Ants and the atmosphere: no picnic. (Formicine ants as a source of formic...

Science News;  May 30, 1987 ;     270 words ......hiscolleagues could not account for much of the formic acid found in the atmosphere above the Amazon...could be a significantsource of the formic acid found globally in atmospheric gas and...precipitation. Scientists are concerned about formic acid because it provides most of the ...

Formic acid market out of ebb

China Chemical Reporter;  January 1, 1992 ;     207 words ...Formic acid finds its applications mainly in the...product of China. Since last year the formic acid market has gone out of recession and...reasons can be summed up as follows. 1. Formic acid is obtained through the absorption of...

formic acid

A Dictionary of Chemistry;      5 words ...formic acid See methanoic acid .

Formic acid reports a firm market

China Chemical Reporter;  January 1, 1992 ;     102 words ...There are at present over 20 formic acid producers in China, with a total capacity of over 20 000 t/a and formic acid price at 4 600 yuan/t. The production...pace, necessitating more and more formic acid. However the production of formic...

Formic acid makes airport runways safe for winter take-offs and landings;...

M2 Presswire;  December 29, 2005 ;     431 words ......PRESSWIRE-29 December 2005-BASF GROUP: Formic acid makes airport runways safe for winter...airports spray de-icing agents containing formic acid salts on runways, so-called formiates...BASF, the worlds largest producer of formic acid, inaugurated the operation of a formic...

METHYL ESTER FORMIC ACID HAVING A BRIGHT PROSPECT OF MARKET

AsiaInfo Services;  September 16, 1997 ;     110 words ...AsiaInfo Services 09-16-1997 Methyl Ester Formic Acid Having a Bright Prospect of Market...broad market for its methyl ester formic acid industry. In these years, the world demands more in formic acid. In 1994, the output of formic acid...

Room Temperature is Warm Enough: Power from Formic Acid

Chemical Engineering Progress;  June 1, 2008 ;     298 words ......controlled extraction of hydrogen from formic acid - without the need for high-temperature...process generates on-demand hydrogen from formic acid (HCO^sub 2^H) in the presence of an...complex [RuCl^sub 2^(PPH^sub 2^)^sub 2^]). Formic acid is converted selectively into carbon...

BASF raises prices for formic acid.

M2 Presswire;  May 19, 2006 ;     207 words ......2006-BASF: BASF raises prices for formic acid(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:19052006 BASF is raising its formic acid prices with immediate effect by...energy costs. BASFs customers use formic acid in multiple applications. The eco-efficie...dirt remover and disinfectant. ...

U.S. ARS: Formic acid gel protects bees and people.

M2 Presswire;  August 20, 1998 ;     337 words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-20 August 1998-U.S. ARS: Formic acid gel protects bees and people (C)1994-...Apistan. A new treatment--a gel containing formic acid--has been licensed to industry by the...Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., developed the formic acid gel and have applied for a patent. In...

Scientists succeed in controlled extraction of hydrogen from formic acid

The Hindustan Times;  May 8, 2008 ;     365 words ......controlled extraction of hydrogen from formic acid-without the need for the high-temperature...hydrogen; they produce hydrogen from formic acid (HCO2H). In the presence of an amine...available ruthenium phosphine complex, formic acid is selectively converted into carbon...

NEWS EUROPE: BASF Temporarily Closes Part of Formic Acid Plant

Asian Textile Business;  June 1, 2004 ;     106 words ...BASF closed its formic acid plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, for...unsatisfactory market situation for formic acid in Europe. The temporary partial...closure would not affect the supply of formic acid to customers in accordance with ongoing...

Formic acid found in star-forming regions

Chemical Engineering Progress;  October 1, 1999 ;     206 words ......Illinois have discovered dense clumps of formic acid-the simplest organic acid-inside the...Lewis E. Snyder and David Mehringer. Formic acid was first discovered in space in 1970...complex molecular species, including formic acid, which have led to prebiotic organic...

PORTABLE: Formic Acid Could Power Phones.(Company Profile)

Fuel Cell Technology News;  August 1, 2004 ;     540 words ......liquid fuel such as methanol or formic acid is fed to the anode (negative electrode...intellectual property surrounding the direct formic acid fuel cell (DFAFC) and nanoparticle electrocatalysts for formic acid oxidation. This patent-pending DFAFC...

How Tekions fuel cell works; Novel source of energy for mobile electronic...

M2 Presswire;  March 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......energy and are independent from the grid; Formic acid as non-flammable fuel(C)1994-2006 M2...collaboration agreement for the development of formic acid as the fuel for Tekion's fuel cell technology...chemical company and the largest producer of formic acid. BASF and Tekion will ...

NOVEL: Formic Acid Overcomes Methanol Problems.

Fuel Cell Technology News;  November 1, 2003 ;     463 words ......email: r-masel@uiuc.edu) is developing formic acid fuel cells that could replace current...for cell phones and other electronics. Formic acid fuel cell technology provides five times...lithium battery, according to Masel. Formic acid fuel cells can provide microwatts to...