FORMALDEHYDE

The standard formaldehyde aqueous solution has the following characteristics:

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

Packaging

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

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.

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 it follows:

• GHS <25%

• GHS >=25%

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