Name: sodium formate

English name: Sodium formate

Other name: Sodium formate

Chemical formula: HCOona

Molecular weight: 68.01

CAS Registry Number: 141-53-7

EINECS accession number: 205-488-0

Melting point: ≥253°C

Boiling point: 360°C

Water solubility: easily soluble in about 1.3 parts of water and glycerin, slightly soluble in ethanol and octanol, insoluble in ether

Density: 1.92g/cm3

External view: Sodium formate is white crystal or powder with a slight smell of formic acid.

The main purpose

Used in the leather industry, the main uses are as follows:

(1) Mainly used for the production of formic acid, oxalic acid and sodium hydroxide, etc., and also for the production of dimethylformamide. Also used in medicine, printing and dyeing industry. ；

(2) Used as reagents, disinfectants and mordants for the determination of phosphorus and arsenic;

　　(3) Used as a preservative. Use 4: Used for alkyd resin coatings, plasticizers, and strong;

(4) Used as explosives, acid-resistant materials, aviation lubricants, and adhesive additives.