Description

Also referred to as calcium salt of formic acid, calcium formate is used commercially as a food and livestock feeds preservative. In food industry, it is called food addictive Calcium formate is actually a soluble salt of methanoic acid (formic acid) and has numerous similarities with other formats. it is used in food production as a preservative against microorganisms and antibacterial solution in livestock feeds.It is also used for spraying fresh hay or any other silage so as to slow down the decay processes.
Outside the food industry, calcium formate is often used to accelerate the concrete’s setting time, especially in winter. Apart from the decreased concrete’s setting time, calcium formate also enhances the concrete’s hardness. Calcium formate is very effective when it come to the prevention of corrosion in metal substrates and in the prevention of efflorescence. Additionally, it is used as a fire retardant, for instance, in gypsum board.
Apart from the aforementioned uses, it is also used as the fuel component in explosives that are designed to have deflagration behavior.