Paraformaldehyde – Product qualities

Product qualities

appearance: free flowing, dustless, white flakes, with typical pungent formaldehyde odor
assay: 90 % +/- 1 %
acidity
(as formic acid):
less than 0.1 %
iron: less than 0.0003 %
ash: less than 0.04 %
particle size: most of the flakes with dimensions 10 x 20 mm, thickness 1 to 3 mm.

As by-product, is obtained in the plant a diluted formaldehyde solution, with assay 15 to 25 %.