are divided into three categories, agricultural fertilizer, leather chemicals, washing chemicals. We produce ammonium sulfate 200000 tons a year in the field of agricultural fertilizer, 50000 tons a year in the field of leather chemicals we produce formic acid, glacial acetic acid, 50000 tons, 30000 tons of sodium formate. We produced every year in the field of XiDiPin sodium tripolyphosphate, 30000 tons, 20000 tons of SLES, LABSA10000 tons.
Now our main markets in Asia and Europe, to the future we will set up sales network in more than 200 countries around the world.
Honesty is our principle in business, the product quality is fundamental to our survival, we want all our customers, have a chance to visit our factory, we will establish a solid and reliable cooperation relationship!
