Description
SODIUM FORMATE
Formates | Technical Grade
Sodium Formate is a white crystalline/granular salt
used widely as a de-icing agent, buffering agent, and in leather
and oil-drilling industries.
⚙️ Technical Grade
🧾 1. Product Identification
| Product Name | Sodium Formate |
|---|---|
| Chemical Name | Sodium Formate |
| Chemical Formula | HCOONa |
| Grade | Technical Grade |
⚗️ 2. Physical & Chemical Properties
| Appearance | White crystalline/granular powder |
|---|---|
| Colour | White |
| Physical State | Solid crystalline/granular powder |
| Solubility | Soluble in water |
| Nature | Buffering salt |
📐 3. Grade-wise Specifications
| Parameter | Technical Grade |
|---|---|
| Assay (HCOONa) | ≥ 97.0% |
| Moisture | ≤ 1.5% |
| Chloride (Cl) | ≤ 0.5% |
| Sulphate (SO₄) | ≤ 0.3% |
| Iron (Fe) | ≤ 0.005% |
| pH (10% solution) | 7.0 – 9.0 |
| Appearance | White crystalline/granular powder |
🧪 4. Applications & Uses
❄️ De-icing – eco-friendly runway and road de-icer
🛢️ Oil & gas industry – drilling fluid additive, completion fluid
🧴 Leather industry – tanning and buffering agent
🧵 Textile industry – dyeing auxiliary and reducing agent precursor
🧪 Chemical industry – buffering agent, raw material for oxalic acid
🌾 Agriculture – silage additive/preservative
🏚️ 5. Storage & Handling
| Storage Condition | Store in a dry, cool, ventilated place; protect from moisture as product is hygroscopic. |
|---|---|
| Shelf Life | 2 years from date of manufacture in original sealed packaging |
| Hazard Classification | Low toxicity; mild irritant to eyes/skin in dust form |
| Regulatory Status | Complies with industrial-grade specifications |
| Packaging | 25 Kg Bags |
| Documents Available | Certificate of Analysis (COA), MSDS available on request |
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