Paraformaldehyde

Paraformaldehyde

CAS Number: 30525-89-4

Description

White prill with a strong, pungent characteristic "formaldehyde" odour.

Applications

• Agricultural chemicals: Paraformaldehyde used for production of herbicide, pesticide and bactericide, such as glyphosate, acetochlor, butachlor, machete, bismerthiazol, etc.
• Coatings: Paraformaldehyde used for synthesis of oil paint and top-grade for car paint.
• Medicines: Paraformaldehyde used for medical and hygienic disinfection instead of the formaldehyde
• Resins: Paraformaldehyde used for synthesis of glycol, trimethylolpropane, N-Methylolacrylamide, pentaerythritol, urea-formaldehyde resin, phenolic resin, melamine resin, ion exchange resin,high concentration resin etc.
• Others: Paraformaldehyde used for the paper making, the production of vitamin A, spiceries, terpenoid derivatives, developers, vinyl resin softener and the substitution of formaldehyde in synthetic resin, surfactant, plastics, rubber, leather, paper making, dyes, pharmacy, farm chemicals, films, building materials as well as disinfection, fumigation and antisepsis.