Sodium Formate (99,5%) - Taiwan

Brief Overview

sodium formate is a sodium salt of formic acid, possessing both physical and chemical properties that make it valuable in various industrial applications, particularly as a deicing agent and in the leather industry.

Manufacturing Process

The process for the production of sodium formate which comprises reacting carbon monoxide gas with a solution of caustic soda which also contains sodium formate in amount such that the molecular ratio of caustic soda to sodium formate is not substantially above 1 to l and simultaneously vaporizing water from the solution into said gas and thereby removing water from the solution in amount sufficient to crystallize sodium formate therefrom and form a slurry of sodium formate and insufficient to crystallize caustic soda from the solution.

The process for the production of sodium formate which comprises contacting a solution of caustic soda with carbon monoxide gas and thereby reacting caustic soda with carbon monoxide to form said formate, said solution containing a molecular ratio of caustic soda to sodium formate above 1 to 1, continuing to react the carbon monoxide with the caustic soda until the molecular ratio of caustic soda to sodium formate in the solution does not substantially exceed 1 to 1 while maintaining in the solution sufficient water to retain in solution the caustic soda and sodium formate present, and thereafter passing a carbon monoxide gas in contact with the caustic soda solution under conditions such that water is vaporized from the solution into the carbon monoxide gas and is thereby removed from the solution in amount sufficient to form a slurry of sodium formate and insufficient to crystallize caustic soda from the solution.

Leather Industry

In the leather production process, sodium formate is employed as a pickling agent. It helps in the initial stages of leather treatment, facilitating the tanning process.

Catalysis

Sodium formate serves as a reducing agent in various catalytic processes. Its ability to donate electrons makes it useful in certain chemical reactions where reduction is required.

Oil and Gas Industry

Sodium formate finds applications in the oil and gas industry, particularly in drilling fluids. It helps control the rheological properties of the fluid and acts as a shale stabilizer.