Formaldehyde
formaldehyde, methanal, methyl aldehyde, methylene oxide, formalin
How to detect Formaldehyde
Formula: CH2O | CAS: 50-00-0
Synonyms: formaldehyde, methanal, methyl aldehyde, methylene oxide, formalin
Formaldehyde is normally prepared as a 43% solution in water as formalin. It is used chiefly in the formation of resins used in binding of wood products such as fibreboard, in manufacture of coatings and medicines.
Specification
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Formula | CH2O |
| CAS no. | 50-00-0 |
| Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV | 0.60 |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV | ZR |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV | ZR |
| ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) | 0.801 |
| Molecular Weight, g/mole | 30.0 |
| Melting point, °C | -117 |
| Boiling point, °C | -19 |
| Flash point, °C | 45 |
| Upper Explosive Limit, % | 73 |
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Lower Explosive Limit, % | 7 |
| Density, g.cm⁻³ | 0.8153 |
| Ionisation Energy, eV | 10.87 |
| EH40 TWA, ppm | 2 |
| EH40 TWA, mg.m⁻³ | 2.5 |
| EH40 STEL, ppm | 2 |
| EH40 STEL, mg.m⁻³ | 2.5 |
| NIOSH TWA REL, ppm | 0.016 |
| NIOSH ceiling, ppm | 0.1 |
| NIOSH IDLH, ppm | 20 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, ppm | 0.75 |
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