1.Popular Name: Methanoic acid or Formic acid

 

2.Formula: HCOOH

 

3.CAS NO.: 64-18-6

 

4.UN No.: 1779

 

5.Dangerous Goods Class: 8

 

6.Classification: Carboxylic acid

 

7.Specifications:

ITEM	First grade	Second Grade
Colour Index	10 max	20 max
Purity	90% min	85% min
Sulphate as SO4	0.001% max	0.002% max
Chloride as CL	0.003% max	0.005% max
Iron as FE	0.0001%max	0.0005%max
Evaporation residue	0.006% max	0.02% max

 

8.Appearance:

Colorless fuming and inflammable liquid with strong irritating smell,soluble in water and alcohol. Specific gravity: 1.2201(20°c). Melting point: 8.3°c. Boiling point 100°c.

 

9.Usage:

Widely used in pharmaceutical industry, leather industry, printing and dyeing industry, chemical industry, rubber industry, steel industry, paper industry, pesticide industry, food industry, poultry industry etc.

 

10.Packing:

In 25kg/35kg/250kg/plastic drum, 1200kg(IBC), ISO TANK

Usage:  

1.  Pharmaceutical industry :Caffeine, Analgin , Aminopyrine, Vitamin B1,etc. 
2.  Leather industry: Tanning agent, Deliming agent, Neutralizer etc.

3.  Printing and Dyeing Industry :Acid Stains etc.

4.  Chemical industry:Methane amide, DMF, Age resister, etc.
5.  Rubber industry:Coagulation, etc.
6.  Steel industry:Acid cleaning of steel production, etc. 
7.  Paper industry :Pulp manufacturing, etc.
8.  Pesticide industry:Triazolone, Disinfest, etc.
9.  Food industry :Disinfectant ,preservative etc. 
10. Poultry industry:Silage, etc.