Formic Acid (Industrial Grade)
Quantity
Unit
CAS #
64-18-6
PRODUCT
SYNONYM
Methanoic acid; Hydrogen carboxylic acid; Aminic acid; Formylic acid; Formic acid; Formic acid
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FORMULA
CH2O2
HAZARD
8 corrosive
ODOR
pungent penetrating odor
VAPOR PRESSURE
42.6 mm hg
MELTING POINT
8.3 c
REFRACTIVE INDEX
1.3714
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
46.03
COLOR
colorless fuming liquid
FLASH POINT
(oc) 69 c
SOLUBILITY
water, alcohol, ether
BOILING POINT
100.8 c
DENSITY
1.22 (204 c)
SURFACE TENSION
37.58 dynescm
DIELECTRIC CONSTANT
58.5
AUTO/SELF IGNITION TEMPERATURE
temp. 539 c
NOTES
Corrosion Inhibitor; prevents corrosion of the pipe in drilling fluids
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Formic acid is used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. In the poultry industry, formic acid is sometimes added to feed to kill salmonella bacteria. Formic acid is used to process organic latex (sap) into raw rubber. Beekeepers use formic acid as a miticide against the Tracheal (Acarapis woodi) mite and the Varroa mite. It is the active ingredient in some brands of household limescale remover. It is used in laboratories as a solvent modifier for HPLC separations of proteins and peptides, especially when the sample is being prepared for mass spectrometry analysis. It is used by clinical pathology laboratories to disinfect prion activity in brain samples.
Use: PRESERVATIVE
CLASS
Petrochemicals, Preservatives and Anti-microbials, Drilling and Completion Fluids, Corrosion Inhibitors, Commercial Chemicals, Drilling Fluid Additives, Industrial Chemicals, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Chemicals
FUNCTIONS
Drilling Fluid Additives, Preservative, Anti-Corrosive, Biocide
INDUSTRY
Food Chemicals, Industrial, Water Treatment, Industrial Drilling, Oil and Gas Production, Anti-Corrosives, Petrochemistry, Drilling Fluid, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking
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