Thermo Fisher, 036504.
AP, Formic acid, ACS, 88+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals It is principally used as a preservative antibacterial agent in livestock feed, in dying textiles, tanning leather and electroplating. In the poultry industry, it is sometimes added with feed to kill E. coli bacteria. It acts as a reducing agent for the catalytic reduction of nitrate in water.
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CAS: 64-18-6
IUPAC Name: formic acid
Molecular Formula: CH2O2
InChI Key: BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES: OC=O
Color (APHA): 15, Max
Assay (Titration): 88.
0% HCOOH, min
Comment: Dilution Test P.
T.
Heavy Metals: (as Pb) 5ppm, max
Impurity content: Ammonium (NH₄), 0.
005%, max