Formic Acid

Formic acid (also called methanoic acid) is the simplest carboxylic acid. Its chemical formula is HCOOH or HCO2H. It is an important intermediate in chemical synthesis and occurs naturally, most notably in the venom of bee and ant stings. In fact, its name comes from the Latin word for ant, formica, referring to its early isolation by the distillation of ant bodies. Esters, salts, and the anion derived from formic acid are referred to as formates.

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Formic Acid - Safety
... Formic acid has low toxicity (hence its use as a food additive), with an LD50 of 1.8 g/kg (oral, mice) ... The concentrated acid is, however, corrosive to the skin ... Formic acid is readily metabolized and eliminated by the body ...
Cyanogen Bromide - Biochemical Applications - Protein Cleavage - Reaction Conditions
... Cleaving proteins with CNBr requires using a buffer such as 0.1M HCl (hydrochloric acid) or 70% (formic acid) ... An advantage to HCl is that formic acid causes the formation of formyl esters, which complicates protein characterization ... However, formic is still often used because it dissolves most proteins ...
Formic Acid Fuel Cell
... Direct-formic acid fuel cells or DFAFCs are a subcategory of proton exchange membrane fuel cells where, the fuel, formic acid, is not reformed, but fed directly to the fuel ...
Ammonium Formate - Uses
... Formic acid can also be obtained by reacting ammonium formate with a dilute acid, and since ammonium formate is also produced from formic acid, it can serve as a way of storing formic acid ... The pKa values of formic acid and the ammonium ion are 3.8 and 9.2, respectively ...
Glossary Of Fuel Cell Terms - F - Formic Acid Fuel Cell
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