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A freshly-opened supply of paraformaldehyde purchased from Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc. was used by the checkers. The use of commercial formaldehyde solutions which now contain up to 15% methanol leads to the formation of several by-products which cannot be separated by distillation from the a-(hydroxymethyl)acrylate. 

Free formaldehyde is used in cosmetics, especially in hair shampoos, and in many disinfectants and antiseptics. The solid paraformaldehyde is used as a source of formaldehyde vapor for the disinfection of rooms. Noxythiolin, polynoxyUn, hexamidine, and taurolidine act by slow release of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde solution contains 34—38% of formaldehyde methanol as a stabilizing agent to delay polymerization of the formaldehyde. Formaldehyde gel contains 0.75% of formaldehyde and is used to treat warts. 

Formaldehyde Solution, USP. Formalin is a colorless aqueous. solution (hat officially contains not less than w of formaldehyde (HCHO). with methanol added to retard polymerization. Formalin is miscible with water and alcohol and has a characteristic pungent aroma. Formaldehyde readily undergoes oxidation and polymerization, leading to formic acid and paraformaldehyde, rc.spcctively. sothc preparation should be stored in tightly closed, light-rcsistani containers. Formalin must be stored at temperatures above IS°C to prevent cloudiness, which develops at lower temperatures. 

CAS 50-00-0. HCHO. A readily polymerizable gas. Formaldehyde is commercially offered as a 37-50% aqueous solution that may contain up to 15% methanol to inhibit polymerization. These commercial grades are called formalin. It is one of the few organic compounds known to exist in outer space. 

In accordance with a description by Blasius and coworkers a condensation resin was synthesized from phenol and formaldehyde which contains dibenzo[18]crown-6 anchor groups . The structure of this resin can be seen in Fig. 6 in connexion with Fig. 11. The capacity of this resin was determined to be 0.85 mmol/g for the uptake of calcium ions from a methanolic solution of CaClj. 0.052 mmol Cal2 were eluted from a column with a mixture of 30% methanol/70% tetrahydrofuran (v/v) (2.4 g resin, particle size = 45-90 pm). The elution curve is given in Fig. 15 . 

Methanol containing very little formaldehyde may be obtained by the distillation of aqueous solutions which contain mixtures of the two substances in amounts up to 38 to 40 per cent. This distillate may then be used for subsequent oxidations. The residue from such a distillation contains only a trace of methanol. ... 

Catalytic tests were carried out in a glass, batch reactor, loading 48 ml of a commercial aqueous solution of formaldehyde, and 1 g of solid catalyst. The mixture was then heated at 80°C, and 4 ml of guaiacol was added. The reaction mixture was left at 80°C for 2 h under stirring (650 rpm). The commercial aqueous solution of formaldehyde (formalin) contains 37 wt.% formaldehyde and 10-15% methanol. Most of the tests were carried out using a commercial H-mordenite catalyst (HM-45), supplied by Engelhard. Other zeolites used were supplied by Tosoh, Zeolyst and Engelhard. 

Formaldehyde (mp = —I18 C, bp1-01J => 19 C, dl201131 = 0.8153) is normally a gas. It is chiefly marketed in the form of aqueous solutions of formalin containing 37 to 60 per cent weight of the pure product. These solutions tend to polymerize, even more easily in high concentrations. Hence if they are not used immediately, they must be stabilized by the addition of methanol (7 to 15 per cent weight). A small amount of formaldehyde is sold in the form of solid polymers (paraldehyde, trioxane). 

Formaldehyde Prepare stock standards by diluting known volumes of 37% formaldehyde solution with methanol. A procedure to determine the formaldehyde content of these standards is presented in Section 4. A standard containing 7.7 mg/mL formaldehyde was prepared by diluting 1 mL of the 37% reagent to 50 mL with methanol. 

The one- and two-carbon aldehydes, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, are gaseous products at ambient temperatures. Formaldehyde boils at -2PC while acetaldehyde boils at 20 C. Formaldehyde is most often used as a 37-55 wt% aqueous solution or as an alcoholic solution containing some 55 wt% formaldehyde. Methanol and n-butanol are the two alcohols often used for the formaldehyde solutions. Other aliphatic aldehydes useful as chemical intermediates include propionaldehyde (b.p. 48 C) and two butyl aldehydes, rt-butyraldehyde (b.p. 75"C) and isobutyraldehyde (b.p. 64"C). The one commercially important heterocyclic aldehyde, furfural, is a high boiling-point (161.7 0 liquid. 

Formaldehyde is a gas at room temperature. It may be sold as a low molecular weight, solid polymer (paraformaldehyde), and more conveniently as 37% or 55% water solutions, which usually contain some methanol. Under such conditions, nearly all the formaldehyde is transformed into methanediol and higher oligomers (see Scheme 3.12), usually end-capped by methanol, in order to reduce the average molecular weight and prevent precipitation of paraformaldehyde. 

Commercially available Baker reagent grade formaldehyde contains 377o formaldehyde and 12<9Si methanol. (Therefore, a polymer solution containing 200 ppm formaldehyde also contains 65 ppm methanol.) Borden formaldehyde, uninhibited with methanol, is a special-order commodity chemical containing 36.8<9S formaldehyde. The laboratory-prepared formaldehyde was obtained by refluxing a 7.5 pH solution of paraformaldehyde and distilled water for 2 hours. After filtration, a 33.5% solution of uninhibited formaldehyde remained. 

In the incomplete conversion mode, the mixture entering the absorption unit is a solution of about 42 wt% formaldehyde and containing methanol. The bulk of the methanol, formaldehyde, and water exits the first stage of the unit. The mixture is fed into the distillation column, from which a bottom product containing up to 55 wt% formaldehyde and less than 1 wt% methanol is obtained. The formic acid content in this bottom product is reduced by using an anion-exchange unit. The methanol in the overhead product is recycled and mixed with the fresh feed. The off-gas from the absorption unit is combusted to remove the residual methanol and other organic species. Part of it is then recycled into the reactor as inert diluent. 

Formaldehyde is a gas at room temperature. It is soluble in water in any proportion. Industrially, an aqueous solution (called formol) containing 30-40% of aldehyde together with some traces of methanol and formic acid, is used. 

The reactor effluent is fed to a vacuum crystallizer where the product is concentrated and crystallized. Approximately 3700 Btu/lb of hexamine produced is required to evaporate 3.81b of water/lb of hexamine in the crude product solution. The slurry is centrifuged, and the crystals are washed and discharged to a dryer. The mother liquor is recycled to the reactor system, but a small bleed is necessary in order to avoid the buildup of impurities in the system. A small amount of ammonia is continuously added during the evaporation step to reduce the decomposition of the hexamine. If the formaldehyde feed contains methanol, it will be removed from the evaporator system along with the ammonia and water. The temperature in the final drying step is held to below 50°C to avoid yield losses due to decomposition. The overall yield is in the range of 95 to 96 percent based on formaldehyde that is, 3.64 lb of formaldehyde are required to manufacture 1.0 lb of hex-... 

A 40% solution of formaldehyde in water containing about 15% of methanol is known as formalin". 

Formaldehyde is produced and sold as water solutions containing variable amounts of methanol. These solutions are complex equiUbrium mixtures of methylene glycol, CH2(OH)2, poly(oxymethylene glycols), and hemiformals of these glycols. Ultraviolet spectroscopic studies (13—15) iadicate that even ia highly concentrated solutions the content of unhydrated HCHO is <0.04 wt%. 

Aqueous formaldehyde, known as formalin, is usually 37 wt % formaldehyde, though more concentrated solutions are available. Formalin is the general-purpose formaldehyde of commerce suppHed unstabiLized or methanol-stabilized. The latter may be stored at room temperature without precipitation of soHd formaldehyde polymers because it contains 5 —10% methyl alcohol. The uiiinhibited type must be maintained at a temperature of at least 32°C to prevent the separation of soHd formaldehyde polymers. Large quantities are often suppHed in more concentrated solutions. Formalin at 44,... 

Commercial aqueous formaldehyde solution, containing about 8% of methanol, was used. 

Commercial aqueous formaldehyde solution containing 8% methanol was used. Formaldehyde is needed in excess otherwise the yield is considerably diminished. 

Formaldehyde has been rated as a possible carcinogen by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) rules and should be handled with due caution. It is also a strong lacrymator and choking respiratory irritant. It irritates the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes [76]. Since it is used for tanning leather, it is obvious that fonnaldehyde has a high potential for reactions with proteins. Formaldehyde gas is flammable and most formalin solutions contain significant amounts of methanol, which is also volatile, toxic, and flammable. 

In addition to the health hazards mentioned above, it is important be aware of the potential for explosions due to the Cannizzarro reaction ([77], pp. 36-37). When strong alkali is mixed with formaldehyde solutions, the Cannizzarro reaction will result in a rapid and spontaneous reaction even at relatively low temperatures. Depending on conditions, an induction period may be seen. The main organic products of this reaction are methanol and formic acid (salt form). In addition, significant amounts of hydrogen are evolved. The potential for explosions in closed containers is high, and even open containers will often erupt. 

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