Formic Acid

Formic Acid(Methanoic Acid) Molecular:HCOOH Molecular weight:46.03 Appearance and properties:Colourless and transparent.Fuming liquid,has intensity thrill sour. Melting point(°C):8.2 Boiling point(°C):100.8 Relative density(water:1): 1.23 Relative steam density(water:1): 1.59 Saturation vapour prssure(kPa): 5.33(24°C) Heat of combustion(kJ/mol): 254.4 Critical temperature(°C): 306.8 Critical pressure(MPa): 8.63 Octanol/water partition coefficient logarithm: -0.54 Flash point(°C): 68.9(O.C) Ignite temperature(°C): 410 Exploding superior limit %(V/V): 57.0 Exlode lower limit %(V/V): 18.0 Dissolubility: dissolve in water,insoluble in HC,can dissolve in mellow. Formic acid is one of the basic organic chemical material.It can be used in the pesticide,leather,dyestuff,medicine and rubber industry. Formic acid can be used in fabric processing,tanning,textile printing and greenfeed keeping,as well as the metal surface finishing agent,rubber chemicals and industrial solvent. 1.Medical industry:caffeine,analqinum,aminopyrine,aminophyline,cocoa alkali borneol,Vitamin B1,metronidazole,mebendazole. 2.Pesticide industry:Rather,triazolone,tricyclazole,triazophos ,paclobutrazol,insect killing ether,dicofol,purine and so on. 3.Chemical industry:Calcium formate,sodium formate,ammonium formate,formic potassium,ethyl formate,formic barium, dimethylformamide,formamide,rubber antioxidant,pentaerythritol,neopentyl glycol,epoxidized soybean oil,valeryl chloride, paint remover,phenolic resin,pickled plate. 4.Leather industry:deliming agent and neutralizer of the leather. 5.Rubber industry:hevea rubber flocculant. 6.Others:printing and dyeing coal agent, colouring agent of the fibre and paper,finishing agent,plasticizer, Food fresh keeping,animal feed additive. 7.Producing carbon monoxide .