Agriculture

CAS No: 64-18-6

Formic acid (methanoic acid), popularly known as ant acid, is the simplest single-carbon carboxylic acid. It has both aldehyde and carboxylic acid properties, is about ten times stronger than acetic acid and readily forms esters with alcohols. In industry it is used as a preservative and antibacterial in livestock feed, to extend the shelf life of some foods, in leather tanning, in textile finishing and as a coagulant in rubber production. It is also used in beekeeping, in limescale-removing cleaning agents and as a hydrogen source in fuel cells.

CAS No: 141-43-5

An amine with both alcohol and amine properties, used in detergents, personal care, textile finishing and wood-processing products, and in oil-well and metalworking products for corrosion prevention. It is also used as a cement grinding aid and as a building block in the production of triazine-based corrosion inhibitors.

CAS No: 102-71-6

A low-freezing mixture of triethanolamine and 15% water, lowering the pour point for easier handling. It is a colourless to yellow liquid, fully soluble in water with an ammonia-like odour.

CAS No: 7664-38-2

Phosphoric acid is a crystalline, colourless solid chemical whose salts are defined as phosphates. It is used in the cleaning industry to make detergents and in the textile industry. It is used in acidification processes in the food industry, in polishing in the leather industry and for metal surface cleaning. It is also used in sectors such as paint, construction chemicals, mining and cosmetics.