Formaldehyde is a natural part of our world!
It is is used in the production of hundreds of beneficial products that are used every day in the home and by industry.
Formaldehyde is a chemical compound with the formula H2CO.
Formaldehyde, the Simple Molecule
Formaldehyde exists in several forms aside from H2CO: the cyclic trimer trioxane and the polymer paraformaldehyde. It exists in water as the hydrate H2C(OH)2. Aqueous solutions of formaldehyde are referred to as formalin. "100%" formalin consists of a saturated solution of formaldehyde (roughly 40% by mass) in water, with a mount of stabilizer, usually methanol to limit oxidation and polymerization. Continue Reading
Formaldehyde Resources
Our library of downloads, scientific studies, related links and other supporting documents about formaldehyde and its uses.
This simple molecule plays an invaluable role, its benefits have been improving our lives for more than a century.
FCI Newsroom
- 12/24/09: FCI Comments on EPA Decision to Engage National Academy of Sciences on IRIS Assessment
The following is a statement by Formaldehyde Council, Inc., Executive Director Betsy Natz on EPA’s decision to engage NAS as the peer review body on the agency’s IRIS assessment.
- 12/08/09: FCI Comments on the IARC and NTP Decisions on Formaldehyde
The following is a statement by Formaldehyde Council, Inc., Executive Director Betsy Natz on the recent actions by IARC and NTP concerning formaldehyde.