Formaldehyde Overview Formaldehyde (for-MAL-duh-hide) is a colorless, flammable gas with a strong, pungent odor that tends to polymerize readily. Polymerization occurs when individual molecules of formaldehyde combine with each other to make very large...

Formaldehyde, HCHO, is the simplest member of the class of organic compounds known as aldehydes. At room temperature formaldehyde is an extremely reactive colorless gas with a suffocating odor. It is commonly sold as an aqueous solution (formalin) or...

Formaldehyde (HCHO) is the simplest member of the class of organic compounds known as aldehydes. Aldehydes are distinguished by the presence and end position of a carbonyl group (-OH) attached to only one carbon atom. At room temperature, formaldehyde...

Formaldehyde (H-CHO) is a powerful antiseptic and is widely used as a disinfectant. In weak solution it is used as a preparation for treating warts. Formaldehyde is also known as methanal. See also:...

Formaldehyde is the chemical compound with the formula H2CO. The simplest aldehyde, it was first synthesized by the Russian chemist Aleksandr Butlerov, but was conclusively identified by August Wilhelm von Hofmann.[1] Formaldehyde exists in several...

THE FORMALDEHYDE MARKET remains tight, driven by healthy demand from the housing and automotive industries. New capacity continues to come on, but pricing is being forced up by rising costs for methanol and natural gas. "A month ago, formaldehyde looked stable, but...

By Jeff Linville Washington- About 5,000 people have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to crack down on formaldehyde emissions, an issue that would affect many types of furniture. Last year, the California Air Resources Board approved tighter guidelines on how much...

A Chinese candy maker denied Philippine claims that one of its products was tainted with formaldehyde, as Beijing sought to contain a wave of allegations that has hammered its reputation as a food and drug exporter.The denial came as a Chinese freelance television reporter was...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will keep selling and donating surplus disaster-relief trailers despite concerns that they may have unhealthy levels of formaldehyde, the agency said.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Health Affairs plan to...