Formic Acid
Formic acid is colorless and has an irritating odor and is corrosive, causing blistering and redness on human skin upon contact. Formic acid has the properties of both acid and aldehyde. In the chemical industry, formic acid is used in the rubber, pharmaceutical, dye, and leather industries.
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HCOOH is the chemical name for formic acid, also known as anthranilic acid. Formic acid is colourless and has a pungent odour and is corrosive, blistering and reddening human skin on contact. It has a melting point of 8.4℃ and a boiling point of 100.8℃. Due to the special structure of formic acid, one hydrogen atom of formic acid and carboxyl group are directly connected, which can also be regarded as a hydroxyl formaldehyde. Therefore formic acid has both acid and aldehyde and properties.


Basic Information

Chinese nameFormic acidRTECS NoLQ4900000
Chinese aliasformic acidBRN No1209246
English nameFormic acid,Methanoic acidPubChem No24873243
CAS No64-18-6InChl1S/CH2O2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H,2,3)
MDL NoMFCD00003297Regulatory informationcontrolled by police
EINECS No200-001-8


Physicochemical properties

Flammable. It is freely miscible with water, ethanol, ether and glycerol, miscible with most polar organic solvents, and has certain solubility in hydrocarbons.

Relative density (d204) 1.220. Refractive index

1.3714. The combustion heat is 254.4 kJ/mol, the critical temperature is 306.8 ℃, and the critical pressure is 8.63 MPa. Flash point 68.9 ℃ (open cup). The density is 1.22, the relative vapor density is 1.59 (air=1), and the saturated vapor pressure (24°C) is 5.33 kPa.

High concentrations of formic acid are easy to freeze in winter.

Incompatible materials: strong oxidants, strong bases, active metal powders.

Hazardous characteristics: its vapor and air form an explosive mixture, which can cause combustion and explosion in case of open fire and high heat energy. Reacts with strong oxidants.

 

Solubility: miscible with water, insoluble in hydrocarbons, miscible in alcohol.

In hydrocarbons and in the gaseous state, formic acid occurs as a dimer through hydrogen bonding. In the gaseous state, hydrogen bonding results in a large deviation between the equation of state for formic acid gas and the ideal gas. Liquid and solid formic acid consists of continuous formic acid molecules that are hydrogen-bonded together.

Formic acid is decomposed into CO and H2O under the catalysis of concentrated sulfuric acid:

Due to the special structure of formic acid, one of its hydrogen atoms is directly connected to the carboxyl group. It can also be regarded as a hydroxy formaldehyde. So formic acid has both acid and aldehyde properties.

Formic acid has the same properties as most other carboxylic acids, although normally it does not form acid chlorides or anhydrides. Formic acid is dehydrated and decomposed into carbon monoxide and water. Formic acid has reducibility similar to aldehydes. It can have a silver mirror reaction, reducing the silver ions in the silver ammine ions to metallic silver, and being oxidized into carbon dioxide and water:

Formic acid is the only carboxylic acid that can undergo an addition reaction with olefins. Under the action of acid (such as sulfuric acid, hydrofluoric acid), formic acid rapidly reacts with olefin to form formate. But a side reaction similar to the Koch reaction also occurs, and the products are higher carboxylic acids.

Logarithmic value of octanol/water partition coefficient: -0.54, upper explosion limit % (V/V): 57.0, lower explosion limit % (V/V): 18.0.

Formic acid is a strong reducing agent and can produce silver mirror reaction. Among the saturated fatty acids, the acidity is the strongest, and the dissociation constant is 2.1×10-4. Slowly decomposes into carbon monoxide and water at room temperature. It is heated to 60~80℃ with concentrated sulfuric acid to decompose and release carbon monoxide. Formic acid is decomposed to release carbon dioxide and hydrogen when heated to above 160°C. Alkali metal salts of formic acid are heated to 400°C to form oxalates.

Main application

Formic acid is one of the basic organic chemical raw materials and is widely used in industries such as pesticides, leather, dyes, medicine and rubber. Formic acid can be directly used in fabric processing, tanning, textile printing and dyeing and storage of green fodder, and can also be used as metal surface treatment agent, rubber auxiliary and industrial solvent. In organic synthesis, it is used to synthesize various formate esters, acridine dyes and formamide series pharmaceutical intermediates. The specific categories are as follows:

Pharmaceutical industry: caffeine, analgin, aminopyrine, aminophylline, theobromine borneol, vitamin B1, metronidazole, mebendazole.

1. Pesticide industry: triazolone, triazolone, tricyclazole, triazole, triazophos, paclobutrazol, dinoconazole, insecticide, dicofol, etc.

2. Chemical industry: calcium formate, sodium formate, ammonium formate, potassium formate, ethyl formate, barium formate, dimethylformamide, formamide, rubber antioxidant, pentaerythritol, neopentyl glycol, epoxy soybean oil, epoxy Octyl soybean oleate, pivaloyl chloride, paint remover, phenolic resin, pickling steel plate, etc.

3. Leather industry: tanning agents, deliming agents and neutralizing agents for leather.

4. Rubber industry: natural rubber coagulant.

5. Others: It can also manufacture printing and dyeing mordants, dyeing agents for fibers and paper, processing agents, plasticizers, food preservation and animal feed additives.

6. Preparation of CO. Chemical formula: HCOOH=(concentrated H2SO4 catalysis) heating=CO+H2O

7. Reducing agent. Determination of arsenic, bismuth, aluminum, copper, gold, indium, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, silver and zinc. Determines cerium, rhenium and tungsten. Check for aromatic primary and secondary amines. Determination of relative molecular mass and solvent for crystallization. Determination of methoxy. Used as a fixative in microscopic analysis. Manufacture of formates.

8. Formic acid and its aqueous solution can dissolve many metals, metal oxides, hydroxides and salts, and the generated formate can be dissolved in water, so it can be used as a chemical cleaning agent. Formic acid does not contain chloride ions and can be used for cleaning equipment containing stainless steel materials.

Company Profile

Shandong Zhongjiuyuan Chemical Products Co. , Ltd.  .Since its establishment, to pursue quality, integrity service as its own responsibility, and constantly enhance technical strength, improve management level. After years of efforts, the company has developed into a cross-regional diversification of the comprehensive enterprise. Located in Jinan, Shandong province, China's largest chemical production and distribution center, Shandong Zhongjiuyuan Chemical Products Co. , Ltd.  is a production, processing and sales-oriented Chemical Co. , Ltd. . From Company to 2023, the company has transformed itself into a high-paying technology company engaged in the transformation of scientific research achievements. The company adopts juyou independent only product technology to produce, using green technology to produce products, the company hopes through technological innovation, management innovation, Mechanism Innovation, warehousing logistics innovation, to create the influence of domestic chemical enterprises. The company not only enjoys a high reputation at home, but also exports directly to more than 30 countries and regions in the Middle East, South , Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, it is a key export enterprise in the region that has always insisted on developing by relying on science and technology to seek progress. It has, has a complete project r & D team, and has strong ability to tackle key technical problems. People with bachelor's degree or above account for 60% of the population, management personnel are not focused on bachelor's degree or above, with the leading edge of technology for the development of the company to provide strong support, the company advocates"Everyone is a manager" model of development, truly realized the employee from“The laborer” to“The manager” to“The boss's role transformation”

The company has benzyl alcohol, propionic acid, dimethylamine, dimethylamine aqueous solution, dimethylsiloxane mixed ring, Dimethylformamide, dichloromethane, cyclohexanone, epsilon-caprolactam acid, formic acid, nylon 6 tablets, Polyamide perfluoroethylene propylene, polycarbonate resin, benzyl chloride, formic acid, n-butanol, oxolane, triethylamine, DMF, octanol, cycloethane, tetrachloroethene, dichloromethane, chloroform, dimethyl dichlorosilane, methyltrichlorosilane, triethylamine, n-propyl alcohol, propionic acid, isopropyl acetate, chlorinated paraffin, chlorosulfonic acid, trimethylamine, trimethylmonochlorosilane, chloroform, triethylamine, hydrogen peroxide, tetrachloroethene, octanol, monomethylamine, monomethylamine aqueous solution, chloromethane, isobutyraldehyde, n-butyraldehyde, n-butanol, acetone, methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, methacrolein, methylallyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, isopropyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, salt, fluorosilicon chemicals, basic chemicals, new chemical materials, etc. . The company always adhere to the market-oriented, customer-centric, quality as the lifeblood of the enterprise, to integrity as the foundation of corporate governance. The industry has established a variety of service systems, the formation of North China, South China and even the national sales network. With good reputation, high-quality products, strong strength, low prices of the country's more than 30 provinces, cities, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the city, products by users trust. The company has a first-class marketing service system, strong warehousing and transportation capacity and supporting the supply and marketing capacity, and gradually make it an important channel for marketing. The company always adhere to the quality of credibility, innovation and development, efforts to provide world-class products and first-class service.

 

Company Culture

The company follows the management policy of "customer first, integrity-based", with reasonable price and good reputation, it wholeheartedly provides comprehensive and effective services for friends from all walks of life. We always adhere to the business strategy of "mutual benefit, small profits and high sales", improve the sales service system, constantly send innovative and excellent products to customers, and create a mutually beneficial cooperation platform with customers!

"Integrity, truth-seeking, hard work and hard work" is the company's corporate spirit, which is also the company's commitment to every customer: now , credit Tong has embarked on its high-speed development pace and is committed to better service.

Business tenet: to survive by quality, to develop by science and technology, to benefit by management, to market by integrity.
Company mission: quality comes from creating the world conscientiously
Core values: the pursuit of higher quality , never-ending . Continuously improve product quality and always meet customer needs

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1. Purity, Package, Mark, thiry party test (SGS,BV,Intertek,CIQ)
2. Sample order are acceptable
3. reply you for your inquiry asap within 12 hours
4. Cargoes photo before and after loading into container will be sent to you by email
5. Guaranteed delivery time
6. Full experience in this field
7. Good cooperation with cargo agents and shipping companies
8. professional sales and engineers will solve the problem you concern

FAQ

Q: Are you a factory or trading company?

A: Yes,we are factory, but not only factory, we also have sales team, own designers, own showroom, can help buyers to decide which products are their suitable choice, and all your inquiry will be replyed within 24 hours.

Q: Could you send me all your catalogues and price list?

A: As we have more than thousands of items, even 1 item have different size and package, it is really hard to send you all our catalogue and price list for you. Please inform me the items, size and packages you are interested in, so we can offer you the price list you need for your reference .

Q: Can I get some samples for testing?

A: we are honored to provide samples, the shipping cost should be paid by customers at first. And it will be returned to you in our first time cooperation. 

Q; How does your factory do regarding quality control?

A: Our factory has passed ISO9001 2008, REACH, FAMIQS Certificate.

Q: What's your Delivery Time?

A: In generally, the delivery time is 5 days-15 days after receiving payment. For large quantity it will be checked with
production dept. We will make the delivery as soon as possible with the guaranted quality.

Q: What is payment terms?

A: L/C, T/T, Western Union are all accepted, and if you have better idea, please feel free to share with us.

Q: Which documents can you supply?

A: We usually provide our customers with Commercial Invoice, Price List, Packing List, COA, Origin Certificate, Quality/Quantity Certificate, Beneficary's Certificate, MSDS, B/L and others as your request.

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