Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid. Its discovery in the distillation products of ants is usually attributed to English scientist John Gray in 1671. Formic acid is also a major byproduct of acetic acid manufacture.Formic acid has a wide range of uses: in leather tanning, as a decalcifier and cleaning product, as a chemical reducing agent, as a preservative in animal feeds, and for manufacturing its salts and esters.

ApplicationsFormic acid, commonly known as formic acid, is the simplest organic carboxylic acid. Compared with other organic acids, its molecules contain both carboxyl and aldehyde groups. Therefore, formic acid has the properties of both acid and aldehyde. As an important chemical raw material, for

1.Background and OverviewFormic acid is the simplest organic acid, a small amount of which exists in ants and bees, so it is also called "formic acid". The molecular formula is HCOOH. It is a colorless, transparent and irritating liquid, which is easily soluble in water, alcohol and ether. With stro

Preparation method of formic acidLaboratory methodOxalic acid was obtained by heating in anhydrous glycerol and then steam distillation.Or hydrolyzing isoacetonitrile under the action of hydrochloric acid to obtain.

Formic acid is an important chemical raw material first discovered by Fisher in 1670.