Chemical & Material
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde (systematic name methanal) is a naturally occurring organic compound with the formula CH2O (H-CHO). It is the simplest of the aldehydes (R-CHO). The common name of this substance comes from its similarity and relation to formic acid.
- Types
- Silver-catalytic Oxidation · Iron-molybdenum Cofactor
- Applications
- Polyformaldehyde · Pentaerythritol · MDI
5 editions20 December 2025