Sodium Formate Extra Pure

Sodium Formate Extra Pure

PRIMARY USES

Analytical Reagent & Laboratory Applications:
• Used as a buffering agent to maintain pH stability in chemical and biochemical assays
• Employed in preparation of standard solutions, calibration buffers, and titrations
• Acts as a reducing agent in organic and inorganic synthesis reactions
• Used in protein crystallization and other biochemical research protocols

Pharmaceutical & Chemical Manufacturing:
• Serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and preservatives
• Used in production of formic acid derivatives and other fine chemicals
• Acts as a stabilizer and preservative in certain pharmaceutical formulations

Industrial Applications:
• Widely used in leather tanning as a masking agent to improve dye uptake and reduce chromium toxicity
• Functions as a corrosion inhibitor in metalworking fluids, cooling systems, and oilfield drilling fluids
• Used in textile dyeing and printing to enhance color fixation and reduce environmental impact
• Applied in the production of de-icing agents and environmentally friendly anti-icing formulations
• Serves as a component in concrete admixtures to improve setting and durability

Agricultural Uses:
• Used as a component in some pesticide formulations as a buffering and stabilizing agent
• Acts as a soil pH adjuster and conditioning agent to improve nutrient availability

Food Industry:
• Occasionally used as a food additive (E237) for pH regulation and preservation in certain food products, under regulatory control

SECONDARY USES

Environmental Applications:
• Used in wastewater treatment to neutralize acids and reduce heavy metal contamination
• Acts as a chelating agent for metal ions in environmental remediation processes

Research & Development:
• Utilized in laboratory synthesis and experimental chemistry requiring a mild reducing agent
• Used in biotechnological applications including enzyme stabilizations and buffer systems

Cosmetic Industry:
• Occasionally included in cosmetic formulations as a pH adjuster and preservative stabilizer

Cleaning & Detergent Industry:
• Used in specialty cleaning formulations for metal surfaces due to its mild alkalinity and chelating properties

Textile Industry:
• Employed in dye fixation and to improve fastness of colors on fabrics
• Helps in reducing environmental impact of dye wastewater by chelating metal ions

Water Treatment:
• Used to buffer pH and act as a corrosion inhibitor in potable water and cooling water systems