Product overview
Formic acid is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor.
Formic acid is a weak electrolyte, but its aqueous solution is weakly acidic and corrosive, which can stimulate skin blistering.
Commonly found in the
secretions of bees, certain ants, and caterpillars.
It is an organic chemical material and is also utilized as a disinfectant and antiseptic.
Applications
In the leather industry, leather tanning agents, deliming agents, and neutralizing agents are used in tanning deliming, hair removal, and lime in order to prevent the wet leather mildew.
In the rubber industry, the coagulant of formic acid is natural rubber.
In the animal feed industry, formic acid used for forage and grain storage significantly inhibits or prevents mold from growing.
In the chemical industry, formic acid is formic acid calcium and sodium formate epoxy soybean oil products like the production of raw materials.
Packaging
| Packaging | Container load |
|---|---|
| 25 kg plastic drums | 20 mt with 20 pallets or 21 mt without pallets in 20 ft FCL |
| 35 kg plastic drums | 12.6 mt with 20 pallets or 23.8 mt without pallets in 20 ft FCL |
| 250 kg plastic drums | 20 mt with 20 pallets or without pallets in 20 ft FCL |
| 1200 kg IBC tanks | 21.6 mt in 20 ft FCL |
| ISO container tank | 25 mt net |
Technical specification
| Reference | Value |
|---|---|
| HS code | 2915110000 |
| CAS number | 64-18-6 |
| Molecular formula | HCOOH |
| Molecular weight | 46.03 g/mol |
| Shelf life | 12 months |
| Property | Unit | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
| Assay | % | 84.0-85.0 | |
| Dilution test (acid: water=1:3) | Clear | ||
| Colour index | Pt-Co | 10 | |
| Chloride (as Cl) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Sulfate (as SO4) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Metals (as Fe) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Non-volatiles | % | 0.006 |
| Reference | Value |
|---|---|
| HS code | 2915110000 |
| CAS number | 64-18-6 |
| Molecular formula | HCOOH |
| Molecular weight | 46.03 g/mol |
| Shelf life | 12 months |
| Property | Unit | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
| Assay | % | 85.0 | |
| Dilution test (acid: water=1:3) | Clear | ||
| Colour index | Pt-Co | 10 | |
| Chloride (as Cl) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Sulfate (as SO4) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Metals (as Fe) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Non-volatiles | % | 0.006 |
Packaging for this specification
| Packaging | Container load |
|---|---|
| 25 kg plastic drums | 20 mt with 20 pallets or 21 mt without pallets in 20 ft FCL |
| 35 kg plastic drums | 12.6 mt with 20 pallets or 23.8 mt without pallets in 20 ft FCL |
| 250 kg plastic drums | 20 mt with 20 pallets or without pallets in 20 ft FCL |
| 1200 kg IBC tanks | 21.6 mt in 20 ft FCL |
| ISO container tank | 25 mt net |
| Property | Unit | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
| Assay | % | 90.0 | |
| Dilution test (acid: water=1:3) | Clear | ||
| Colour index | Pt-Co | 10 | |
| Chloride (as Cl) | % | 0.004 | |
| Sulfate (as SO4) | % | 0.001 | |
| Metals (as Fe) | % | 0.0001 | |
| Non-volatiles | % | 0.020 |
| Property | Unit | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
| Assay | % | 94.0 | |
| Dilution test (acid: water=1:3) | Clear | ||
| Colour index | Pt-Co | 10 | |
| Chloride (as Cl) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Sulfate (as SO4) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Metals (as Fe) | % | 0.0005 | |
| Non-volatiles | % | 0.006 |
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Published reference specifications. Confirm the current grade, SDS / TDS / COA, packaging and delivery terms with your quotation.