Product Specifications
| Prod Model: |
Organic acid, purity 80%, 85%, 90%, 94% |
| Markets: |
North America,South America,Eastern Europe,Southeast Asia,Africa,Oceania,Mid East,Eastern Asia,Western Europe |
| State: |
Colorless Fuming Liquid |
| Odor: |
Pungent, Penetrating |
| Other Names: |
Methanoic Acid |
| CAS No.: |
64-18-6 |
| Einecs No: |
200-579-1 |
| Mf: |
CH2o2, HCOOH |
| 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.
Formic acid is a colorless liquid having a highly pungent, penetrating odor at room temperature. It is miscible with water and most polar organic solvents, and is somewhat soluble in hydrocarbons.
In hydrocarbons and in the vapor phase, it consists of hydrogen-bonded dimers rather than individual molecules.
Properties
|
|---|
Molecular formula |
CH2O2 |
| Molar mass | 46.03 g·mol1 |
| Appearance | colorless fuming liquid |
| Odor | pungent, penetrating |
| Density | 1.220 g/mL |
| Melting point | 8.4 °C (47.1 °F; 281.5 K) |
| Boiling point | 100.8 °C (213.4 °F; 373.9 K) |
Solubility in water |
miscible |
| Solubility | miscible with ether, acetone,ethyl acetate, glycerol,methanol, ethanol
partially soluble in benzene,toluene, xylenes |
| log P | 0.54 |
| Vapor pressure | 35 mmHg (20°C) |
| Acidity (pKa) | 3.77 [4] |
Refractive index(nD) |
1.3714 (20 °C) |
| Viscosity | 1.57 cP at 268 °C |
Items |
Standard |
Formic Acid |
85.0% MIN |
Colour index |
10.0% MAX |
Diluting test |
Clear |
Chloride |
0.005%MAX |
Sulfate |
0.002%MAX |
Metals |
0.0005%MAX |
Nonvolatiles |
0.020%MAX |
Usage:-
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. Use as a coagulant in the production of rubber
A major use of formic acid is as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed.
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 poultry industry, it is sometimes added to feed to kill E. coli bacteria. Use as preservative for silage and (other) animal feed
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.
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