Formic acid

Appearance: Colorless, Yellowish Liquid with a Slight Characteristic Odor

Chemical Name : Formic acid

Chemical Formula: HCOOH

Packaging Type: 36 kg Drum

Properties: Very soluble in solvents such as water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, ether.

Definition and Areas of Use:

Pure formic acid is a colorless liquid with a corrosive, pungent odor. Its density is 1.22 g/mL, its melting point is 8.4 °C, and its boiling point is 101 °C. It is completely miscible with water.

Formic acid is a weak acid that behaves like a typical carboxylic acid and has some aldehyde-like properties. It reacts readily with alcohols to form esters. Formic acid decomposes in the presence of acids or heat to give carbon monoxide (CO) and water. In the presence of platinum, it decomposes to carbon dioxide and hydrogen instead.

Formic acid reacts exoteric with all bases, both organic (e.g., amines) and inorganic. It reacts with active metals to form gaseous hydrogen and a metal salt. It reacts with cyanide salts to form gaseous hydrogen cyanide. It reacts with diazo compounds, dithiocarbamates, isocyanates, mercaptans, nitrites, and sulfites to produce flammable or toxic gases. It reacts with sulfites, nitrites, thiosulfates (to give H2S and SO3), dithionites (SO2) to produce flammable and/or toxic gases and heat. It reacts with carbonates and bicarbonates to produce carbon dioxide, but still heat. It can be oxidized by strong oxidizing agents and reduced by strong reducing agents. These reactions produce heat. It can initiate polymerization reactions or catalyze other chemical reactions.

Areas of Use

A major use of formic acid is as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feeds.
Applied to silage (including fresh straw) to increase the fermentation of lactic acid and inhibit the formation of butyric acid.
Formic acid is also used instead of mineral acids for various cleaning products, such as descaler and toilet bowl cleaner [6].
During dyeing and finishing processes in the textile industry.
In the manufacture of various chemicals such as esters and formates.
It is used in the production of coolers.
In laundry cleaning factories.
In the production of agricultural pesticides.
It is used as a solvent in the electrolytic metal plating industry.
In lacquer production in the cosmetics industry
In the leather industry, processes such as animal skin processing, tanning, and feather cleaning
In mirror production
In condom production
Local anesthesia in medicine
In ink manufacturing in the printing industry
In the production of parquet polish
In the production of baker's yeast
In the production of formaldehyde
It is used as a solvent in various productions such as chipboard manufacturing.