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Specifications
- CAS No.
- 64-18-6
- Molecular formula
- HCOOH
- Molecular weight
- 46.02
- Melting point
- 8.4°C
- Boiling point
- 100.8°C
Product overview
Formic acid, also known as methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid with the chemical formula HCOOH. It occurs naturally in the venom of bee and ant stings, and gets its name from the Latin word for ant (formica). Industrially, it is an important chemical intermediate used in various processes including leather tanning, textile dyeing, and as a preservative in livestock feed.
Key features
- Strongest of the simple carboxylic acids
- Highly corrosive to skin and metals
- Miscible with water, ethanol, ether, and glycerin
- Strong reducing agent - easily oxidized to CO2 and water
- Volatile with a boiling point close to water
- Available in various concentrations (85%, 90%, 94%, 99%)
- Can act as both acid and reducing agent
- Low molecular weight makes it highly reactive.
Applications
- Leather industry
- tanning agent, deliming, and acidulation
- Textile industry
- dyeing auxiliary, acid dye fixative
- Agriculture
- silage preservative, antibacterial agent for animal feed
- Rubber industry
- coagulant for natural rubber latex
- Chemical synthesis
- production of formate esters, formamides, and pharmaceuticals
- Cleaning products
- industrial cleaning formulations, descaling agents
- Pharmaceutical industry
- intermediate for various drugs
- Electroplating
- additive for metal finishing processes
- Paper industry
- pulp processing and bleaching.
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