Formic Acid
【 Appearance 】: Colorless fuming flammable liquid
【 Molecular formula 】: HCOOH
【 Molecular weight 】: 46.026
【 Function 】: It has a strong pungent smell, with a relative density of 1.022, a melting point of 8.4 ° C, a boiling point of 100.7 ° C, a flash point of 69 ° C, a refractive index of 1.3714, and a spontaneous combustion point of 601 ° C. Soluble in water, ethanol and ether, slightly soluble in benzene.
【 Primary use 】:
1. Pharmaceutical industry: caffeine, analgin, aminopyrine, vitamin B1, etc;
2. Pesticide industry: Triadimefon, Triadimefon, Paclobutrazol, insecticidal ether, etc;
3. Chemical industry: dimethylformamide, formamide, antioxidant, etc;
4. Leather industry: Tanning preparations for leather;
5. Printing and dyeing industry: acid dyes, etc;
6. Rubber industry: natural rubber coagulant, etc;
7. Iron and steel industry: pickling of steel products such as steel plate and reinforcement;
8. Paper industry: wood pulp preparation, etc;
9. Food industry: disinfection and preservation of food;
10. Animal husbandry: green storage, feed preservation, etc;
【 Packaging and storage transportation 】: 200 kg in plastic drums
Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid, containing a single carbon. Occurs naturally in various sources including the venom of bee and ant stings, and is a useful organic synthetic reagent. Principally used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. Induces severe metabolic acidosis and ocular injury in human subjects. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a protic solvent, a metabolite, a solvent and an astringent. It is a conjugate acid of a formate.