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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