Sodium Formate in Chennai
Sodium Formate ($HCOONa$) is extensively used in the world-class leather tanneries and textile dyeing units of Chennai. It acts as an efficient masking agent in chrome tanning for the Ambur and Vaniyambadi clusters, ensuring uniform leather quality for global fashion exports. In the construction sector, it serves as a chloride-free setting accelerator for concrete, ensuring the structural integrity of coastal buildings and bridges without the risk of steel reinforcement corrosion in Chennai’s saline sea air.
Major Applications:
1. Leather industry as tanning agent
2. Oil Drilling field / Oilfield chemicals : In exploratory drilling, high-density saturated sodium formate solution can enhance machines’ high-temperature resistance, prevent rust and exhibit microbial degradation functions. The use of sodium formate helps stabilize the rock layer and reduce the impact on the soil environment during oil explorations.
3. As a de-icer on airport runways due to its effectiveness and less contamination than Salt. It melts the ice rapidly without damaging the asphalt
4. Pulp and paper industry - In production of sodium hydrosulphite / dithionite (a bleaching agent)
5. Textile industry - fabric dyeing and printing process
6.Construction industry
7. Electroplating process
8. As animal feed additive - used as a dietary electrolyte balance (dEB) enhancer
9. Formic acid manufacturing
Packing: 25 kgs HDPE Bags
Storage: Store in a dry place. Protect from moisture. Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep cool.