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EC number: 701-284-5 | CAS number: 2137881-70-8
Endpoint summary
Administrative data
Description of key information
Additional information
Appearance
At ambient temperature and pressure, Formic Acid Tech 50%, is a brown liquid with a pungent odour. (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012).
Melting point
Freezing point for Formic Acid Tech 50% is below -20°C
(Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012).Boiling point
Boiling point for Formic Acid Tech 50% at ambient pressur is 207°C (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012)
Density
The relative density for Formic Acid Tech 50% is 1.26 at 20 °C (relative to water at 4 °C) (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012).
Granulometry
Not applicable since Formic Acid Tech 50% is a liquid.
Vapour pressure
Reviewed vapor pressure for Formic Acid Tech 50% is 5.7 kPa at 20°C
(Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012).
Partition coefficient
Weighted average LogPow (n-octanol/water) for Formic Acid Tech 50% is -1.1 at 25°C (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012).
Water solubility
Formic Acid Tech 50% is completely soluble in water at 20°.
(Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012).Surface tension
The surface tension for Formic Acid Tech 50% is 68 mN/m at 20 °C and 1000mg/l (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012)
Flash point
Flash point for Formic Acid Tech 50% is 84ºC (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012)
Autoflammability
Auto flammability for Formic Acid Tech 50% is 480ºC ( SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden 2012)
Flammability
Not applicable since Formic Acid Tech 50% is a liquid. Flammability for the substance is expressed as flash point.
Explosiveness
Formic Acid Tech 50% is non explosive (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012).Oxidising properties
Formic Acid Tech 50% has no oxidising properties (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012)Stability in organic solvents
Not known
Dissociation constant
Reviewed and calculated pKa value for pure Formic Acid is 3.75 (the only ionisable compund in the product)
(Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012)
Viscosity
Viscosity for Formic Acid Tech 50% is 27mPas at 20 °C and 13 mPas at 40 °C (Analytical Chemistry, Perstorp Holding AB, 2012)
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