Specification of Formic Acid 94
Formic acid ,
systematically named methanoic acid , is the simplest carboxylic acid , and has
the chemical formula HCOOH.
A major use of formic
acid is as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. In Europe,
it is applied on silage, including fresh hay, to promote the fermentation of
lactic acid and to suppress the formation of butyric acid; it also allows fermentation
to occur quickly, and at a lower temperature, reducing the loss of nutritional
value.[6] Formic acid arrests certain decay processes and causes the feed to
retain its nutritive value longer, and so it is widely used to preserve winter
feed for cattle.[26] In the poultry industry, it is sometimes added to feed to
kill E. coli
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