Formic Acid

Product Number

CAS No. 64-18-6

Description

Formic acid is a simple, weak carboxylic acid with a wide variety of popular uses.

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Applications

Formic acid is a simple, weak carboxylic acid with a wide variety of popular uses. Some major uses include the production of leather goods, in textile finishing, and in rubber production. In agriculture, formic acid is used as a preservative for livestock feed and can be used as a pesticide in beekeeping. It is also used to kill E. coli in poultry production.

Compatibilities

Formic acid is incompatible with nylon, carbon steel, urethane, and aluminum. It is chemically incompatible with bases, cyanides, sulfites, nitrites, thiosulfites, and strong oxidizing or reducing agents. Please see SDS for full safety and compatibility information.

Variants

Product Name	Product Number	Description
59% Formic Acid, Inhibited	AC5128	A 59% solution of formic acid containing a corrosion inhibitor.	Request a Quote
70% Formic Acid	AC5070	A 70% solution of formic acid.	Request a Quote
90% Formic Acid	AC5106	A 90% solution of formic acid.	Request a Quote
90% Formic Acid, Inhibited	AC5077	A 90% formic acid solution containing a corrosion inhibitor.	Request a Quote

Formic Acid

Formic acid

Product Number

Description

Applications

Compatibilities

Variants

59% Formic Acid, Inhibited

70% Formic Acid

90% Formic Acid

90% Formic Acid, Inhibited

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