FORMALDEHYDE

Formaldehyde in aqueous solution

The standard formaldehyde aqueous solution has the following main technical properties:

 

Propriety Value Method
Formaldehyde 24 to 52,5 ± 0.5%w ISO 2227-1972w
Metanol < 1,5%w Gas Cromatography
Acidity (as formic acid) < 0.035% ASTM D2379-09
pH 2,5 ÷ 4,5
Iron < 0.5 ppm ASTM D2087-22
Appearance Clear, colorless liquid

 

A formaldehyde aqueous solution with lower acidity and lower methanol content can be available on request.

 

Packaging

Formaldehyde solution is normally sold in bulk liquid form via full tank-truck lots (from 22 to 25 tons).

Applications

This compound is used mainly in the manufacture of phenol, urea, thiourea and melamine-based resins. Such resins are used in MDF, particleboard and plywood manufacture, in ceiling and wall insulation; they are also used in the manufacture of wrinkle-proof fabrics.

Formaldehyde is also:

  • A raw material in the production of Pentaerythritol, Hexamethylenetetramine, 1,4-Butanediol and cellulose esters;
  • An intermediate in drugs and pesticide manufacture;
  • Widely used for preventing rotting of beets in the sugar industry;
  • Used to render casein, albumin and gelatin insoluble, in chemical analysis, as a tissue fixative, as a preservative, disinfectant and antiseptic, in embalming solutions;
  • Used in improving fastness of dyes on fabrics, in tanning and preserving hides, in mordanting and waterproofing fabrics;
  • A germicide and fungicide for vegetables and other plants, in destroying flies and other insects, in preserving and coagulating rubber latex.

Formaldehyde – MSDS

CAS number: 50-00-0

EC number: 200-001-8

Formaldehyde MSDS is available at request to Alder website contacts.

Labelling of the product according to CLP is as follows:

 

• GHS <25%

• GHS >=25%

Please check additional information available at: https://echa.europa.eu/