Formic Acid

• Description:

Product name: Formic Acid

Other name:Carboxylic Acid

CAS No: 64-18-6

UN No: 1779

EINECS No.:200-579-1

MF: HCOOH

• Characteristics:

Freezing point 8.2℃, boiling point 100.8℃, flash point 68.9℃, generates explosive mixture with the air, explosion limit is 18%-57% (volume fraction), burn or explode contacting with naked fire, heat. Strongly corrosive to aluminium, cast iron, steel, some plastics, rubber and paint.

• Technical Data:

Item	Index
Formic Acid, w/% ≥	85
Colour /Hazen（Pt-Co）≤	10
Diluting(sample＋water＝1十3)	Clear
Chlorides（as Cl）,w/%    ≤	0.002
Sulphates（as SO4）,w/%   ≤	0.001
Iron（as Fe）w/%  ≤	0.0001
Evaporation Residues w/%  ≤	0.006

• Application:

1. Pharmaceutical industry: Caffeine, Analgin, Aminopyrine, Vitamin B1, etc.
2. Pesticide industry: Triazolone, Disinfest, etc.
3. Chemical industry: Methane amide, DMF, Age resister, etc.
4. Leather industry: Tanning, etc.
5. Rubber industry: Coagulation, etc.
6. Steel industry: Acid cleaning of steel production, etc.
7. Paper industry: Pulp manufacturing, etc.
8. Food industry: Disinfectant, etc.
9. Poultry industry: Silage, etc.