Silage making process

In order to retain the maximum amount of nutrients in the crop and to ensure a successful preservation, certain practical steps must be taken during the silage-making process. These reflect the need to minimise the plant enzyme activity and to promote the appropriate microbial fermentation described in the text ... 

Formic acid was a product of modest industrial importance until the 1960s when it became available as a by-product of the production of acetic acid by hquid-phase oxidation of hydrocarbons. Since then, first-intent processes have appeared, and world capacity has climbed to around 330,000 t/yr, making this a medium-volume commodity chemical. Formic acid has a variety of industrial uses, including silage preservation, textile finishing, and as a chemical intermediate. 

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