Recent news on Formic Acid

Tell Me What You Think: Sweet or Toxic?  -  25 May 2007
American Chronicle,The "chemical" formate is also a very potent, cumulative toxin, better known as formic acid. Send this to them, and ask to be answered by a qualified

Finland, Korea and Germany export Formic Acid to India....  -  May 7, 2007
Chemical Explorer (subscription),Chemical Explorer - Formic Acid Exports to India by Finland, Korea and Germany: 370 MT Formic Acid has been procured from Germany, Finland and Korea

Using Spearmint And Lemongrass To Protect Bees From Mites That ...  -  May 19, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The final part of the protocol involves applying a formula of formic acid to the hive with soaked pads that trap the heat and cause the acid to evaporate.

New trade information site for the chemical industry launched by ...  -  May 22, 2007
PetroMine (Subscription),...toluene, caustic soda, soda ash, epichlorohydrin, formic acid, hydrogen peroxide, ipa, aniline, lab, butanol, mibk, acrylonitrile, acetonitrile, thf,

Full Text  -  May 3, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)The synthesized THH Pt NCs show enhanced catalytic activity in electro-oxidation of small organic fuels of formic acid and ethanol, demonstrating their

The eyes have it  -  May 19, 2007
Sunday Herald,Stinging nettle (urtica dioica) contain histamine and formic acid. While the tiny hairs are normally painful to the touch, when they come into contact with

Aspartame and Artificial Sweeteners: Sweet or Toxic?  -  May 7, 2007
American Chronicle,Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus.

Fuel Cell Patent To California University And China  -  May 17, 2007
H2 Daily,Dr Carl Kukkonen, DMFCC CEO states, "This patent covers all organic fuels including methanol, ethanol, and formic acid. This issuance in China brings the

GNFC net rises 20.2% for Mar`07 qtr  -  May 5, 2007
Myiris.com,...ammonium nitrate (CAN) and chemicals like ammonia, weak nitric acid, concentrated nitric acid, methanol, acetic acid, formic acid, liquid nitrogen etc.

Stinging Nettle  -  May 21, 2007
North Thompson Times,The irritating principle is formic acid, and a rash will usually follow the stinging. Why then is it even thought of as edible? Simply because it considered

Ann's Organic Garden: Toxins take a toll on nature's pollinators  -  May 11, 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer,There is hopeful evidence that formic acid fumes can kill mites without harming bees. Formic acid is quite toxic in concentrate form, but fumes that

The many faces of platinum  -  May 7, 2007
Nanowerk LLC,...four times more catalytic activity per unit area than existing commercial catalysts for oxidising small organic fuels such as formic acid and ethanol.

What Can We Do With All The Carbon Dioxide?  -  Apr 30, 2007
Science Daily (press release)One process under investigation in the United Kingdom, for instance, focuses on converting CO 2 into formic acid, which could be used to power fuel cells

Poudre High whizzes win trip to White House  -  May 1, 2007
Denver Post,State College Area High School from Pennsylvania, with a quick identification of an infrared spectroscopy image of a random molecule, formic acid,

Multifacted platinum catalysts  -  May 14, 2007
spectroscopyNOW.com (subscription),...particles are four times as effective a catalyst as the industrially important commercial platinum available for oxidising formic acid and ethanol.

Strange disorder yet to hit county  -  May 12, 2007
Republican & Herald,Freeman said he uses treatments of formic acid and pest strips designed to capture the tiny parasites in his hives. Moyer tried to cut down on the number of

Bees a-buzz in Somerset County  -  May 12, 2007
Daily American Online (subscription),For instance, Leslie now treats his hives with formic acid to protect against the Varrao mite, which will invade a colony and chew the wings and legs from a

Multifaceted Catalysts  -  May 6, 2007
Chemical & Engineering News...help make the catalysts 200 to 400% more efficient than spherical platinum nanoparticles at oxidizing organic fuels such as formic acid and ethanol.

Climbing China's Tai Shan  -  May 5, 2007
Waterloo Record,At the edge of this city of more than five million souls, factories churn out formic acid, construction cranes, high-pressure switches and silk threads.

Extraction of glycoproteins enhanced by Zic-Hilic  -  May 3, 2007
Laboratory Talk,After washing with buffer, the glycopeptides can be eluted with 2% formic acid and deposited onto a Maldi target for structure determination.

Full Text  -  May 3, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)Remarkably, the crystals each possess 24 faces (see the figure), which confer an enhanced ability to oxidize organic fuels, such as formic acid and ethanol,

Synthesis of Tetrahexahedral Platinum Nanocrystals with High-Index ...  -  May 3, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)...enhanced (up to 400%) catalytic activity for equivalent Pt surface areas for electro-oxidation of small organic fuels such as formic acid and ethanol.

Fork it Over: Ways of bee-ing  -  May 2, 2007
Grist Magazine,Most of the small-scale beekeepers I know use formic acid (a substance produced naturally by ants to fend off parasites, but not allowed under organic code)

Lorry Spills Acid Into Reservoir  -  Apr 23, 2007
ShortNews.com,Authorities have issued a health alert after a lorry leaked up to 1000 litres of formic acid between the the Scottish towns of Argyll and Bute.

Health scare after formic acid leak  -  Apr 20, 2007
ic WestLothian.co.uk,A chemical spill caused by a load leaking from a lorry has sparked health fears in a string of rural villages. Police investigating the acid spill in the

Water alert after 30-mile acid leak from lorry  -  Apr 20, 2007
Scotsman,A lorry leaking formic acid, which causes severe burns when touched or inhaled, travelled through a string of villages between Oban and Lochgilphead before

HEALTH WARNING OVER ACID SPILL  -  Apr 21, 2007
Glasgow Daily Record,A PUBLIC health alert was issued last night after a lorry leaked formic acid on roads, villages and a reservoir. Up to 1000 litres of the chemical - which

Smiley Anders for April 23  -  Apr 22, 2007
2TheAdvocate,He says vinegar, a mild acidic compound, will treat the piperidine, while sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) will treat the formic acid.

There's something fishy in the water  -  Apr 19, 2007
DrugResearcher.com,An optimised LC-MS/MS setup using a nonlinear gradient of 0.1 per cent formic acid and methanol allowed efficient separation and analysis within 50 minutes.

Independent Investors Edge: Hot Stock Picks for April 17, 2007  -  Apr 17, 2007
SYS-CON Media,Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen stated, "This patent covers all organic fuels including methanol, ethanol, and formic acid.

China issues fuel cell patent to Caltech  -  Apr 17, 2007
Fuel Cell Today (press release),..."This patent covers all organic fuels including methanol, ethanol, and formic acid," he said. "This issuance in China brings the total number of fuel cell

Heightened awareness  -  Apr 22, 2007
Boston Globe,TAI'AN, China -- At the edge of this city of more than 5 million souls, factories churn out formic acid and construction cranes, high-pressure switches and

Stinging nettles have many uses  -  Apr 13, 2007
SunHerald.com,Not too long ago, the stinging was thought to come from an injection of formic acid (the same as a bee's sting). In recent years, brave botanists have

death of the battery  -  Apr 12, 2007
Canada.com,Tekion is developing a fuel cell powered by a special blend of formic acid, which is primarily used to preserve livestock feed. It is a safe, easy-to-refill

The curious case of the woodpecker who preferred metal  -  Apr 18, 2007
Montreal Gazette (subscription),Usually, the bird picks up live ants and rubs them on its feathers so that they give off formic acid, which repels ectoparasites.

Chinese Fuel Cell Patent Issued to Caltech  -  Apr 16, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...stated, "This patent covers all organic fuels including methanol, ethanol, and formic acid. Global patent coverage is an important part of our intellectual

Splenda vs. Equal: Battle of the Brands  -  Apr 14, 2007
Blogging StocksIn digestion, aspartame does break down into some nasty sounding chemicals, including methanol, formaldehyde, and formic acid. Concerns about the health

House ruined but residents away  -  Apr 9, 2007
Modesto Bee,The truck was carrying 4000 gallons of formic acid. Despite such incidents, Ceja said he does not worry about the freeway. He's more concerned about the

Bee Man's Worry: Colony Collapse  -  Apr 9, 2007
Lakeland Ledger,He now uses a more natural alternative, formic acid. He has seen careless applications of pesticides on crops leave the ground beneath his hives blanketed

Starke mayor hosts health forum for women  -  Mar 29, 2007
Bradford County Telegraph,Aspartame contains methanol, which breaks down into formic acid and formaldehyde in the body. Dr. Joelle Simon of E&M Medical Services in Starke used a

BASF raises prices for formic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid  -  Mar 11, 2007
Chemie.de (press release),12 Mar 2007 - Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is raising its prices for formic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid by 40 euros per

BASF raises prices for formic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid  -  Mar 8, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),BASF’s customers use formic acid in multiple applications. The eco-efficient acid helps to keep certain feeds fresh and free of salmonellae, removes paints

BASF raises prices in Europe for two of its acids by 40 eur per ...  -  Mar 8, 2007
Forbes,LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (AFX) - BASF AG said it is increasing its prices for formic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid in Europe by 40 eur per metric ton with

Warm winter breeds white ants  -  Mar 22, 2007
Shanghai Daily,The formic acid excreted by the white ants can erode not only wood but also concrete, so the safety of many concrete buildings is also threatened by the

An unusually different Saturday for 15 youngsters  -  Mar 6, 2007
Malaysia Star,...“We add formic acid into the latex to coagulate it, and after half an hour, the latex turns into rubber slabs. “The slabs are flattened using a small

More to merlot, you know  -  Mar 17, 2007
Toronto Star,Down Under, some winemakers love the smell of formic acid, or "crushed ants." It shows up in quite a few $100-plus reds. The aroma is much better than it

Full Text  -  Mar 15, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)In another study, the product distribution observed upon photodissociation of cis- or trans-formic acid in an argon matrix depended markedly on the initial

Cemetery chemical could poison water source  -  Mar 10, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,..."It oxidises into formic acid and that is going to be harmful to plant life. It is going to decrease the water quality, and can be a danger if that water is

Formalin Scare: Some Perspectives  -  Mar 11, 2007
Drishtipat,Because formalin is readily soluble in water, if consumed it quickly transforms to formic acid (the same thing found in ant bites), which raises the acidity

Formalin Scare: Some Perspectives  -  Mar 9, 2007
Drishtipat,Because formalin is readily soluble in water, if consumed it quickly transforms to formic acid, which raises the acidity in blood, which can cause things

Bee man gives San Joaquin an ‘A’  -  Mar 3, 2007
Manteca Bulletin,They were also fumigating the bee colonies with formic acid. “It’sa fumigant that kills the mite before it kills the bees,� explained Hofmann whose family’s

3 commit suicide in Aryankode  -  Jan 30, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),According to the police, he consumed formic acid early in the morning. The cause of his action is yet to be ascertained but family members say that the boy

Bill banning use of Aspartame submitted to Legislature  -  Jan 26, 2007
Bizjournals.com,Elements of the sweetening agent that have been cited in the bill as a concern include phenylalanine, aspartic acid, methanol, formaldehyde, and formic acid

Pakistan : Meeting on fibre mixture held by SDC  -  Jan 27, 2007
Fibre2fashion.com,Other were ISO: 1833-7-2006 Part-7: Mixtures of polymide and certain other fibres (method using formic acid), ISO: 1833-8-2006 Part-8: Mixtures of acetate

Two New Studies on Aspartame and Diet Drinks Confirm Source of ...  -  Feb 16, 2007
Asianjournal.com,...numerous metabolic breakdown products of aspartame are known to damage the developing infant's brain, including methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid,

Kemira Oyj: Press release on kemira's financial statements for ...  -  Feb 5, 2007
Kauppalehti (press release),In July, Kemira announced its plan to invest EUR 10 million in the expansion of its formic acid facilities in Oulu, Finland. The expansion, which will cover

An herb with outré glamour  -  Feb 7, 2007
Los Angeles Times,Or sauté them briefly in a little butter or olive oil: The heat destroys the formic acid that gives them their sting. Food science authority Harold McGee

India imports Formic Acid from Germany, Finland and Belgium...  -  Jan 3, 2007
Chemical Explorer (subscription),Approximately 406 MT of Formic Acid has been procured from Germany, Finland and Belgium in the range of USD 646 – 767 per MT at Indian Ports Kolkatta,

Youth stabbed to death on way home  -  Jan 9, 2007
ic Wales,The fire service said crews had been dealing with spilled nitric acid and formic acid at the industrial estate in Queniborough, Leicestershire.

Chemical spillage  -  Jan 10, 2007
Yorkshire Post Today,The spillage of nitric acid and formic acid was on an industrial estate in Queniborough, Leicestershire. Nearby houses were evacuated while the spillage was

NutraSweet, Equal and Trans-Fats: Deadly Toxins In Disguise  -  Jan 16, 2007
BlackNews.com (press release),Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants and is a known Carcinogen (cancer causing agent). No wonder you get symptoms of numbness in your

Chemical incident 'under control'  -  Jan 10, 2007
BBC News,Crews and staff were alerted to a spillage of nitric and formic acid but said there was no danger to the public or risk of water contamination.

Cross-country: Narrow escape for 27 in bus crash  -  Jan 6, 2007
New Straits Times,Police have arrested a 60- year-old man and his 20-year- old son over the incident where formic acid, used in rubber processing, was used.

New schools, deaths of CHP officer, Marine top of '06 stories  -  Jan 4, 2007
Ceres Courier,30, a truck hauling 4000 gallons of formic acid careened off of Highway 99 and into the backyard of a home on Bogart Way in Keyes, prompting evacuation of

Finland: Low-temperature SCR reductant a year away  -  Dec 21, 2006
Automotive World (subscription),Kemira, the Finnish chemical company which produces the product - comprising mainly a formic acid/water solution - first announced the development about two

Quetiapine Cross Reactivity With Urine Methadone Immunoassays  -  Jan 3, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)50% acetonitrile and 50% 5 mM formic acid in water (buffer A) to 100% acetontrile (buffer B) over 2.2 over 1.8 minutes at a flow rate of 0.25 ml/minute.

Birthday party for first clone should be a Dolly good show  -  Jan 2, 2007
Scotsman,Her skin was removed, pickled in formic acid and tanned to preserve it. A mould was taken of her skeleton, with Plasticine used to recreate muscle.

Business chronology 2006  -  Dec 30, 2006
The News - International,March 9: The National Tariff Commission (NTC) imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on export of formic acid to Pakistan by two exporters one each from

GNFC restores Methanol, Acetic Acid and Formic Acid units after ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
Chemical Explorer (subscription),The plant shutdown also brought offline Gujarat Narmada's urea, ammonium nitrophosphate, formic acid, acetic acid units and one of the company's three

Finland: Low-temperature SCR reductant a year away  -  Dec 21, 2006
Automotive World (subscription),Kemira, the Finnish chemical company which produces the product - comprising mainly a formic acid/water solution - first announced the development about two

Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs): What are the Driving Factors?  -  Dec 11, 2006
Earthtimes.org...as well as competing fuel cell technologies such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells, formic acid fuel cells and direct borohydride fuel cells.

Separation Columns enable peptide analysis and isolation.  -  Dec 5, 2006
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),...both large and small, acidic and basic, hydrophobic and hydrophilic; and excellent peak shape and retention in formic acid and trifluoroacetic acid.

India~s GNFC restores operations to full capacity  -  Nov 28, 2006
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),...due to problems at the firm~s ammonia plant. The source said, “ the plant shutdown brought offline GNFC’s urea, ammonium nitrophosphate, formic acid,

TechNote: Parallel Affinity-Based Sample Preparation  -  Dec 1, 2006
Genetic Engineering News (press release),...(0.075 x 150 mm) with a gradient from 0 to 67% (v/v) acetonitrile in 0.1% formic acid and water during 60 minutes at a flow rate of 200 nL/minute.

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