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PRODUCTION OF FORMALDEHYDE- Lim Pui Shan-Zayani Nahida Ahmad Tarmizi-Fatima Azzahra-Noor Shazleen Sharf
Physical Properties
Boiling Point : 254.15 K
Melting Point : 85.15 K
Vapour density : 1.067
Heat of formation : -115.9 kJ/mol
Gibbs Free Energy : -109.9 kJ
Chemical Properties
Soluble in water, alcohols and the other polar solvents.
Undergo self-association reactions. It can associate with
water to form different chemical species which have dif-
ferent properties from pure monomolecular substance.
It has a strong and suffocating odour
Wood Industry
Resins created from
formaldehyde
Ex : Urea Formaldehyde
used as binder for
plywood
Cosmetic Industry
Protect the cosmetic
products from contamination
of microorganisms
Easy for storage
Medical Industry
5% formaldehyde used as
disinfectant
37% used as tissue
fixative for pathology
Textile Industry
Minimize creasing and shrinking
Embalming Agent
Temporarily stalls the decomposition of
World Supply and Consumpon of Form
Process Flow DiaWhat is Formaldehyde ? Simplest member of the aldehyde family
Colourless gas in room temperature
A flammable gas and volatile organic compound.
Uses of Formaldehyde
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Minimize creasing and shrinking Temporarily stalls the decomposition of